Quick Facts
The number of elective courses per school that feature some social/environmental content has increased by nearly 50%.
2005: 12 courses per school
2007: 17 courses per school
The number of elective courses per school that are largely dedicated to social/environmental issues has increased by 20%.
2005: 5 courses per school
2006: 6 courses per school
The number of participating schools has increased 22%.
2005: 91 schools in 14 countries
2007: 111 schools in 18 countries
The percentage of schools in our survey that REQUIRE students to take a course dedicated to business and society issues has increased dramatically over time:
2001: 34%
2003: 45%
2005: 54%
2007: 63%
The most popular place to find courses with business and society content is NOT the CSR/Ethics department. The top disciplines, in order, teaching about social/environmental issues are
- Management
- Marketing
- Strategy
- Finance
- CSR/Business Ethics.
35 Schools offer a special concentration or major that allows students to focus on the social and environmental issues inherent in mainstream, for-profit business.
Only 5% of the faculty at these schools published academic research on social or environmental topics in leading journals.
401 authors / 8491 total faculty
The proportion of schools requiring content in core courses regarding general social or environmental content (including business, nonprofit, or personal ethics) has improved in most business disciplines.
| 2005 | 2007 | |
| Accounting | 25% | 41% |
| Economics | 27% | 37% |
| Finance | 22% | 29% |
| Management | 40% | 51% |
| Marketing | 27% | 41% |
| Operations Management | 30% | 29% |
| Organizational Behavior | 44% | 45% |
| Strategy | 27% | 45% |
The proportion of schools requiring content in core courses on how mainstream business can address social or environmental issues remains low.
| 2005 | 2007 | |
| Accounting | 2% | 5% |
| Economics | 2% | 9% |
| Finance | 0% | 1% |
| Management | 14% | 9% |
| Marketing | 2% | 9% |
| Operations Management | 5% | 3% |
| Organizational Behavior | 1% | 1% |
| Strategy | 1% | 5% |
We are always willing to investigate particular questions or issues from the media or other researchers. Our research survey also has information on the social and environmental issues in MBA courses related to:
Academic Disciplines
Accounting
Business and Government
Business Law
CSR/Business Ethics
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management
Finance
Human Resource Management
Information Technology
International Management
Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Public and Non-profit Management
Quantitative Methods
Strategy
Special Topics
Base of the Pyramid
Corporate Governance -
Diversity, Gender, Cultural Management
Environmental Management
Social Entrepreneurship
Socially Responsible Investing
Sustainability / Double Bottom Line
Tourism
Work / Life Balance
Survey results also contain information on Non-Classroom Activities such as:
Extracurricular Events
Orientation Activities
Internship / Consulting Programs
Student Competitions
Student Clubs
Career Services
Institute and Centers
Joint Degrees
Specializations / Concentrations