International student mobility: cross-cultural learning from international internships.

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<title>Abstract</title> This chapter addresses the impacts of internships on cross-cultural competencies of business students. It reports on self-perceived learning effects of internships by 168 Dutch business school alumni. The findings indicate that internships served in countries that required students to cross their cultural and economic 'home zone' resulted in significantly higher learning effects. This was not only in terms of appreciation and understanding of other cultures, but also in a better understanding of international issues and of local stakeholder perceptions.

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