The business school curriculum debate : (Record no. 16842)
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| fixed length control field | 02384cam a2200205 i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781032209678 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781032209692 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781032209692 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HF1111 .S79 2023 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Styhre, Alexander, |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The business school curriculum debate : |
| Remainder of title | scientific legitimacy versus practical relevance |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Alexander Styhre. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | New York ; |
| -- | London : |
| Name of publisher | Routledge, |
| Year of publication or production | 2023. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 160 pages ; |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Routledge advances in management learning and education |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "With more than 14,000 business schools worldwide, what is included in their curricula matters for how the economy and the corporate system are managed. Business schools should be subject to scholarly inquiries and critical reflection. While many studies of business schools examine its general role in the tertiary education system and in society more broadly, this volume examines how one specific theoretical perspective and a normative model derived therefrom were developed and gradually appropriated within the bushiness school setting. This volume demonstrates that agency theory, based on a daring conjecture that firms can be construed as bundles of contacts, rose to prominence in the business school context. It examines how the elementary proposition of agency theory, that the firm is to be considered theoretically and practically as a "nexus of contracts," was never consistent with corporate law and contract law, and it was empirically unsubstantiated. Business schools are under pressure to teach practically useful theories and models, but also theories that are also scientifically qualified. Despite having this ambition, certain theories are widely taught despite failing to live up to such declared ambitions, which means that business schools may be criticized for including theories on ambiguous grounds in the curricula. This book examines how business schools seek to honour the ambition to both teach scientifically verified theories and practically useful concepts and models, and how the tensions derived from this duality may be problematic to handle. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of management education, organizational studies, and legal theory"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Business schools |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Business education. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Industrial management |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 10/16/2025 | HF1111 .S79 2023 | 0198989 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 10/16/2025 | HF1111 .S79 2023 | 0198990 | Books |