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From Capacity to Capability? Rethinking the PRME agenda for inclusive development in management education 从能力到能力?重新思考管理教育包容性发展的PRME议程
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI: 10.15249/12-1-163
Jill Millar, J. Koning
Building  on Sen’s capabilities approach this paper focuses on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) to assess whether  current developments in management education have the capacity to contribute to the promulgation of an  inclusive development that moves beyond  the discourse of ‘growth’ and ‘income’.  Arguing that PRME in its current form reproduces a dominant market logic, and lacks the sensitivity to difference as captured in the plural quality of Sen’s capability approach, we conclude by suggesting  a PRME agenda for management education that contributes to inclusive development as human wellbeing,  rewriting it in terms of capabilities.
在Sen的能力方法的基础上,本文将重点放在联合国负责任管理教育原则(PRME)上,以评估当前管理教育的发展是否有能力促进超越“增长”和“收入”话语的包容性发展的颁布。我们认为,目前形式的PRME再现了一种占主导地位的市场逻辑,缺乏对Sen能力方法的多元质量中所捕获的差异的敏感性,因此,我们建议为管理教育提供一个PRME议程,该议程有助于作为人类福祉的包容性发展,并从能力的角度对其进行重写。
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引用次数: 7
World University Rankings: Reflections on Teaching and Learning as the Cinderella function in the South African Higher Education System 世界大学排名:关于南非高等教育系统中作为灰姑娘的教与学功能的思考
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-06-26 DOI: 10.15249/12-1-165
Jeremy Mitonga-Monga Monga, F. Cilliers
Within universities, a tension exists between research and teaching and learning, where research is often accorded a higher status creating a Cinderella effect by rendering teaching and learning of lesser importance. World university rankings, also referred to as global rankings, are contentious although they have become a permanent feature of the higher education (HE) system internationally (Rauhvargers 2013; Swail 2011; Altbach et al. 2009; Marginson 2007b). Lindsay (2013) argues that institutions have emphasized the importance of publications and prestige, which contribute to national and institutional reputation. Publications increase rankings thereby contributing to the lower prestige given to excellent teachers as compared to excellent researchers. This has consequently led to a decline in the attention given to teaching. Pressure exists in the HE system to play the ranking game without acknowledging that there are expertise and pockets of teaching excellence in universities. Through their performance criteria, global rankings are transforming universities into becoming similar and conforming to a single hierarchy (Marginson 2007a). In order to compete in the global HE market and improve their rankings, some universities have adopted a business model to mitigate the effects of globalisation and have begun to view themselves and higher education as a business. Global ranking systems thus have the agency either to perpetuate teaching and learning as the Cinderella function in HE, through the ranking game or to holistically focus their performance criteria on all the core functions of universities. Ethical policy decision-making in higher is thus essential.
在大学里,研究与教与学之间存在着一种紧张关系,研究往往被赋予更高的地位,从而使教与学变得不那么重要,从而产生了灰姑娘效应。世界大学排名,也被称为全球排名,尽管它们已成为国际高等教育(HE)系统的永久特征,但仍有争议(Rauhvargers 2013;Swail 2011;Altbach et al. 2009;Marginson 2007 b)。Lindsay(2013)认为,机构强调了出版物和声望的重要性,这有助于国家和机构的声誉。出版物提高了排名,从而导致优秀教师的声望低于优秀研究人员。因此,这导致了对教学的重视程度下降。高等教育系统中存在着玩排名游戏的压力,而不承认大学中有专业知识和优秀教学。通过他们的表现标准,全球排名正在将大学变成相似的,并符合单一的等级制度(Marginson 2007a)。为了在全球高等教育市场上竞争并提高排名,一些大学采用了一种商业模式来减轻全球化的影响,并开始将自己和高等教育视为一种商业。因此,全球排名系统要么通过排名游戏将教与学作为高等教育中的灰姑娘功能延续下去,要么将其绩效标准整体地集中在大学的所有核心功能上。因此,高等院校的道德决策是必不可少的。
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引用次数: 14
Toward Deliberative Democracy: The Institutional Forum as an Innovative Shared Governance Mechanism in South African Higher Education 走向协商民主:作为南非高等教育创新共享治理机制的机构论坛
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-06-26 DOI: 10.15249/12-1-160
Anne Griffin
The aim of this article is to explore the effects of the Istitutional Forum, a recent governance innovation legislated in South Africa in 1997, as a mechanism that contributes toward the democratisation of university governance. Forums were established to confront the legacy of structured disadvantage and to reorient the educational experience towards greater horizontal accountability. The article provides commentary on the Forum’s impact vis-a-vis participative ethos and deliberative democracy against the backdrop of the South African government’s post-apartheid commitments.  Findings reveal challenges in the Forum’s make-up and implementation that are linked to its degree of influence.  Ultimately, the conclusions convey perspectives on role ambiguity and conflictual power dynamics.
