A review of responsible management education: practices, outcomes and challenges

PurposeResearch on management education (ME) over the past 2 decades signals a growing level of concern in response to increasing societal demands for ethical, responsible and sustainable considerations in management decisions in light of the current economic situation. The purpose of this paper is...

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Published inThe Journal of management development Vol. 40; no. 9/10; pp. 613 - 638
Main Author Abdelgaffar, Hala A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 26.11.2021
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Case studies
Content analysis
Core curriculum
Education
Educational leadership
Educational Practices
Instructional Leadership
Learning
Literature reviews
Research methodology
Social responsibility
Strategic management
Sustainable development
Systematic review
Literature review
Business schools
Responsible management education
PRME
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Summary:PurposeResearch on management education (ME) over the past 2 decades signals a growing level of concern in response to increasing societal demands for ethical, responsible and sustainable considerations in management decisions in light of the current economic situation. The purpose of this paper is to review extant literature on responsible management education (RME) over the past decade.Design/methodology/approachThe author carried out a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed publications, which were mapped and analysed according to the following six categories: (1) types of papers, (2) geographical context, (3) RME purpose, (4) strategies, (5) intended outcomes and (6) challenges. The analysis resulted in a descriptive overview of article content and synthesis of review data categorised by topical focus.FindingsAnalysis of the review sample reveals how scholarly interest in RME has accelerated over the last decade. This is accompanied by a growing institutionalisation and development of RME. The descriptive analysis indicates that the vast majority of publications focus on RME implementation strategies, mostly focussing on on-campus – curricular, pedagogical and operational – changes and the unique experiences of particular schools. Recent publications reveal interest in how RME can respond to triple bottom line (TBL) concerns that benefit the wider society and to sustainable development (SD) goals that target the local and global community. A budding interest is revealed in examining the perceptions of diverse stakeholder groups of sustainability requirements in RME curricula to create relevant and practical content.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the adoption and/or development of RME.
ISSN:0262-1711
1758-7492
DOI:10.1108/JMD-03-2020-0087