ABSTRACT

Higher education institutions are attempting to incorporate responsible management education (RME) into both their philosophies and their curricula. This phenomenon is most pertinent to and most prevalent in business schools. This paper proposes a six-stage model, derived from relevant change management and institutionalisation models and literature, which business schools could adopt to institutionalise RME as an intra-organisational practice. It identifies various endogenous and exogenous factors which influence RME institutionalisation and proposes specific change management practices which could be adopted by business schools to overcome challenges, including resistance, to such change efforts. The model acknowledges the complex and diverse nature of RME itself, which has made it difficult for business schools to adopt a unified approach to its institutionalisation. The need for such a model stems from the ever-increasing salience of RME, resulting from a number of drivers, including the pervasiveness of corporate scandals over time, which has led to growing calls to develop ‘ethical’ business managers. Our proposed model extends our understanding of RME institutionalisation within business schools by adopting a change management approach. It also provides a practical way forward for business schools to change their institutional DNA, through the adoption of a six-stage systematic solution for RME institutionalisation.

摘要

高等教育机构正试图将负责任的管理教育 (RME) 纳入其哲学和课程。这种现象与商学院最为相关，也最为普遍。本文提出了一个六阶段模型，该模型源自相关的变革管理和制度化模型和文献，商学院可以采用该模型将 RME 制度化为组织内实践。它确定了影响 RME 制度化的各种内生和外生因素，并提出了具体的变革管理实践，商学院可以采用这些实践来克服挑战，包括对此类变革努力的阻力。该模型承认 RME 本身的复杂性和多样性，这使得商学院很难对其制度化采取统一的方法。对这种模型的需求源于 RME 的日益突出，这是由许多驱动因素引起的，包括随着时间的推移公司丑闻的普遍存在，这导致越来越多的人呼吁培养“道德”的业务经理。我们提出的模型通过采用变革管理方法扩展了我们对商学院内 RME 制度化的理解。通过采用 RME 制度化的六阶段系统解决方案，它还为商学院改变其制度 DNA 提供了切实可行的方法。包括随着时间的推移普遍存在的公司丑闻，这导致越来越多的人呼吁培养“有道德的”业务经理。我们提出的模型通过采用变革管理方法扩展了我们对商学院内 RME 制度化的理解。通过采用 RME 制度化的六阶段系统解决方案，它还为商学院改变其制度 DNA 提供了切实可行的方法。包括随着时间的推移普遍存在的公司丑闻，这导致越来越多的人呼吁培养“有道德的”业务经理。我们提出的模型通过采用变革管理方法扩展了我们对商学院内 RME 制度化的理解。通过采用 RME 制度化的六阶段系统解决方案，它还为商学院改变其制度 DNA 提供了切实可行的方法。