本文的目的是探讨制度论坛(institutional Forum)作为一种有助于大学治理民主化的机制的影响。制度论坛是南非1997年立法的一项治理创新。设立论坛是为了面对结构性劣势的遗留问题,并将教育经验重新定位于更大的横向问责制。本文对论坛在南非政府后种族隔离承诺的背景下对参与性精神和协商民主的影响进行了评论。调查结果揭示了论坛的组成和执行方面的挑战,这些挑战与其影响程度有关。最后,结论传达了角色模糊和冲突权力动力学的观点。
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引用次数: 2
Market Driven Global Directives and Social Responsibility in Higher Education 市场驱动的全球指令与高等教育的社会责任
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-06-26 DOI: 10.15249/12-1-168
F. Veldman
Liberation from human suffering is a noble achievement, but without freedom from the constraints of poverty, liberty is partial. The South African Constitution commits us to the establishment of a society based on "democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights." All Higher Education (HE) Institutions, therefore, should be founded on "the will of the people." Within the context, we are responsible for our own destinies. HE however, has become subjected to the needs of a market-driven mentality. The purpose of this paper is to draw the reader into a paradigm that protests against the current hegemonic version of how we manage HEIs.
从人类苦难中解放出来是一项崇高的成就,但如果没有摆脱贫困限制的自由,自由就是局部的。《南非宪法》承诺我们要建立一个基于“民主价值观、社会正义和基本人权”的社会。因此,所有高等教育机构都应该建立在“人民的意愿”之上。在这种情况下,我们对自己的命运负责。然而,他已经受制于市场驱动心态的需求。本文的目的是将读者带入一个范式,抗议我们如何管理高等教育的当前霸权版本。
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引用次数: 3
Using transformative transition coaching to support leaders during career transitions 使用转型培训来支持职业转型中的领导者
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-06-26 DOI: 10.15249/12-1-166
N. Terblanche, Ruth Albertyn, Salome van Coller-Peter
Senior leadership transitions present daunting challenges. To promote inclusive development and comply with equal opportunity legislation, South African companies often fast-track careers of high-potential previously disadvantaged individuals. Organisations typically do not sufficiently support transitioning leaders, possibly acting unethically. The rate of failure is high with devastating effects for the individual and their organisation. The novel, empirically researched Transformative Transition Coaching (TTC) framework, helps facilitate deep and lasting changes in meaning perspectives of transitioning leaders through coaching. The ability of the TTC framework to support transitioning leaders is presented in this article
高层领导的换届带来了艰巨的挑战。为了促进包容性发展和遵守平等机会立法,南非公司通常会为以前处于不利地位的高潜力个人提供快速职业发展通道。组织通常不会充分支持转型领导人,可能会做出不道德的行为。失败率很高,对个人和组织都有毁灭性的影响。这一新颖的、实证研究的转型转型教练(TTC)框架,有助于通过教练促进转型领导者意义观的深刻而持久的变化。本文介绍了TTC框架支持转型领导者的能力
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引用次数: 4
“The great unspoken shame of UK Higher Education”: addressing inequalities of attainment “英国高等教育的巨大耻辱”:解决成绩不平等问题
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-06-26 DOI: 10.15249/12-1-172
F. Ross, John Tatam, A. Hughes, Owen Paul Beacock, Nona McDuff
UK universities are achieving some success in attracting increasingly diverse undergraduate cohorts, although distributed unevenly across different types of institutions. It is therefore a concern that once at universities, overall students from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds perform less well in their final degree classifications, even when entry qualifications, subject of study and student characteristics are taken into account. This paper firstly, reviews the research on what is understood about the BME attainment gap, described by an independent university governor as “the great unspoken shame of higher education” and secondly tells the story of institutional change initiated by Kingston University, which is a large, “modern” and widening participation institution in South West London. The multifaceted change involved: defining the problem; establishing an institutional key performance indicator; engaging the university leadership and academy; using a value added metric; and measuring attainment outcomes over a three year period. Results show significant improvement in attainment and qualitative evidence of improved staff awareness. The paper discusses the ethical challenges of complex and institutional change for example, the importance of committed leadership, the value of data as a vehicle for initiating engagement when staff are reluctant to discuss race, equality and social justice, the implications for moving away from a student deficit to an institutional deficit model through developing inclusive cultures and an inclusive curriculum. Finally the paper concludes with describing Kingston University’s role in influencing change across the sector. The approach to changing inequalities in student attainment will be rolled out to six other institutions, supported by a large award from the funding council.
