The Future of Responsible Management Education: University Leadership and the Digital Transformation Challenge

Business schools have faced criticism for lacking relevance, ethics orientation, dated paradigms, and commercialization, but there has been positive change and accelerated dynamics toward forming future-ready companies and graduates. This book outlines how to better understand and master the digital transformation challenge and emphasizes the importance of embracing new opportunities to bring the UN-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life successfully. It is a valuable resource for leaders in universities and business schools, as well as individual faculty members aspiring to optimize their response to digital transformation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 401 pages
Publication date: 26 March 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Business schools have faced significant criticism for various reasons, including their perceived lack of relevance, a perceived lack of emphasis on ethics, outdated paradigms, and commercialization. However, there has also been a significant positive shift and accelerated dynamics towards creating future-ready companies and graduates. This book aims to provide insights and strategies for better understanding and mastering the challenges of digital transformation. It emphasizes the importance of business school deans, program directors, and faculty members embracing new opportunities to bring the United Nations-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life effectively. Part of the Humanism in Business series, this book is a valuable resource for leaders in universities and business schools, as well as individual faculty members who aspire to optimize their response to digital transformation. It can also be of interest to those studying responsible management education, leadership, and business ethics more broadly.

Business schools have come under fire for a range of issues, including their perceived lack of relevance, a perceived lack of focus on ethics, outdated paradigms, and commercialization. At the same time, there has been a significant positive shift and accelerated dynamics towards developing future-ready companies and graduates. This book aims to provide insights and strategies for better understanding and mastering the challenges of digital transformation. It emphasizes the importance of business school deans, program directors, and faculty members embracing new opportunities to bring the United Nations-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life effectively. Part of the Humanism in Business series, this book is a valuable resource for leaders in universities and business schools, as well as individual faculty members who aspire to optimize their response to digital transformation. It can also be of interest to those studying responsible management education, leadership, and business ethics more broadly.

Business schools have faced significant criticism for various reasons, including their perceived lack of relevance, a perceived lack of emphasis on ethics, outdated paradigms, and commercialization. However, there has also been a significant positive shift and accelerated dynamics towards creating future-ready companies and graduates. This book aims to provide insights and strategies for better understanding and mastering the challenges of digital transformation. It emphasizes the importance of business school deans, program directors, and faculty members embracing new opportunities to bring the United Nations-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life effectively. Part of the Humanism in Business series, this book is a valuable resource for leaders in universities and business schools, as well as individual faculty members who aspire to optimize their response to digital transformation. It can also be of interest to those studying responsible management education, leadership, and business ethics more broadly.

Weight: 693g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031156311
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023