Executive education programs offered by business schools became a global phenomenon for developing top managers in the 1960s. These programs were established in more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America in less than two decades. This article explores the phenomenon in three different Latin American contexts: Central America, Peru, and Colombia. In all these cases, initiatives led to successful executive programs, which contributed to the growth of business schools that gradually achieved high international reputation. By studying the way that various U.S. actors interacted differently with local actors in the three cases, the article contributes to three discussions within business history: the history of Americanization, management education, and the alternative business history of emerging markets.

商学院提供的高管教育课程在 1960 年代成为培养高层管理人员的全球现象。在不到二十年的时间里，这些项目在欧洲、亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的 40 多个国家建立。本文探讨了三种不同拉丁美洲背景下的现象：中美洲、秘鲁和哥伦比亚。在所有这些案例中，举措都导致成功的高管课程，这有助于商学院的发展，并逐渐获得很高的国际声誉。通过研究三个案例中不同的美国参与者与当地参与者的不同互动方式，本文对商业史上的三个讨论做出了贡献：美国化的历史、管理教育和新兴市场的替代商业史。