Beyond researching and teaching, business schools should walk the talk. They ought to become role models and responsible organisations themselves. Based on new research with PRME initiative leads, this book provides a framework to improve management education and business schools. This book is relevant to all stakeholders of modern management education, in particular business school deans, university presidents, program directors, PRME leads and non-academic leaders in business schools, such as COOs or managing directors.
Corruption flourishes in times of uncertainty and crisis. When institutions and oversight are weak, and public trust is low, corruption can thrive and undermine how societies respond to the crisis. Covid-19 brought this issue into sharp focus. This book uncovers problems experienced across the globe andexplains how organizations and countries can strengthen their anti-corruption systems to prevent problems in the future. Humanistic Management and better learning initiatives emerge as essential.
Business schools have been criticized for several things, such as lacking relevance, a too-weak ethics orientation, dated paradigms, or commercialization. Simultaneously, there has been much positive change and accelerated dynamics toward forming future-ready companies and graduates. This book outlines how to better understand and master the digital transformation challenge. It is essential that business school deans, program directors, and faculty members embrace new opportunities to bring the UN-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life successfully.
This book aims at catalyzing our learning from the COVID-19 crisis. Numerous studies have emerged confirming that during the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis management has been far from holistic. Progress previously made towards sustainability has in many cases been reversed and global inequality has grown. This volume scrutinizes the crucial role of businesses in the lived experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for a new goal system in business, establishing human dignity as the ultimate outcome of sound business.