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Published in: Journal of Business Ethics 2/2016

27-11-2014

Shaping Morally Responsible Leaders: Infusing Civic Engagement into Business Ethics Courses

Author: Joan Marques

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 2/2016

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Abstract

Civic engagement in the form of social and moral awareness projects has grown in popularity among higher education practitioners in the past decades, and even more among business schools as a response to the many embarrassingly self-centered business CEO acts in recent years. Research thus far shows a wide variety of advantages tied to social and moral awareness projects, varying from greater understanding of students about the needs in society, and improved connections between the sponsoring institution and the community, to more focus in students’ selection of future careers, and greater personal and professional emotional intelligence levels among these students. This article reviews the achievements of 156 undergraduate and graduate business students in regards to their social and moral responsibility projects, and the preferences they displayed in selecting the topics of these projects.

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Metadata
Title
Shaping Morally Responsible Leaders: Infusing Civic Engagement into Business Ethics Courses
Author
Joan Marques
Publication date
27-11-2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2465-4

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