Addressing Concerns Raised by Critics of Business Schools by Teaching Multiple Approaches to Management

Autor: Bruno Dyck, Krista L. Uggerslev, Kent Walker, Frederick A. Starke
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Business and Society Review. 116:1-27
ISSN: 0045-3609
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2011.00375.x
Popis: As part of the larger discussion of the role of business schools in society, increasing concern is being expressed about the materialist–individualist values that underpin mainstream management. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the mechanisms through which these values are taught through the content of management theory. This study examined what happened when students in an introductory management class were deliberately taught two “ideal type” approaches to management: mainstream management, which seeks to maximize productivity and profitability for shareholders; and multistream management, which seeks to achieve a balance among multiple forms of well-being (including financial, social, ecological, spiritual, physical, aesthetic) for multiple stakeholders (including owners, employees, customers, suppliers, competitors, neighbors, future generations). Results suggest that compared with students who are taught only one approach to management, students who are taught both a mainstream and a multistream approach place lower emphasis on materialism and individualism, differ in their perception of what constitutes effective management, and may manage differently. Implications for business schools, management theory, and instruction are discussed.
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