The Emergence Of The Socially Resp Mba

Ian HowardCandidate IMBASchulich School of BusinessNetImpact

CSRS Core Conference

The Emergence of The Emergence of the Socially the Socially

Responsible Responsible Conscientious MBAConscientious MBA

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Presentation Objective

provide an overview from my seat of where social responsibility is at the

graduate level

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Lecture Outline

The studentsThe schoolsThe programsThe jobs

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About me

Spent some time in the militaryWent to University of Waterloo for a Bachelor of Environmental Studies/Earth Science Found more interesting work in IT, worked there for many years*Went to Africa 4 years ago to manage an IT for development NGOInternational Development Consulting

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The SR MBA Students

Who are the socially conscientious MBA students?

is this a gen-Y thing?is there a pattern?

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The a few of the SR Schools

York – Schulich

Thunderbird “we educate global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide”

Presidio “Business has power to change the world”The sustainable MBA

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A few of the SR Programs

Schulich's Business + Sustainability Program

Thunderbird – Global MBA

Presidio's Sustainability MBA

Other approaches:Harvard – Emerging MarketsRotman's Integrative approach

NB: Rankings and SR (need new measures)

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The Jobs

Auditing and compliancePR and marketing (green washing)StrategyCarbon economyInternational DevelopmentNot-for-profit sector

companies are conservative, they pay for what has worked.

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SR + Business vs. Internet + Business

PC based IT in 1998, SR in 2008we are ready (attained sufficient sophistication and utility)but, the market is slow...

time for the entrepreneur

has IT been mainstreamed and will SR be to?

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The development of a new industry

we are here (entrepreneurial phase)

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SR MBAs in action

Recent (gen-Y):MBAs without bordersNetImpactCorporate Knights

Were there SR MBAs in the past (Baby Boomers)?the MBA was not what it is today'95-05 MBA really Bay st. focusedthe emergence of social enterprise

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Conclusion:

Gen-X sort of gets itBaby boomers don't really get itGen-Y gets it, Gen-N/i (you) really gets it

lead. forge. listen to yourself.

contact me at:Ian Howard <ihoward@adaptedconsulting.com>