Enhancing Business Schools’ Pedagogy on Sustainable Business Practices and Ethical Decision-Making

Rodenburg, Kathleen; Macdonald, Kelly T.

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“…Close to 49% of participants were recruited from a course with a sustainability focus. With the exception of the high number of females (38% versus 65%), the sample was representative of the target population at Lang [56]. All undergraduate participants were registered in one of 11 subprograms housed within the Bachelor of Commerce program.…”

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“…The PIR scale is a promising scale for selection by schools like the Lang School of Business who 'are committed to using business as a force for good to achieve the United Nation's SDGs' [56]. In addition to providing a benchmark for a business school's performance as perceived by students, arguably its most important stakeholder, it is a tool that could help 'attract students and faculty who have a social conscience, an environmental sensibility, and a commitment to community involvement' [56]. Building an organizational culture that is aligned with the mission, vision, and core values of the institution is critical to achieving an organization's intended goals.…”

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Enhancing the Positive Impact Rating: A New Business School Rating in Support of a Sustainable Future

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Business school rankings are “big business”, influencing donors and potential students alike, holding much sway over decanal and faculty priorities, particularly with respect to the curriculum as well as the focus and destination of research publications (i.e., in so-called “top” journals). Over the past several years, the perverse effects of these priorities have begun to be acknowledged, and new ratings and ranking systems have emerged. One promising newcomer is the Positive Impact Rating (PIR), which uniquely and exclusively focuses on student perceptions of their business school’s priorities and the learning experience. In addition, it organizes schools by tier, in an effort to foster collaboration and continuous improvement, as opposed to ranked competition. If this new approach is to achieve its stated objective and help shift the focus of business schools to developing future business leaders and research output in alignment with a more sustainable world (and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), it is essential that the metrics used be and be perceived as both valid and reliable. The current research aims to make a contribution in this regard, analyzing the results at one business school in detail and making recommendations for strengthening these aims. Results show that the parametric properties of the survey are highly interrelated, suggesting that the predictive utility of the separate elements within the scale could be improved. Additionally, biases in scores may exist depending on where the responses are collected and who solicited them, as well as the students’ perception of their overall academic experience and on socio-cultural factors.

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“…The following section shares references that partly represent the state of the art in relation to the central focus of the article. For example, the study conducted by Rodenburg and Macdonald (2021), proposed the identification of influential factors that would be key to ethical orientation and attitudes towards the environment for curricular planning designed to Ethics of care in environmental ethics develop both ethical decision making and environmental sensitivity of students in business schools. The results showed that in addition to sociocultural variables, situational factors also influence ethical decision making.…”

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Anthropocentrism and ethics of care in environmental ethics based on gender variable

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PurposeThis article aims to analyze the anthropocentrism vs ethics of care positions of a group of undergraduate students at a private university in Mexico to test gender variable differences in their perspectives. There are two hypotheses: (1) there is a statistically significant difference between male and female genders related to anthropocentrism vs ethics of care positions, and if so, (2) the differences are attributable to women having a more ethics of care position than men. Participants were 561 undergraduate students from a private university in Mexico (257 female, 304 male). The findings demonstrated that both hypotheses were supported by the ethics of care, where the individual rights perspective is set aside to seek collective and holistic well-being.Design/methodology/approachT-tests were performed to test gender differences in anthropocentrism and ethics of care.FindingsThe results showed statistical differences based on gender (sig.000) and that women are less anthropocentric (or more oriented toward an ethics of care than men (female:1.64 and male:1.94). Ethics of care of female position is more defined than that of men. As a conclusion, men are more oriented to anthropocentrism, which reflects a lack of environmental connection by not assuming themselves as part of it and by defending the right of resources exploitation. On the contrary, women tend to respond from an ethic of care that means a more harmonious relationship with nature. In addition, women tend to assume a relationship with the environment, without hierarchy or supremacy towards it, and tend to reject the demand for the exploitation of the planet's resources as part of a right that human beings have historically assumed.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations of this study is that it has been carried out in a university educational context with exclusively undergraduate students. It would be interesting to validate these anthropocentric vs ethics of care positions in different university groups, including professors and academic managers. Studying this concept in diverse contexts such as business, government and civil society would also be engaging. In addition, the authors recognize that the study is limited by its small population, which means that a balance between men and women or disciplines could not be guaranteed. However, the authors believe that although the results may not be considered exhaustive or conclusive, the results shed light for possible new studies in which the population is expanded. This is an exploratory study.Practical implicationsThese results have practical implications for universities. In the classroom and in the university environment, students can learn to question the way they relate to the environment. Anthropocentrism (more accentuated in men) is assumed to be separate from the environment and with the right to its exploitation. Contrary to anthropocentrism, it is necessary to explore other positions such as the ethics of care or feminine ethics, more pronounced in women. Universities can develop environmental sustainability projects under the leadership of women, without claiming to be exclusive to them. In this way, the ethic of care approach can be put into practice and thus begin the necessary change for a new environmental relationship perspective.Originality/valueUniversities are required to provide an educational orientation towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) particularly those that respond to the climate crisis. To this end, it is necessary to promote a new environmental awareness that critically question anthropocentric models based on the supremacy over the environment. The ethics of care or feminine ethics, contrary to the previous position, assumes that the person is part of the environment and is oriented to its care and healing of the damage caused to restore this network of the human being with nature. The originality of this study lies in demonstrating how women exhibit a different relationship with the environment, oriented to the ethics of care, and how their posture shows a difference with anthropocentrism, which is stronger in men.

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“…The level of sustainable development is also influenced by the skills of the management and employees, their knowledge, flexibility, and the ability to adapt to the changing market environment. Therefore, the level of education in society, self-employment, or the development of students and their international mobility also contribute to a new perception of socioeconomic reality and greater activity in the fight against climate change (Hind et al, 2009;Abdelkafi and Täuscher, 2016;Rodenburg and MacDonald, 2021).…”

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The main aim of this paper is to show how the new, especially the current development in infrastructure in the urban setup, in this case, the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi, improves the movement within the city. Furthermore, it also examines the various ways in which these new infrastructures have improved or improved the quality of life of the city residents. Design/methodology/approach: Nairobi city was chosen as it is the biggest and largest city in east and central Africa. The literature theories used in this paper were gathered from various internet sources such as the website of Nairobi city authority and also from the website of different media companies. In addition to these, some literature sources and books were also used to gather information for the paper as well as audio-visual sources like YouTube. Personal experience about the country and the city was also used as the author comes from the country and the city being talked about in this paper. Findings: The outcome of this theoretical paper was that indeed the efficient mobility within a city depends on how well the infrastructures are efficient. These include transport, technology, environmental and social infrastructures. These infrastructures help to improve mobility to a higher level as compared to the previous ones. The new ones being implemented by the city authorities and the central government play a crucial role in improving the living standard of the city residents by easy and efficient movement within the city. The new infrastructures range from physical infrastructures, technologies, the organization to the management of the whole city as all must be combined for efficient mobility. Originality/value: This article deals with how the new infrastructures help in improving mobility within urban settings especially in a developing world like Kenya. It also looks at the past, current, and future plans for the city's infrastructural development to enhance mobility. These also include the political, social, and economic will of the authorities concerned.

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Enhancing Business Schools’ Pedagogy on Sustainable Business Practices and Ethical Decision-Making

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Enhancing the Positive Impact Rating: A New Business School Rating in Support of a Sustainable Future

Enhancing the Positive Impact Rating: A New Business School Rating in Support of a Sustainable Future

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