Globalization and Fair Trade: Future Business Leaders’ View

Despite of all recent developments towards the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), its significance is still under-emphasized. The research community still realizes the importance of CSR for the uplifting social well being and reducing vulnerabilities by increasing natural disasters. Academic institutions can also play a very important role to promote the spirit of social responsibility among student – the future business leaders. The objective of this study is to measure university student’s perceptions and level of awareness towards socially responsible actions undertaken by universities in Pakistan. An exhaustive survey is conducted to collect data regarding student’s perceptions towards nature and level of CSR actions performed by universities in Pakistan. The result shows that the student pays great attention to socially responsible initiatives taken by universities. Such activities also develop a socially responsible attitude among students which is very important for developing responsible business leaders. The applications and implications of this research are also discussed in detail.

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Is Business Ethics Getting Better? A Historical Perspective

Business Ethics Quarterly ◽

10.5840/beq201121219 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 335-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Joanne B. Ciulla

Keyword(s):

Business Ethics ◽

Business School ◽

Social Values ◽

Business Leaders ◽

Business History ◽

Harvard Business School ◽

Ethical Problems ◽

Long Time ◽

Ethics Courses ◽

Future Business

ABSTRACT:This address uses the question “Is business ethics getting better?” as a heuristic for discussing the importance of history in understanding business and ethics. The paper uses a number of examples to illustrate how the same ethical problems in business have been around for a long time. It describes early attempts at the Harvard Business School to use business history as a means of teaching students about moral and social values. In the end, the author suggests that history may be another way to teach ethics, enrich business ethics courses, and develop the perspective and vision in future business leaders.

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Do Business Graduates Intend to Adopt the Social Business Model? A Perspective of Developing Country

Journal of New Business Ventures ◽

10.1177/2632962x20960825 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1-2) ◽

pp. 31-47

Author(s):

Muhammad Ismail Hossain ◽

Nasrin Akter

Keyword(s):

Developing Country ◽

Business Model ◽

Entrepreneurial Intention ◽

Business Leaders ◽

Social Business ◽

Business Graduates ◽

The Social ◽

The World ◽

Future Business ◽

Adoption Intention

Social business model (SBM) although presumed to be a saviour of businesses and the world in terms of reach, frequency and impact on society, is yet to be adopted by countries around the world including the developing countries, which potentially could enjoy the greatest benefits from adopting this business model. This study contributes to this end by testing the adoption intention of SBM by applying the theory of planned behaviour from a developing country perspective that happens to be the birthplace of SBM. Drawing on the data collected from the largest university of a developing country that houses over 40,000 students and the future business leaders, this paper presents the underlying psychological drivers behind adopting SBM. Findings show that SBM adoption intention is facilitated by attitude and subjective norms; however, constrained by perceived behavioural control, which contrasts the existing entrepreneurial intention-based findings. Explanations and implications of such findings are provided.

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E-Discovery: What Future Business Leaders Need to Know

Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship ◽

10.1080/08963560903554674 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 78-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mark L. Usry ◽

Mark Law ◽

Wilmer Leinbach ◽

David E. Magolis ◽

A. Blair Staley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Business Leaders ◽

Future Business

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Enhancing environmental awareness in future business leaders

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1504/ijesd.2010.029969 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 9 (1/2/3) ◽

pp. 181 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Saurav K. Dutta ◽

Raef A. Lawson ◽

David J. Marcinko

Keyword(s):

Environmental Awareness ◽

Business Leaders ◽

Future Business

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The ethics of future business leaders: a cross-cultural comparison

International Journal of Economics and Business Research ◽

10.1504/ijebr.2009.024303 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 263

Author(s):

Graham Elkin ◽

Stuart King

Keyword(s):

Cross Cultural ◽

Business Leaders ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Future Business

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Raising The Bar In Troubled Times: Business Goals Of Our Future Leaders

Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) ◽

10.19030/jber.v2i8.2910 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Stephen C. Betts ◽

Virginia Taylor

Keyword(s):

Business Leaders ◽

International Terrorism ◽

American Business ◽

Social Responsibilities ◽

National Pride ◽

Business Goals ◽

Ethical Norms ◽

Management Students ◽

Business Person ◽

Future Business

In times of international terrorism, corporate corruption and economic uneasiness, it is easy to become cynical and jaded regarding the ethical, legal and social responsibilities of American business.  A survey of management students however provides cause for optimism.   According to the survey they perceive responsibilities towards employees and society, respecting ethical norms and staying within the law to be ‘moderately’ to ‘very’ important goals to the typical American business person and consider these same goals ‘very’ to ‘of utmost’ importance to themselves. Over the period of the study ‘personal wealth’ and ‘honor, face, reputation’ have decreased in importance while ‘patriotism and national pride’ has increased.  This indicates that despite world events our future business leaders intend to raise the bar regarding issues of corporate performance and social responsibility.

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A Critical Assessment of the Oath Project

Handbook of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-510-6.ch028 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 493-504

Author(s):

Wolfgang Amann ◽

Shiban Khan

Keyword(s):

Financial Crisis ◽

Ethical Behavior ◽

Business Schools ◽

Business Leaders ◽

Business Organizations ◽

Single Person ◽

The Status ◽

The Media ◽

Recent Financial Crisis ◽

Future Business

Trillions in value were destroyed in the recent financial crisis. Of equal harm was another consequence. In a time of such a financial crisis – in addition to the ecological and social ones – trust in business organizations and their managers is very low. A survey by the Aspen Institute reveals unpromising prospects as future business leaders seem utterly unconcerned with ecological and societal demands. The Oath Project is a recent phenomenon and proposes solution with which business schools aim to protect their own reputation and invite graduates to commit to a more ethical behavior during their careers. Based on one standard oath during graduation, a number of business schools show they have understood they need to contribute to preventing crises more than this was the case in the past. This chapter provides a critical review of the status quo and way ahead of the oath project. It scrutinizes the actual potential and likelihood of success. In contrast to the field of health care, it is not a single person or doctor deciding which medication to hand to a patient. For what it is worth, the biggest benefit is likely to be the resulting discussion about value and values in business schools and the media.

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