Implementing Experiential Action Learning in International Management Education: The Global Business Strategic (GLOBUSTRAT) Consulting ProgramFootnote

The authors wish to thank Deepa Iyer for her able research assistance; Kathryn Warren, Donna Booher, and Jill Erbland for their comments; and Kiran Kamath for her thoughtful editing.

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