ABSTRACT

Located in the south of Brazil, on Curitiba City, the Advanced Institute of Administration and Economy (ISAE) has provided, since 1996, a high quality executive education for more than 3,200 professionals each year from all over Parana State. Having the sustainable development of Brazil as a mission, the Business School has around 100 staff members and offers several MBA programmes, medium- and short-period courses beyond the main issues of management, in a partnership with one of the most recognised academic institutions in Brazil, the Getulio Vargas Foundation/Fundação Getulio Varga (FGV). ISAE has 146 part time faculty and more than 400 professors from the FGV network.