 The Aspen Institute Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs: 2008-2009"The release of this book is a watershed moment in business education," said Rich Leimsider, executive director of the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education. "Building on our highly successful ' Beyond Grey Pinstripes Alternative MBA Rankings,' this MBA guide will serve the growing number of highly qualified prospective business school students for whom social and environmental responsibility is an extremely important factor as they plan their business education and career." * We're offering 10 free electronic copies of the Guide to the first ten people who'll help us out by reviewing it on Amazon.com! Simply email Alex.Roberts@aspeninstitute.org to request your free copy! |
Results from the survey show that Chinese business students - like their counterparts in the west - believe that a well-run company adheres to a strong mission, operates according to its values and a strong code of ethics and adheres to progressive environmental policies. However, it also demonstrated that these students see socially responsible business practices primarily as benefiting a company's reputation rather than as contributing to bottom line results. Read More... |
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Despite increased governmental regulation and oversight of accounting practices, the presence of ethical codes of conduct in professional accounting associations, and increasingly common integration of ethics conversations in the graduate business school accounting curriculum, poor ethical decision making in financial accounting still exists and is typically cited as evidence of unchecked greed in business. On the other hand, those companies that truly commit themselves to a culture of ethical behavior have found this to be a competitive advantage in the marketplace through increased customer and employee loyalty. Read More... |
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Cases, articles, videos, student simulations, and all other forms of high-quality materials are wanted in an effort to create a leading repository of Employee Ownership-related materials for easy access by business school faculty. For a list of what is currently available, please visit CasePlace.org and click on " Employee Ownership" under Topics.
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