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30 Dec 2006, 01:13
An education model that shares much in common with Management Science Tradition is the handelshochschule (HHS) of Northern Europe. Beginning in Germany, the HHS model emphasized theory, business economics, and the scientific tradition.
The Leipzig HHS began operation in 1898. The HHS model spread rapidly in the Nordic countries with the Stockholm School of Economics (Handelshögskolan i Stockholm) opening in 1909, Hanken (Svenska Handelshögskolan)in Finland opening in 1909, Copenhagen Business School (Handelshøjskolen) founded in 1917, and NHH (Norges Handelshøyskole) in Norway opening in 1936.