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Beyond Knowledge: A Study of Latin American Business Schools’ Efforts to Deliver a Value-Based Education

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  • Ezequiel Reficco

    (Universidad de Los Andes)

  • María Helena Jaén

    (Universidad de Los Andes
    IESA)

  • Carlos Trujillo

    (Universidad de Los Andes)

Abstract

In our research, we examine the efforts made by Latin American business schools in the last decade to deliver a value-based education. We carry out a survey with a sample of faculty members and program directors from the whole region. We find that societal demands influenced the direction of managerial education toward values and social responsibility, changing contents and teaching methodologies in the process. Our research shows that the teaching of value-based contents—social responsibility, business ethics and environmental sustainability—has gained ground in the region in the last decade, and that the emphasis on value-based contents goes hand-in-hand with a more intensive use of active learning methodologies—the case method in particular. From the perspective of respondents, the emphasis on active learning seems to correlate positively with observed changes in students’ civility.

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  • Ezequiel Reficco & María Helena Jaén & Carlos Trujillo, 2019. "Beyond Knowledge: A Study of Latin American Business Schools’ Efforts to Deliver a Value-Based Education," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 156(3), pages 857-874, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:156:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s10551-017-3634-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-017-3634-z
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