Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to question the purpose of the business school and its role in management education. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops an historical analysis of the origins, development and identity of the business school, reflecting the views of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that the current economic crisis offers an opportunity to rethink the role of the business school and how business schools can reinvent what they do by an engagement with history and the design sciences. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...