BEYOND GREY PINSTRIPES
A biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools that aims to spotlight innovative full-time MBA programs that are integrating issues of social and environmental stewardship into curricula and research. Download a copy of the recently released 2007-2008 report (pdf) to see the Top 100 ranked schools.
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CASE IN POINT
Counting Beans is Not as Simple as 1-2-3: Illuminating Goals, Consequences, and Tradeoffs of Teaching MBA Level Accounting as a Measurement System
By Dr. Jane Cote, Washington State University, Vancouver
MBA students are expected to be future business leaders, not accountants. Using this assumption to design an accounting course results in less emphasis on computation and more emphasis on the consequences that choices made in the process of accounting measurement have on strategic direction, stakeholder commitments and performance expectations. Students can then understand that accounting is a measurement system that lays the foundation for enlightened decision making...
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The Teaching Innovation Program |
Closer Looks at Business Education: The TIP Series
Aspen CBE's TIP convenings produced exemplary collaborations and ideas among global business schools; these articles are intended to celebrate the eleven institutions that participated in this program, as well as share insights from their experiences. |
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A Closer Look at...
- Action Learning
- The Role of the Business School
- Cross Sector Relationships
- TIP: Lessons Learned
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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 social impact management and sustainability. |