Challenge

The challenge for the international edition, once again, asked students to consider themselves part of a team of professionals who had been contacted in order to elaborate a consultant report addressing the burning question “why and how can companies contribute to the reduction of economic inequality in the world?” So as to be able to rise to the challenge and elaborate feasible proposals, students were encouraged to integrate knowledge from three main fields of expertise; Economics, People Management and Sociology. Students worked in one of 12 international teams under the supervision of an assigned tutor, the role of whom was to oversee their teams’ progress and provide online support as students collaboratively produced the required deliverables leading up to the submission of their consultant report.

Figure 4. International Team Composition Edition 2013-2014

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