Transitional Economies of Central Asia and Business Education

摘要: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Economic development projects benefit, among other factors, from a supporting education system, particularly business education. However, in Central Asian countries, insufficient is pressing problem. This partly due to the lack of qualified experts and unavailability teaching material. Therefore, most them rely on imported programs satisfy their economic needs. In this paper, we present model importation adoption that could be useful these countries efforts. Keywords: Transitional economies, Asia, Business education, INTRODUCTION development, things, dependent upon quality managerial pool nation. Preparation cadre managers responsibility educational institutions. some developing nations have less experience offering Among nations, recently regained independence former Soviet Union face additional problems. For transition old new system creates many problems are unique least which mentality entitlement, value debasement, Often, programs. aimed at ameliorating situation. BACKGROUND Two years after fall communism, one authors was Fulbright Senior scholar Azerbaijan. Before award, author, as consultant, assisted Russian Privatization Center Moscow. capacity, he traveled seven cities interacted with people all walks life. A few assignment, group his colleagues Texas A&M University, established first administration program Turkmen State University Ashgabad. Establishing entailed trips Turkmenistan. These provided him opportunities refine understanding post attitudes people. Ever since through various programs, had associated more than two dozens scholars, administrators, graduate undergraduate students republics Union, including Russia. Finally, separate occasions, awarded Specialist grants worked universities Alma Ata, capital city Kazakhstan. The gained activities certain insights about what happening societies. Another author faculty member an administrator country. As citizen scholar, she intimately familiar region its culture. Particularly, has witnessed period closely observed change regime political, economic, social academic openness today. Her knowledge very valuable source information enabling conceptualization paper. third work China, systems based Western standards. experiences insight main theme following presentation based. During regime, aspects life were controlled by government. control included socialization process attempted instill proletarian values. Once free communist yoke, values no longer market economy. …