Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has released Gale Business Insights: Global, a new international online business resource designed to empower students to progress quickly from basic research to higher levels of understanding. The resource is projected to be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate business school students, as well as academic faculty, librarians and professional researchers.
A three-year study, ‘Globalization of Management Education: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and the Impact on Institutions,’ commissioned by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) revealed that globalisation is both the biggest opportunity and the greatest challenge for business schools worldwide. Schools must supply graduates who can work in a global business environment transcending countries and cultures. According to the AACSB task force, schools are struggling to provide international case studies and broader course content.
This echoes market research commissioned by Gale which shows students and professors want a resource that brings together international business and industry reference material, statistical data, case studies, journals and newspapers in one place. The most common assignments in business courses involve reading and analysing case studies and completing news-related assignments – activities that go beyond the textbook and require students to access different types of information from disparate sources. However, a majority of students and professors say it is not easy to find sources that are credible, relevant and current.
Gale Business Insights: Global is designed to relieve these pain points and give MBA and business students an edge in the international marketplace. Gale Business Insights: Global integrates case studies, analytical tools and in-depth statistical data with narrative content in a way that will help students succeed with their coursework and in the global business world. Researchers have the ability to download and analyse global data, industry and company profiles and market share information for a complete interactive experience that fosters understanding.
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