Leadership Education of Chinese MBA Students in the United States

This book explores the leadership education and cultural adaptation of Chinese MBA students in a US institution. The study participants were four Chinese MBA students from an American Graduate Business School (AGBS). This study adopted a framework based on Development Model of Intercultural Sensitivity and the Social Learning Theory. The qualitative data from individual interviews and observations gave this study a richly detailed context. The findings provide a good understanding of leadership education experiences of the future economic leaders from China, and to reveal their learning characteristics, cultural adjustment experiences along with their leadership development. In addition, recommendations in the final chapter of this qualitative case study may provide useful information for US higher education practitioners to improve education programs for Chinese MBA students and other international student groups at large