Abstract
The current economic crisis is forcing us to reflect on where we have gone wrong in recent years. In the search for responsibilities
some have looked to Business Schools and Administration Departments. It is surprising that this situation has come about despite
the fact that Business Ethics and Social Corporate Responsibility have been taught in business schools for years. Without
wanting to place all the blame on higher education institutions, but from a critical perspective and assuming responsibility,
we believe it is necessary to reflect rigorously on how to train leaders for the future and how we can best educate responsible
Managers. In this article our objective is to reflect on the two factors which influence the training of responsible Managers:
management discourse theory and the ethos of the institutions training future Managers. The central point of our article will
be to argue for the need to develop an institutional ethos in Administration Faculties and business schools which is consistent
with the responsibility discourse we propose and with the aim of providing high quality technical and moral training. Our
central argument is that institutional ethos has enormous educational power and that the moral climate of an institution has
a major influence on students’ ideas, values and behaviours. The second argument for this main point is that corporate ethos
can be managed and modulated. It is a process of cultural change which requires time and the setting up of specific initiatives
to achieve the organisation that we want.
some have looked to Business Schools and Administration Departments. It is surprising that this situation has come about despite
the fact that Business Ethics and Social Corporate Responsibility have been taught in business schools for years. Without
wanting to place all the blame on higher education institutions, but from a critical perspective and assuming responsibility,
we believe it is necessary to reflect rigorously on how to train leaders for the future and how we can best educate responsible
Managers. In this article our objective is to reflect on the two factors which influence the training of responsible Managers:
management discourse theory and the ethos of the institutions training future Managers. The central point of our article will
be to argue for the need to develop an institutional ethos in Administration Faculties and business schools which is consistent
with the responsibility discourse we propose and with the aim of providing high quality technical and moral training. Our
central argument is that institutional ethos has enormous educational power and that the moral climate of an institution has
a major influence on students’ ideas, values and behaviours. The second argument for this main point is that corporate ethos
can be managed and modulated. It is a process of cultural change which requires time and the setting up of specific initiatives
to achieve the organisation that we want.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-14
- DOI 10.1007/s10805-012-9166-3
- Authors
- José-Félix Lozano, Grupo de Estudios en Desarrollo, Cooperación y Ética., Dpto. de Proyectos de Ingeniería—ETSII (Edificio J), UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA (SPAIN), Camino de Vera S/n, Valencia, 46022 Spain
- Journal Journal of Academic Ethics
- Online ISSN 1572-8544
- Print ISSN 1570-1727