ABSTRACT
Numerous business practitioners and educators have opined that tradi tional management education and development methods will not suffice when training managers for the global environments in which they will compete. Managers in our global economy must deal with cultural diversi ty and different perspectives and values, attempt to apply “home grown” technologies to foreign situations while negotiating the technologies and knowledges possessed by those in host nations, be linguistically flexible and accomplish their tasks in shifting economic circumstances. Accord ingly, it is reasoned that the teaching methods used to train and develop these managers must possess qualities that challenge and alter their belief systems, promote decision making and management style flexibility while insuring that the business rules and regulations found in particular coun tries are understood and can be applied accurately.
