Business Schools Under Fire Humanistic Management Education as the Way Forward

by Amann, Wolfgang; Pirson, Michael; Dierksmeier, Claus; Von Kimakowitz, Ernst; Spitzeck, Heiko

• ISBN13: 9780230349056
• ISBN10: 0230349056
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In a time of instability trust in managers is low. Management education is being scrutinized for its impact on society and business schools have been considered as "silent partners in corporate crime." This book outlines how business schools can get out of the line of fire by presenting the cornerstones of a humanistic business education.

Author Biography

Wolfgang Amann is the Executive Academic Director of Executive Education and Faculty at Goethe Business School in Frankfurt, Germany and teaches on a variety of strategy and governance topics, He was previously the principal project leader to turn the European Business School into a fully integrated university with multiple disciplines and faculties. He has also been vice-director of the Executive School of the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. Michael Pirson is an assistant professor at Fordham Graduate School of Business in New York, USA, as well as a research fellow and lecturer at Harvard University, USA. Before receiving his PhD, Michael worked in international management consulting for several years. He also gained experience in the political arena while working on Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign: Michael currently serves on the board of three social enterprises. Claus Dierksmeier is associate professor for philosophy at Stonehill College, Boston, USA, with a special interest in the theory of freedom and the history of liberal thought in Europe, North and South America. He has published several books on legal, political, and religious philosophy and works currently on topics of globalization ethics and corporate social responsibility. Ernst Von Kimakowitz holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and an award winning PhD from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, where he also teaches as a guest lecturer. Following several years in the strategy practice of a large management consulting firm he works as an independent professional, providing consulting, advisory, and executive coaching services in the corporate responsibility arena to, private and public sector clients. Heiko Spitzeck is a professor at Fundao Dom Cabral, Brazil. Previously he was a lecturer at Cranfield University's Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility in the UK. He obtained his PhD in Business Ethics at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and held visiting scholar positions at the University of California at Berkeley and Fordham University in New York.

Table of Contents

Humanistic Management Education; W.Amann, M.Pirson, H.Spitzeck, C.Dierksmeier, E.von Kimakowitz& S.Khan
PART I: ISSUES WITH THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
Reorienting Management Education: From the Homo Oeconomicus to Human Dignity; C.Dierksmeier
What is Business Organizing For?: The Role of Business in Society Over Time; M.Pirson
Insights on human Functioning as a Basis for Humanistic Management Education; S.Weisweiler, C.Peus, A.Nikitopoulos & D.Frey
Undergraduate Perspectives: The Business of Changing the World By Net Impact
New Leaders, New Perspectives: A Survey of MBA Student Opinions on the Relationship between Business and Social/Environmental Issues
PART II: WAYS FORWARD
Insights from the W. Edwards Deming Memorial Conference; K.Holland
From Higher Aims to Hired Hands
The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession; R.Khurana
Experts versus Managers: A Case Against Professionalizing Management Education; A.H.Goodall
Leadership Beyond the Bush MBA; H.Mintzberg
What are the Principles of a Humanistic Education? R.McDonald
Restoring Public Trust in the MBA: A Road-Tested Kantian Approach; W.Jarvis
A Renewed Darwinian Theory of Responsible Leadership; M.Pirson
Towards a Human-Centric Theory of The Firm
'Reflective Executives'– A Realistic Goal for Modern Management Education?; D.Euler & S.Seufert
Giving Voice To Values: A Pedagogy for Values-Driven; M.Gentile
PART III: DEVELOPING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR IN MANAGERS
Experimental Evidence of the Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Management Education; S.C.Schneider, M.Zollo& R.Manocha
Unleashing a Rising Generation of Leading Social Change Agents: An Emerging University Pedagogy; G.Bloom& M.Pirson
Humanizing Management Education; J.C.Spender & J.Kraaijenbrink
Business School Research: Some Preliminary Suggestions; E.Freeman & D.Newkirk
PART IV: HOW TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN PROGRESS
The Future Of Management Education: A Global Perspective; M.Escudero
Humanistic management education in Europe; F.Baylis
Responsible Management Education in Germany; A.Rehm, U.Schneidewind & K.Augenstein
Humanistic Management Education in Asia: Responsible Management Education of Asian Business Schools for the Changing Era; B.Yang, D.Ding, M.Umez, C.P.Siegenthaler, A.Okamatsu & Y.Seung Park
Humanistic Management Education in Africa; I.Adeleye, K.Amaeshi & C.Ogbechie
Business Schools and the Pedagogy of Hope: An African Perspective; E.Smit
Humanism in Business Schools in Latin America; H.Hernandez
A Closer Look at Business Education: Sustainability in the Curriculum
Outside Organizations as Catalysts of Curriculum Change; J.Weichert & M.Pirson
The Role and Development of the Aspen Institute
Exploring Student Entrepreneurship: The oikos Experience of Promoting Sustainability at Faculties of Economics and Management;
M.Herrndorf, P.Mesquita& K.Beck
A Developmental Model for Humanistic Management Education; H.Spitzeck
Taking The Pledge; K.Holland
The Right Dean for Humanistic Business Schools; W.Amann & S.Khan
PART V: THE RISE OF HUMANISTIC BUSINESS SCHOOLS (HUBS)
The Rise of Humanistic Business Schools as the Way Forward; W.Amann, M.Pirson, C.Dierksmeier, E.von Kimakowitz, S.Khan & H.Spitzeck