French Business Schools in International Rankings

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[...] However, in the course of our readings and reflections, we note that none of the articles or works in the French literature questions the fact that French business schools are generally ranked low in international rankings, unlike their Anglo-Saxon counterparts, which tend to be among the top ones. Yet, as we have seen, French business schools have been implementing differentiation strategies since the 1970s. This reflection leads us to propose a survey around this question: why are French business schools low in international rankings? III) Proposal for a Survey The Theoretical Framework The interest of the subject is to understand how French business schools adapt to internationalization. We wonder in what ways French business schools face internationalization and competition? [...]

[...] Furthermore, the competition between business schools on the market through internationalization, that is to say by developing at the international scale, is an important one, they therefore try to face internationalization by developing multiple strategies. Thus, after having witnessed the implementation of strategies at the national scale, we assist to the development of business schools at the international scale. We pass from a legitimacy guaranteed by the French State to a legitimacy by the market in the international space. That is why we will ask ourselves how French business schools face internationalization. First, we will show that business schools have the will to acquire international visibility. [...]

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[...] Sociology of exchange - Sociology of exchange - How do French business schools cope with internationalization? Sociology of exchange." International competition between business schools. Contents Introduction The desire to acquire international visibility. By implementing differentiation strategies. Nevertheless, we observe the persistence of a conformism. II) Critique of texts and identification of a point not covered by the literature. Critique of texts. Identification of a point not covered by the literature. III) Proposal for an investigation. Theoretical framing. Research methods. Conclusion Annex Bibliography Introduction Since the 80s, the theme of globalization has occupied a central place in economics and more particularly in international economics. [...]

[...] We would like to understand the functioning of business schools and know internally how they adapt, how they conform and how they differentiate themselves. We would then like to question foreign students (or who have applied abroad), in order to understand why they chose to leave for a business school abroad, or why they chose to do an internship abroad. Conclusion To conclude, this exploratory dossier on the theme of international competition between business schools, we have seen that business schools try to adapt to the multiple international constraints. [...]