Purpose

Through a multiple case study design, this article elaborates the chances of initiating and/or implementing responsible management education (RME) in Egyptian public business schools after the identification of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In other words, this paper identifies the effect of COVID-19 on internalizing RME in the previously mentioned context.

Design/methodology/approach

Through addressing four business schools in Egypt, this article explores the future of public business schools that did not previously implement responsible management education (RME) principles, after the identification of COVID-19. In other words, this paper identifies the main threats facing public business schools in Egypt post the spread of COVID-19.

Findings

Although the previous study done by Mousa et al. (2019a) showed that academics in public business schools in Egypt were not ready to implement responsible management education, and furthermore, that they thought that addressing socio-cultural aspects is the mission of professors in sociology and humanities, the results of this study show that the spread of COVID-19 has positively changed the situation. The interviewed academics assert that socio-cultural challenges shape the minds of business students, academics and trainers, and these accordingly, have to be tackled. Furthermore, the author explores some socio-political, academic and labour market threats facing business schools in Egypt today. Managing those threats may ensure the continuity of the addressed business schools and their counterparts.

Originality/value

This paper contributes by filling a gap in the literature on responsible management education and leadership in the higher education sector, in which empirical studies on the future of business schools, particularly those that did not implement responsible management education earlier, after the identification and spread of COVID-19 have been limited until now.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19和负责任的管理教育（RME）等：为什么公立商学院感到受到威胁？

目的

通过多案例研究设计，本文阐述了在识别2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）之后在埃及公立商学院发起和/或实施负责任的管理教育（RME）的机会。换句话说，本文确定了在前面提到的上下文中COVID-19对内化RME的影响。

设计/方法/方法

通过介绍埃及的四所商学院，本文探讨了在识别出COVID-19之后以前没有实施负责任的管理教育（RME）原则的公立商学院的未来。换句话说，本文确定了COVID-19传播后埃及公立商学院面临的主要威胁。

发现

尽管先前的研究是由Mousa等完成的。（2019a）表明，埃及公立商学院的学者还没有做好实施负责任的管理教育的准备，此外，他们认为解决社会文化方面的问题是社会学和人文科学教授的使命，这项研究的结果表明： COVID-19的传播对这种情况产生了积极的影响。受访学者断言，社会文化挑战影响着商科学生，学者和培训师的思维，因此必须予以解决。此外，作者探讨了当今埃及商学院面临的一些社会政治，学术和劳动力市场威胁。处理这些威胁可以确保所针对的商学院及其对等方的连续性。

创意/价值

本文通过填补有关高等教育领域负责任的管理教育和领导力的文献方面的空白做出了贡献，其中对商学院的未来进行了实证研究，尤其是那些在商学院的确定和传播之后未进行过负责任的管理教育的商学院。到目前为止，COVID-19一直受到限制。