From the guest editors: The legitimacy and impact of business schools—Key issues and a research agenda
Educationwas published. The financial crisis, still not fully resolved, has raised significant
questions about the role of management education—in particular MBAs (Tett, 2009) …
questions about the role of management education—in particular MBAs (Tett, 2009) …
Reputation and legitimacy: Key factors for Higher Education Institutions' sustained competitive advantage
Globalization, rankings, and the decrease of public funding have created a highly
competitive environment for public universities. Internal and external stakeholders …
competitive environment for public universities. Internal and external stakeholders …
Teaching leadership critically: New directions for leadership pedagogy
Conventional approaches to teaching leadership in business schools have overrelied on
transformational models that stress the role of charismatic individuals, usually white men, in …
transformational models that stress the role of charismatic individuals, usually white men, in …
[HTML][HTML] Measuring a scientifically multifaceted concept. The jungle of organizational legitimacy
Measuring organizational legitimacy has become a challenge for researchers because they
face a multilevel construct, where diverse terminologies, approaches, and evaluators …
face a multilevel construct, where diverse terminologies, approaches, and evaluators …
Not even trying to change the world: Why do elite management journals ignore the major problems facing humanity?
Social scientists have long been concerned with using their research to make the world a
better place and there are frequently calls within the management studies community for …
better place and there are frequently calls within the management studies community for …
Reskilling and upskilling 4IR leaders in business schools through an innovative executive education ecosystem: An integrative literature review
Business schools' fundamental problem remains whether they can develop responsible
leaders capable of navigating the increasingly complex economy and market society driven …
leaders capable of navigating the increasingly complex economy and market society driven …
The legitimacy of sustainability standards: A paradox perspective
Sustainability standards have proliferated widely in recent years but their legitimacy remains
contested. This paper suggests that sustainability standards need to cope with an important …
contested. This paper suggests that sustainability standards need to cope with an important …
Restating the case: How revisiting the development of the case method can help us think differently about the future of the business school
Although supportive of calls for business schools to learn the lessons of history to address
contemporary challenges about their legitimacy and impact, we argue that our ability to learn …
contemporary challenges about their legitimacy and impact, we argue that our ability to learn …
Gender equality and UN sustainable development goals: Priorities and correlations in the top business schools' communication and legitimation strategies
Gender equality is still an issue in business schools, since women in MBAs classrooms, in
faculty and in management teams have low representation. Challenges caused by lack of …
faculty and in management teams have low representation. Challenges caused by lack of …
Top business schools legitimacy quest through the Sustainable Development Goals
An organization acquires legitimacy when it operates in an appropriate and desirable
manner, satisfying the stakeholders' needs and expectations. Stakeholders claim to …
manner, satisfying the stakeholders' needs and expectations. Stakeholders claim to …