英国大学在吸引越来越多样化的本科生群体方面取得了一些成功,尽管在不同类型的院校中分布不均。因此,令人担忧的是,一旦进入大学,来自黑人和少数民族背景的学生总体上在最终学位分类中表现不佳,即使考虑到入学资格、学习科目和学生特征。本文首先回顾了被独立大学校长描述为“高等教育的巨大耻辱”的BME成就差距的研究,然后讲述了金斯顿大学(Kingston university)发起的制度变革的故事,金斯顿大学是伦敦西南部一所大型的“现代”和不断扩大的参与机构。涉及多方面的变化:定义问题;建立机构关键绩效指标;与学校领导和学院合作;使用增值指标;并衡量三年期间的成就。结果显示了显著的进步和定性的证据,提高了员工的意识。本文讨论了复杂和制度变革的伦理挑战,例如,承诺领导的重要性,当员工不愿讨论种族、平等和社会正义时,数据作为启动参与的工具的价值,通过发展包容性文化和包容性课程,从学生赤字转向机构赤字模式的影响。最后,论文总结了金斯顿大学在影响整个部门变革中的作用。这种改变学生成绩不平等的方法将在另外六所院校推广,并得到资助委员会的大笔资助。
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引用次数: 16
Economic growth and progress: a paradigmatic conflation 经济增长与进步:一个典型的融合
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.15249/11-2-161
G. Garland, M. John, P. Naudé
This paper uses a paradigmatic lens to conceptually explore the global sustainability crisis. To anchor what would otherwise be an abstract thought experiment, the discussion focuses on GDP, economic growth and progress measurement. By reviewing the extensive debate around GDP through a paradigmatic lens, the paper explores why the prevailing growth-centric paradigm is “in crisis”. More importantly, it suggests that the crisis is unlikely be resolved by human agency, unless the requisite convincing forces for a paradigm shift are present. Or, failing this, that aggravating sociological and/or ecological conditions over time could impel the shift to some new, hitherto-unimagined, paradigm.
本文运用范式视角对全球可持续性危机进行了概念性探讨。为了锚定一个抽象的思维实验,讨论的重点是GDP、经济增长和进步衡量。通过从范式的角度回顾围绕GDP的广泛争论,本文探讨了为什么盛行的以增长为中心的范式“陷入危机”。更重要的是,它表明,除非存在范式转变所需的令人信服的力量,否则这场危机不太可能通过人类的能动性来解决。或者,如果不能做到这一点,随着时间的推移,社会学和/或生态条件的恶化可能会促使人们转向一些迄今为止无法想象的新范式。
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引用次数: 1
Corporate social responsibility reporting of banks operating in Ghana 加纳经营银行的企业社会责任报告
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.15249/11-2-146
K. Nyarku, R. Hinson
This study seeks to track corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting of local and foreign banks in Ghana from 2010-2014 financial year ends. Employing a qualitative approach, data used were only annual reports sourced from selected banks’ websites. We found that all selected banks reported more external than internal disclosures. Concerning internal disclosures, only one foreign bank reported product and customer initiatives whiles one local and four foreign banks reported human resource initiatives. External disclosures reported uneven community involvement and environmental focus among the selected banks. Health, education, and sports development dominate CSR initiatives and disclosure in Ghana’s banking industry.
