The future of business schools: Purpose, action, and impact

• Main Authors: BALDEGGER, Rico, EL TARABISHY, Ayman, AUDRETSCH, David, KARIV, Dafna, PASSERINI, Katia, TAN, Wee Liang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: future of business school; business schools and sustainable development; management education; business education; business schools in a VUCA world; performance of business schools; Higher Education; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7167
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Are business schools on the wrong track? For many years, business schools enjoyed rising enrollments, positive media attention, and growing prestige in the business world. However, due to the disruption of Covid-19, many previously ignored issues relating to MBA programs resurfaced. As a result, MBA programs now face lower enrollments and intense criticism for being deficient in preparing future business leaders and ignoring essential topics like ethics, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion. The Future of Business Schools discusses these issues in the context of three critical areas: complexity, sustainability, and destiny.