A Closer Look at Business Education: MBA Student Attitudes
In April, 2008 the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education, a program of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program (Aspen BSP), released our new research study, Where Will They Lead? 2008 MBA Student Attitudes about the Role of Business and Society.
This Closer Look goes behind key messages and highlights some findings from the data that we
think will be of special interest to business schools. In particular, it compares students' responses at three points in their MBA programs: "just started," "halfway through," and "will graduate soon."
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 CBE Podcast with Chris Laszlo, Managing Partner of Sustainable Value PartnersAspen CBE interviews Chris Laszlo, a leader in the sustaianbility world, on a variety of topics. We've divided it into 3 segements for your listening pleasure:
- Part 2 - On the story of Wal-Mart's sustainability 180; and how Milton Friedman might react to Laszlo's version of Sustainability...
- Part 3 - On sustainability differences across industries, absolute and relative impacts; terminology and the future of "sustainability"; and sustainability in MBA education...
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Explore the New CasePlace.org and its Rich Materials
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CasePlace.org has Launched its New and Improved Website: www.CasePlace.org.
Caseplace.org is the leading resource for up-to-date case studies, syllabi, and innovative MBA teaching materials that address mainstream business issues while incorporating social and environmental considerations. We have relaunched the website with a brand new look and feel to make it more user friendly and to make all the materials easily searchable and accessible. Some highlights from the new site:
From CasePlace.org's Audio Podcasts
From CasePlace.org's Teaching Modules
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Call for Cases, Papers, and Submissions
Are YOUR materials up on CasePlace.org and the SEIN Network at SSRN?
CasePlace.org is the Center for Business Education's highly trafficked
on-line resource for case studies, syllabi and innovative teaching
materials on business and sustainability. SEIN is home for all
working papers that relate to social and environmental issues in
business.
If you have any papers or cases you'd like to submit to
CasePlace.org, please send them to Alex.Roberts@aspeninstitute.org. Visit CBE's SEIN page to learn more about the network and how to download and submit your own white papers.
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| The Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education encourages future business leaders to innovate at the intersection of corporate profits and social impacts. Our goal is bold and long-term: to radically re-orient the MBA degree to embrace the principles of corporate citizenship and sustainability. |
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| CBE Web-Conference Series |
MBA Curriculum Reform in the Finance Discipline
Join CBE and a core group of MBA finance faculty as we discuss the recently revamped core finance course at Washington State University, Vancouver. "Problems in Financial Management" explicitly addresses the treatment of stakeholders' interests in financial managers' decision making. It also attempts to demonstrate that maximizing firm value necessitates focusing on more than just shareholders. More info...
Date: NEXT WEDNESDAY, May 21st, 2008, 1pm-2pm Eastern Standard Time
RSVP to:
Alex.Roberts@aspeninstitute.org
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Upcoming Aspen CBE Web-Conferences:
How-to-Use CasePlace.org, Website Tutorial for MBA Faculty
Date: June 11, 1pm-2pm Eastern Standard Time. For more information, please contact Alex.Roberts@aspeninstitute.org |
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Aspen BSP Executive Director Judith Samuelson recognized as a leading "social entrepreneur"
"The Difference Makers: How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created The Corporate Responsibility Movement", by Sandra Waddock, recognizes leaders who have had a massive impact on getting decision-makers to incorporate social and environmental criteria in the strategies, practices, and purposes of the modern corporation. Ms. Samuelson's impact has been felt through the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program, which she started 10 years ago. |
The Franklin Fellows Program
The State Department's innovative Franklin Fellows Program brings in seasoned professionals from the private and non-profit sectors for approximtely a year to contribute fresh thinking and best practices to foreign policy formulation and execution. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be available to serve in Washington, DC or New York City. Please see careers.state.gov/FF for details.
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CSR Job Opening in Dubai
The Dubai Chamber Centre for Responsible Business (formally known as the Dubai Ethics Resource Centre) is looking to fill the position for a CSR Communications Expert. |
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Explore the Center's entire Publications Library,
including journal articles written by Aspen Institute staff, speeches,
audio recordings, and a variety of thought leadership pieces... |
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