The Good Business School
The Political Imperative of Management in the 21st Century
Carl Rhodes author Alison Pullen author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:12th Nov '26
£50.00
This title is due to be published on 12th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£19.99(9781529250916)
What makes a ‘good’ business school amid culture wars, inequality, and rising right-wing populism? This book argues that business schools cannot hide behind technocratic or scholarly neutrality. As social impact and stakeholder capitalism moved from boardrooms into lecture theatres, they became lightning rods in political battles over expertise, identity, and power.
From politicising ‘wokeness’ to state intrusion into academic freedom, the struggle is no longer rigour versus relevance but what kind of institution business schools choose to be. This book calls for a democratically engaged business school grounded in public value, committed to intellectual pluralism, and oriented toward shared prosperity.
"This important book argues that business education can no longer pretend to be politically or culturally neutral, and that it is time to take responsibility for contributing to democracy, public value, and social wellbeing." Andrew J. Hoffman, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, author of Business School and the Noble Purpose of the Market
“This book shows how and why we should care about building a good business school: not for the use of the current oppressive management systems, but for the sake of a future where public value is cherished, prosperity is shared, and where management is a civic practice.” Monika Kostera, University of Warsaw and author of The University of Hope
ISBN: 9781529250909
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176 pages