Abstract
This empirical study explores the influence of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability (ERS) criteria, introduced by EQUIS accreditation in 2013, on business schools' practices. We construct case studies of four business schools in Nordic countries implementing the ERS criteria. Through qualitative analysis of 96 interviews and 194 documents, across six years (2016-2021), we establish different approaches of business schools, involving symbolic more than substantive change, finding three dominant tactics of decoupling: (a) strategic manipulation or ‘faking it’, (b) partial implementation and (c) narrow interpretation. We make a theoretical contribution, where decoupling in itself is the a taken-for-granted institutionalised behaviour.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings |
Volume | 2024 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 9 Jul 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2024 |
Event | 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2024 - Chicago, USA United States Duration: 9 Aug 2024 → 13 Aug 2024 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management Information Systems
- Management of Technology and Innovation
- Industrial relations