The global dimension of business has grown greatly in importance and has become an important aspect of business education. Business school curricula must be modified to reflect this new dimension. This article presents and evaluates the various strategies to achieve this change and finds that the strategy most appropriate for a given school depends on its objectives and the nature and extent of its long term commitment to the internationalization process.
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