本研究旨在追踪2010-2014财政年度结束时加纳本地和外国银行的企业社会责任(CSR)报告。采用定性方法,所使用的数据仅来自选定银行网站的年度报告。我们发现,所有选定的银行对外披露的信息都多于内部披露。在内部披露方面,只有一家外资银行报告了产品和客户举措,而一家本地银行和四家外资银行报告了人力资源举措。外部披露的信息显示,所选银行的社区参与度和对环境的关注程度参差不齐。健康、教育和体育发展主导着加纳银行业的企业社会责任倡议和信息披露。
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引用次数: 7
Communicating Progress on Meeting the United Nations Global Compact Goals – an analysis of the South African experience 交流实现联合国全球契约目标的进展情况——对南非经验的分析
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.15249/11-2-158
D. Malan, M. Ungerer
The purpose of business has been a consistent focus area in the field of corporate responsibility (CR). This article examines public disclosures on CR made by South African signatories to the United Nations Global Compact, with reference to recent contributions on the purpose of business. Over time, the focus of CR has shifted from an internal corporate to a broader systemic perspective, reflecting the view that the responsibility of corporations cannot be addressed in isolation. In terms of purpose, Porter and Kramer present Creating Shared Value (CSV) as a way to reinvent capitalism. Donaldson and Walsh argue that what counts as value for a single firm is not the same as value for business in general, and propose a world where collective value is optimized. Corporations have to confront global challenges with commitment and innovation. If they can do so successfully it will be in their own interest and also in the interest of the planet. It is frequently argued that – in addition – it will be the right thing to do from a moral perspective. The use of “in addition” is significant: it illustrates one of the key conceptual challenges to understanding the (perceived) tension between the business case and the moral case for corporate responsibility. “In addition” implies that the business case and the moral case are separate, but that, if they are aligned, there would be no tension. It is argued that the traditional resolution of this tension – enlightened self-interest –is both superficial and flawed. It is proposed that more corporate support for CR based on a normative foundation should be encouraged, and that the concept of Optimized Collective Value is an appropriate way to achieve this.
商业目的一直是企业责任领域的一个重点领域。本文审查了《联合国全球契约》的南非签署国对CR的公开披露,并参考了最近为商业目的所做的贡献。随着时间的推移,CR的重点已从内部企业转移到更广泛的系统视角,反映出不能孤立地解决企业责任的观点。在目的方面,波特和克莱默提出创造共享价值(CSV)是重塑资本主义的一种方式。唐纳森(Donaldson)和沃尔什(Walsh)认为,一家公司的价值与整个企业的价值不同,并提出了一个集体价值最优化的世界。企业必须以承诺和创新来应对全球挑战。如果他们能成功做到这一点,这将符合他们自己的利益,也符合地球的利益。此外,人们经常认为,从道德角度来看,这将是正确的做法。“附加”的使用意义重大:它说明了理解商业案例和公司责任道德案例之间(感知到的)紧张关系的关键概念挑战之一。“此外”意味着商业案例和道德案例是分开的,但如果它们一致,就不会有紧张关系。有人认为,解决这种紧张局势的传统方法——开明的利己主义——既肤浅又有缺陷。建议在规范基础上鼓励企业更多地支持CR,而优化集体价值的概念是实现这一目标的适当途径。
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Can we overcome the anthropocentrism bias in sustainability discourse 我们能否克服可持续发展话语中的人类中心主义偏见
IF 0.1 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.15249/11-2-189
P. Naudé
Based on a turn to the rational human subject in Descartes, Kant and Feuerbach, this paper critically examines four efforts at shaping sustainability discourse: the definition of sustainability in Our common future; stewardship Christian theology; forms of partisan justice; and GDP as measure of economic growth. These efforts made certain advances, but because they share the underlying anthropocentric bias of Western philosophy, they fail to step out of the current sustainability paradigm. The paper closes with two suggestions of how to de-centre the human subject and to build a network-view of all species.
基于笛卡尔、康德和费尔巴哈对理性人类主体的转向,本文批判性地考察了塑造可持续性话语的四种努力:在我们共同的未来中对可持续性的定义;基督教神学;党派正义的形式;GDP作为经济增长的衡量标准。这些努力取得了一定的进展,但由于它们分享了西方哲学潜在的人类中心主义偏见,它们未能走出当前的可持续性范式。本文最后提出了两个建议,即如何去中心化人类主体和建立一个所有物种的网络观。
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