The Impact of Business Schools: Increasing the Range of Strategic Choices

Lejeune, Christophe; Starkey, Ken; Kalika, Michel; Tempest, Susan

doi:10.7202/1060033ar

Cited by 22 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Knight, 2008;de Wit et al, 2015), the pressure to accomplish their missions seems to be higher on business schools (cf. Adam, 2016;Palmer & Short, 2008, Lejeune et al, 2018. The higher stakes and the influence of socio-economical expectations had an impact on how business education is conceived and imparted (cf.…”

Section: 1definition and Characteristics Of Missionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Bradford et al, 2017;Hawawini, 2016). The dimension of "connection with practice", instead, is related to the notion that business schools should have an impact on the society, which is inherently linked to a quest for legitimacy and meaningfulness (Lejeune, et al 2018). This notion allows business schools to establish their own narratives about their activities and their projects, creating a plurality of possibilities which increases the range of original strategic choices, thus reducing the risk of isomorphism between institutions (ibid.).…”

Section: ) Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

European Business Schools: A content analysis of mission, vision and values

Borsetto

2021

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This Working Paper is published under the auspices of the Department of Management at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not those of the Department or the University. The Working Paper series is designed to divulge preliminary or incomplete work, circulated to favour discussion and comments. Citation of this paper should consider its provisional nature.

show abstract

Section: 1definition and Characteristics Of Missionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: ) Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

European Business Schools: A content analysis of mission, vision and values

Borsetto

2021

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Amara & Landry, 2012;Garfield, 1979;Pendlebury, 2009), with its qualitative and quantitative measures of impact. Lejeune et al (2019) prefer a more granular approach towards impact, developing a three-fold categorisation comprising economic impact, knowledge impact and responsibility impact as illustrated in Table 1. We proffer some definitions to capture the importance of some element of a transfer of value in all three categorisations.…”

Section: Research Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Business and management research themes and impact

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper examines the theoretical issues and research themes of business and management impact. Our empirical setting is the UK Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF 2014) and the focus is on the nature of research impact. Stakeholders, including Governments, now expect academic outputs to translate to real world benefits beyond the narrow bibliometric type metrics. Despite decades of academic literature devoted to business and management research impact, current theories cannot explain the apparent disconnect between academic, economic and societal practice. Adopting a UK Business and Management perspective to frame our investigation, we consider the highly contested rhetorical question – what are the current themes and impacts of Business and Management research? We propose a definition for research impact and consider its measurement. Then, using the 410 Impact Case Studies submitted to REF 2014 - Unit of Assessment 19, business and management, we examine how high impact unfolds. The implications for business and management research impact from the perspectives of economic, knowledge and responsibility impacts are considered.

show abstract

“…are all issues that will oblige companies to analyse and measure their impact (Charles et al, 2017;Kolk, 2016). But as easy as it is to talk about impact, at the same time it is equally difficult to measure and evaluate it (Lejeune et al, 2018). Moreover, the question of impact is a complex one.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring business impact: the lessons from the business schools

Kalika

Shenton

2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an example of a fully operational impact assessment system called Business School Impact System (BSIS). It is designed specifically for business schools with a particular emphasis on their local and regional impact. Since its creation, the process has been adapted to schools of engineering and indeed to entire universities. The question of its relevance to all organisations is on the table. Design/methodology/approach Talking about measurement raises methodological issues that are common to all organisations. The methodology used in this chapter, particularly in its second part, is mainly inductive, based on direct experience in interviewing 44 business schools in 15 countries. The system was designed on the basis of a survey among around 20 actors of the education industries (deans, journalists). First of all, the system involves an extensive self-assessment phase based on the BSIS impact measurement framework consisting of 7 major impact dimensions and about 100 indicators. This is followed up by a two-day visit by two experienced experts (former deans) who engage in challenging discussions with internal practitioners and external stakeholders. Findings The question of the relevance of the dimensions used by business schools for companies is systematically asked, and it is argued that the seven dimensions of impact can be applied to all organisations whatever their mission. Research limitations/implications The methodology has not yet been tested on private organisations. Practical implications The process can be easily adapted to companies and could permit them to assess in a shared framework their impact. So, the practical implications are potentially large. Social implications One of the seven dimensions of impact is the social impact of the organisation and indeed the implications are significant in the social field. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the transfer of a process of impact measurement from the educational sector to companies is studied for the first time.

show abstract

The Impact of Business Schools: Increasing the Range of Strategic Choices

Cited by 22 publications

References 35 publications

European Business Schools: A content analysis of mission, vision and values

European Business Schools: A content analysis of mission, vision and values

Business and management research themes and impact

Measuring business impact: the lessons from the business schools

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About