The USA and the export and expansion of Management education in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s

Abstract

Studies on the history of management education have gained preeminence in the field of organizational studies recently in Brazil. In this article we discuss how U.S. institutions exported and expanded management education in Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s. We argue that the U.S. diplomatic representation, Michigan State University and Ford Foundation have formed a network that enabled the exportation and expansion of management education in Brazil. This article contributes to deepen discussions on the issue of exports and expansion of management education in Brazil and to offer a context of this issue within Brazil-US relations. In addition, the study shows details on the role of North American institutions in this process and the expansion of management education in the South and the Northeast of Brazil as the result of support and pressures from the USA.

Keywords:
Management; Education; International Affairs