IIMs have played a significant role in realizing the societal aspirations of India becoming a creative, compassionate, and developed nation. This needs attention of all stakeholders. Very few peopl...

Due to its major influence on individual’s performance, engagement is increasingly becoming popular among practitioners. While its influence on performance has been well established, research on the influence of variables related to organizations on engagement is still in its nascent stage. Therefore, this study examines the mediating role of employee engagement in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) – organizational commitment relationship. Multiple regression results using responses from 150 academics working in Indian management institutes predominantly owned by business groups partially support the relationships hypothesized. The findings may encourage Indian management institutes owned by business groups to consider CSR in teaching and research as serious investment areas in order to have a more engaged and committed workforce.

Social Context of Management Education: Institution Building Experiences at IIMs

Social Responsibility and Commitment in Management Institutes: Mediation by Engagement

This research article studies in detail the problems, issues and challenges faced by the MBA graduates and the management institutes offering MBA programmes in Chennai with reference to employabili...

Employers' Perspective of MBA Curriculum in Meeting the Requirements of the Industry

Purpose




India is the first country to have mandated compulsory corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends through changes in its legislative framework. Focus has thus shifted from the “why” to the “how” of CSR and, therefore, a shift in the “locus” of CSR responsibility from the “influencer” chief executive officer toward the “implementer” CSR professionals. The purpose of this paper is to study the role of management education in developing individual competencies among the implementers and impacting effective CSR implementation.




Design/methodology/approach




This paper, using a case study design, studies the role of management education in developing individual competencies among the implementers and impacting effective CSR implementation. Building on theoretical frameworks, this paper carries out an exploratory research of an Indian business school’s management education program for development practitioners. It uses qualitative inputs gathered from relevant stakeholders of the program to understand the role of management education in facilitating the paradigm shift in CSR in the Indian context.




Findings




The paper finds that the program has impacted outcomes at three levels, namely through developing key individual CSR-related competencies; impacting participants’ professional performance; and organizational impact in effective CSR implementation.




Practical implications




The case study provides a roadmap to business schools for designing and implementing programs for CSR professionals.




Originality/value




Extant research in the Indian context is silent on key competencies required for CSR implementation and also on the role of management education in developing the same. Such competencies can ensure the efficiency of the expected large CSR spends by private corporates under the new legal requirements and alter the country’s social development path.

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Social Context of Management Education: Institution Building Experiences at IIMs

Citations

Social Responsibility and Commitment in Management Institutes: Mediation by Engagement

Employers' Perspective of MBA Curriculum in Meeting the Requirements of the Industry

Rethinking the role of management education in developing a “new” locus of CSR responsibility: An Indian case study

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