For my full review, see http://adam-markus.blogspot.com/2008/06/aspen-institute-guide-to-socially.html.
The book brings life to the data found at www.beyondgreypinstripes.org. For those who are trying figure out where to apply and are interested in non-profit management, environmental issues, social entrepreneurship, socially responsible management practices, sustainability, and development, the guide provides an efficient way to learn which programs focus on these issues. The guide highlights socially responsibility related core and elective courses, institutes and centers, annual events, other events, student clubs and programs, and, where applicable, faculty pioneers.The summaries are very good, but the analysis of each program is rather limited. I hope future editions will include introductory essays, perhaps by some of the faculty pioneers, as well as an greater analysis of how each MBA program creates a socially responsible business education.

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Product Description

The Aspen Institute, a premier non-profit, research organization for corporate social responsibility, offers the first comprehensive guide to the world's leading global MBA programs in CSR--an indispensable guide for prospective students, universities, hiring companies, and libraries.

This guide provides an overview of how global MBA programs bring social impact management into their curricular and extracurricular programs. Social impact management, which includes environmental, ethical, and corporate governance issues, is the field of inquiry at the intersection of business needs and wider societal concerns that reflects their complex interdependency. Without an understanding of this interdependency, neither business nor the society in which it operates can thrive.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #634548 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 253 pages

From the Publisher

The Aspen Institute, a premier non-profit, research organization for corporate social responsibility, offers the first comprehensive guide to the world's leading global MBA programs in CSR--an indispensable guide for prospective students, universities, hiring companies, and libraries.

This guide provides an overview of how global MBA programs bring social impact management into their curricular and extracurricular programs. Social impact management, which includes environmental, ethical, and corporate governance issues, is the field of inquiry at the intersection of business needs and wider societal concerns that reflects their complex interdependency. Without an understanding of this interdependency, neither business nor the society in which it operates can thrive.

Each year business schools from around the world strive to differentiate themselves and attract the best and the brightest future business leaders, while prospective MBAs are looking for a program that will provide effective management skills to succeed in the changing face of business. The bottom line is no longer exclusively dedicated to financial returns. Rather, business leaders must also consider the environmental and social impacts of their decisions in order to compete in today's marketplace. The MBA schools that participate in the Aspen Institute's survey, and are therefore highlighted in the Aspen Institute Guide for Socially Responsible MBA Programs: 2008-2009, are leaders in integrating these issues into their MBA curricula.

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Customer Reviews

Wonderful MBA Resource
This is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in learning more about how MBA Schools are dedicating financial and human resources to the integration of social issues into their curricula. Environmental and social impact management have become vital considerations in business today, and these issues are becoming increasingly important in business education. This guide presents relevant information disclosed from the business schools themselves, presented in a concise and readable manner. It contains relevant information on faculty, academic and extra-curricular programs for over 110 leading MBA programs world-wide. I found it very informative and easy to use. It's a good jumping-off point from which to conduct other research.

Useful tool for students and faculty
A very useful guide on the importance of CSR issues in MBA programs. This guide makes it easy to identify the different approaches to CSR in major MBA programs of the world. A guide to be consulted by managers who want to be sure that CSR issues are integrated in the MBA program they plan to integrate, but also by direcotrs of MBA programs and their faculty in order to be updated on the newest initiatives in the field of CSR. An execellent contribution to benchmarking and mainstreaming CSR in MBA programs.

Observable metrics, easily accessed
This first-of-its-kind guide to socially responsible MBA programs is as much a useful reference for prospective students as it is a metric against which MBA programs may compare their own social impact management curricula. I look forward to the next edition of this book including student input and alumni placement in Social Responsibility leadership positions.