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Rosenbloom, Al; Cortes, Juan Alejandro – Journal of Management Education, 2008
This article describes the current relationship between management education in Colombia and the efforts of the management program at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) in Medellin to reduce local poverty. The article uses the metaphor of "the bubble" to illustrate how social class, family socialization, and the current UPB…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Poverty, Figurative Language, Poverty Programs
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Heaton, Dennis P. – Journal of Management Education, 2008
Community and Individual Development Association (CIDA) City Campus is a private business college that provides bachelor's degrees to economically disadvantaged students in South Africa. CIDA's model of management education is in stark contrast to conventional business schools, which are not accessible to or adapted to students from extreme…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Management Development
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Gordon, Michael D. – Journal of Management Education, 2008
Doing business at the base of the pyramid is a topic of increasing interest to business practitioners and academics. Base of the pyramid business offers the promise of great economic gains for companies and the possibility of a powerful new approach to alleviate poverty. At the same time, it may threaten local culture and independence while…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Field Experience Programs, Poverty, Poverty Programs