Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding such responsibility getting louder? We argue that management learning has been framed within the narrative of economism. As such, we argue that managers need to be aware of the paradigmatic frame of...

Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding such responsibility getting louder? We argue that management learning has been framed within the structural confines of corporate governance. Corporate governance in turn has been developed within...

Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding such responsibility getting louder? I argue that management learning has been framed within the narrative of economism. As such, I claim that managers need to be aware of the paradigmatic frame of...

When Dean Gautschi asked me to present my ideas at this Fordham Consortium, he said two things: 1) say something about arts and business, and 2) be provocative. I confess I am in no way an expert on the former, but possibly more capable of the latter. So let me try to sketch out my thinking,...

For some time now, managers have been criticized for short-term oriented decision making and putting profits before principles. The financial crisis of 2007/08 has completely undermined faith in managerial decision making. Since many current managers were educated in business schools it is...

When you enter my business school, a Jesuit business school, the first thing you see is a trading room. It gives visitors the impression that finance is at the heart of business education and that trading is the most important business skill. Unsurprisingly, the standard business program the...