The legitimacy of the business of business schools: what's the future?
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine some challenges facing business schools and their continued legitimacy. Particular attention is paid to the problems of accreditation, regulation and rankings and how these constrain strategic choice.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper builds on existing literature to provide an analytical overview of the challenges currently facing business schools.
Findings
The paper assesses the current context of business schools and assesses to what extent they are becoming less relevant both in terms of practice and theories. It suggests changes business schools might make in order to increase relevance.
Originality/value
The paper suggests that business schools should change their central concerns to issues of central relevance to society and to policy. A wide range of such topics, ranging from climate change to exogenous events, is suggested.
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Citation
Wilson, D.C. and Thomas, H. (2012), "The legitimacy of the business of business schools: what's the future?", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 368-376. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621711211219040
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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