Written by: Jenny Gross Published by: The New York Times MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: A decade ago, the hottest M.B.A. courses typically covered topics such as game theory, valuing securities and negotiating mergers. Today, some of the most popular classes are about climate finance, impact investing and social entrepreneurship. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...] about Business Schools Respond to a Flood of Interest in E.S.G.
Reflections and reflective practice to advance responsible management education for sustainability: the case of an Australian MBA programme
Written by: Ki-Hoon Lee and Rob Hales Published by: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Purpose - This paper aims to explore Master of Business Administration (MBA) students’ “reflections” and/or “reflection on practice” of sustainability into responsible management education using Bain et al.’s (2002) 5Rs (reporting, … [Read more...] about Reflections and reflective practice to advance responsible management education for sustainability: the case of an Australian MBA programme
Inside the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Tomorrow’s Business Leaders
Written by: Katie Reilly Published by: Time MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Tima Bansal begins every new course with a cautionary statistic for her business school students. A 2008 study found that MBA candidates enter business school with more community-oriented values, but graduate with more selfish ones. “They come in caring about the world, and they leave caring more about … [Read more...] about Inside the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Tomorrow’s Business Leaders
A Road Map to Sustainability
Written by: Manuela Brusoni Published by: AACSB Insights MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Business schools can align their initiatives with the Sustainable Development Goals—but they must choose the ones that suit their missions. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...] about A Road Map to Sustainability
Georgetown’s New Degree: Tackling, Not Just Talking About, Climate Change
Written by: Riley Webster Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: At our current rate of economic development, humanity is using resources that would be required of 1.7 Earths. “We don’t have more than one planet in order for us to continue doing business as usual,” says Dr. Maria Petrova, assistant director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative at … [Read more...] about Georgetown’s New Degree: Tackling, Not Just Talking About, Climate Change
Sustainability Will Be The Focus Of The Future, B-School Decision Makers Say
Written by: Marc Ethier Published by: Poets&Quants on 5/20/2021 MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: There’s more evidence — if any were needed — that “business as a force for good” is increasingly the prevailing ethos of B-schools around the world. New research from the Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association shows that helping businesses be more sustainable … [Read more...] about Sustainability Will Be The Focus Of The Future, B-School Decision Makers Say