Résumés
Abstract
Relying on two diverse samplings of MBA students – one from an international French business school and the other from a university based in Bahrain that recruits students from the Arabian Gulf countries – our article analyzes the relationship between the MBA students’ career goals and their nationality. Our key findings highlight that nationality has little effect on graduate students' motives for pursuing education, their perception of the expected program outcomes and their career perspectives. Other findings, however, reveal some differences based on nationality, the most significant being program criteria choices in relation to career goals and the expected skills students wished to acquire.
Keywords:
- Business management education,
- MBA,
- Career goals,
- Professional skills,
- Cross-cultural management,
- Gulf region
Résumé
En s’appuyant sur un échantillon d’étudiants à la fois d’une école de commerce française et d’une université établie à Bahreïn et recrutant des étudiants des différents pays arabes du Golfe, notre papier procède à l’analyse des relations entre les objectifs de carrière des étudiants et leur nationalité. Les principaux résultats montrent que la nationalité a peu d’effet sur les motivations des étudiants pour poursuivre leur formation, sur leurs perceptions des résultats qu’ils en attendent ainsi que sur leurs perceptions de leurs perspectives de carrière. En revanche, certains résultats font apparaître des différences en lien avec la nationalité; le plus significatif étant les critères de sélection de programme en relation avec les objectifs professionnels ainsi que les compétences souhaitées.
Mots-clés :
- Formation au management des entreprises,
- MBA,
- Objectifs de carrière,
- Compétences professionnelles,
- Management interculturel,
- Région du Golfe
Resumen
Tomando una muestra de estudiantes de una escuela de comercio francesa y otros de una universidad de Bahreïn que recibe estudiantes de diferentes países árabes del Golfo, este artículo procede al análisis de las relaciones entre las metas profesionales de los estudiantes y sus nacionalidades. Los principales resultados muestran que la nacionalidad tiene escaso efecto en los motivos de los estudiantes para seguir su formación, en los resultados esperados y en su percepción de su perspectiva de carrera. En cambio, algunos resultados muestran diferencias en relación con la nacionalidad: lo más significativo se refiere a los criterios para la elección de programa en relación con los objetivos profesionales y las competencias deseadas.
Palabras clave:
- educación en administración de empresas,
- MBA,
- metas profesionales,
- habilidades profesionales,
- gestión intercultural,
- Países árabes del Golfo
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