Ethics and Diversity in Business Management Education A Sociological
This book examines business education from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities, specifically sociology and ethics. In particular, it offers the rare combination of liberal arts and business management education which is used to investiga
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Mary Godwyn
Ethics and Diversity in Business Management Education A Sociological Study with International Scope
CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
Series Editors Samuel O. Idowu, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Rene´ Schmidpeter, Cologne Business School, Germany
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11565
Mary Godwyn
Ethics and Diversity in Business Management Education A Sociological Study with International Scope
Mary Godwyn Babson College Babson Park, MA USA
ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance ISBN 978-3-662-46653-7 ISBN 978-3-662-46654-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-46654-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015939722 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer-Verlag GmbH (www.springer.com)
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Preface
This is a qualitative study of business ethics programs in 17 countries. The purpose of this study is to engage a variety of cultural perspectives to evaluate the current state of theory and practice in ethics and diversity in business management education. The research gathered includes surveys, in-depth interviews, and participant observation. I interview business school faculty, students, and graduates and review pedogogy, curricula, and course materials to explore how business management educators around the world are responding to the growing diversity in student populations and the dual crises of environmental destruction and lack of ethical stewardship from much of the corporate community. Respondents are from the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Turkey, New Zealand, Australia, India, China, Lebanon, Ghana, Swaziland, and Togo. The research focuses on the following: 1. Ethics versus Business Ethics: Are there different defini
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