The main objective of this paper is to identify relevant factors that influence ethics in the MBA curriculum. We attempt to uncover a selection of factors that are likely to determine how ethics-related debates are delivered within the MBA curriculum. Our analysis includes reflections on four...

This article examines under what conditions business schools may decouple the structural effects of their engagement in responsible management education from actual organizational practices. We argue that schools may be unable to match rising institutional pressures to publicly commit to...

This research-based essay offers a cross-disciplinary examination of ethics education in MBA programs. Based on data underlying the Beyond Grey Pinstripes (BGP) survey we find: that business schools doubled the number of ethics-related courses in different disciplines between 2005 and 2009, that...

This exploratory study analyzes the extent of alignment between the formal and hidden curricula in responsible management education (RME). Based on case study evidence of a school that has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), we found poor alignment...

This book chapter reviews the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative. It puts a special emphasis on how to implement the six Principles in practice and what pitfalls might exist. It uses the Case of Thunderbird Global School of Management as a case example to...

This article reviews the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). It discusses the origins, purpose and content of the PRME and gives examples of how to implement the Principles. The article also discusses the PRME initiative in the context of German universities and makes the...