Reputation of American management education in the UK?

While preparing my applications for Management I had a closer look at the educational and professional background of my prospective lecturers and professors. I ploughed through about 25 universities throughout the UK. It was astonishing to find out that almost no one has been to the US for education neither for a Bachelor nor a Master/PhD/MBA. I don´t understand it since the US is the mecca for management education. I don´t mean to offend somebody by this "result" and don´t want to judge education or management in the US at all. I would just like to know the reasons.

While preparing my applications for Management I had a closer look at the educational and professional background of my prospective lecturers and professors. I ploughed through about 25 universities throughout the UK. It was astonishing to find out that almost no one has been to the US for education neither for a Bachelor nor a Master/PhD/MBA. I don´t understand it since the US is the mecca for management education. I don´t mean to offend somebody by this "result" and don´t want to judge education or management in the US at all. I would just like to know the reasons.

Has it not occurred to you that British lecturers are more likely to have been educated in the UK? American lecturers are also more likely to have been educated in the US.

And I strongly disagree that business education is necessarily better in the US than in the UK. Research is a different story as US business schools receive much more funding but in terms of education I doubt there's a difference.

EDIT: Why are you alluding the 'best education' to 'Mecca'? Doesn't really make much sense when Mecca is a city and the US is a country.

Don´t get me wrong. I didn´t make any judgement.

I understand and share the preference for natives to a certain extent but knowledge and experience shouldn´t be ignored but always come first. Such as London is probably the place to be if you want to learn about finance it is the US for management.

I used Mecca as a metaphor. That´s why I wrote "mecca". Be it a town or a country. In this case it doesn´t matter as long as it´s a place.

Management education isn't religious either. I still don't get the point of 'Mecca'.

You still haven't justified why management education is better in the US than in the UK either.

He used "Mecca" as a figure of speech. Like someone might say "England is the Mecca of Fish and Chips and warm pints" or "Harlem is the Mecca of Black America"


BERLO never claimed this.

I understand and share the preference for natives to a certain extent but knowledge and experience shouldn´t be ignored but always come first. Such as London is probably the place to be if you want to learn about finance it is the US for management.

Anyway I don't mean to be rude I just feel I should correct some heavily misinformed individuals.

I don't think your attitude helps you much. In your opinion they may be misinformed. To many others their point may be valid. Whether Mecca is a city, a country of a chain of bingo halls is hardly the point.

As to education of the academics: you will have to look at the motivations for seeking overseas education if originally from Europe. There are many reasons why the academics may have a European education: I suspect most of it is to do with cultural closeness or interest in the variety of European business. Why don't you get in touch and ask them ?

If you _really_ want a US perspective on business (with the lack of diversity that may imply) then why not go there and study or apply to one of the US colleges that have a presence in Europe ?

TBD

Management education isn't religious either. I still don't get the point of 'Mecca'.

You still haven't justified why management education is better in the US than in the UK either.

I don't think your attitude helps you much. In your opinion they may be misinformed. To many others their point may be valid. Whether Mecca is a city, a country of a chain of bingo halls is hardly the point.

As to education of the academics: you will have to look at the motivations for seeking overseas education if originally from Europe. There are many reasons why the academics may have a European education: I suspect most of it is to do with cultural closeness or interest in the variety of European business. Why don't you get in touch and ask them ?

If you _really_ want a US perspective on business (with the lack of diversity that may imply) then why not go there and study or apply to one of the US colleges that have a presence in Europe ?

TBD

Even if it is an opinion (and frankly, 95% of stuff on this forum is technically opinionated anyway) it needs to be justified for it to be credible. I just don't want viewers taking the OP's post word for word when there is no backing. Simple as that. The Mecca allusion itself wasn't 'to the point'. So I felt obligated to discuss it as well.

That doesn't work either and it's entirely unheard of.

So it doesn't make sense, but of course his point was made.

Anyway I don't mean to be rude I just feel I should correct some heavily misinformed individuals.

While preparing my applications for Management I had a closer look at the educational and professional background of my prospective lecturers and professors. I ploughed through about 25 universities throughout the UK. It was astonishing to find out that almost no one has been to the US for education neither for a Bachelor nor a Master/PhD/MBA. I don´t understand it since the US is the mecca for management education. I don´t mean to offend somebody by this "result" and don´t want to judge education or management in the US at all. I would just like to know the reasons.

EDIT: And the quote regarding finance in London is just as absurd. Just because it is one of the world's financial capitals, doesn't make it the best for financial education. London isn't even the biggest, ironically New York is.

Anyway I don't mean to be rude I just feel I should correct some heavily misinformed individuals.

At UCL a quite significant number of faculty got postgrad or undergrad degrees in the US

UCL wasn´t among my choices. Can´t remember why, probably because they have no business school.

Why are you alluding the 'best education' to 'Mecca'? Doesn't really make much sense when Mecca is a city and the US is a country.

Management education isn't religious either. I still don't get the point of 'Mecca'.

mec·ca (mk)
n.
1.
a. A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest.
b. A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire.
2. A place visited by many people: a mecca for tourists.

Are you retarded? "Mecca" is a very common metaphor for a central place. You're either trying to make some stupid politically correct statement or you're a butt-hurt Muslim, either way shut the **** up.

Are you retarded? "Mecca" is a very common metaphor for a central place. You're either trying to make some stupid politically correct statement or you're a butt-hurt Muslim, either way shut the **** up.