A Positive Impact Rating for Business Schools: Case Study

Thomas Dyllick and Katrin Muff
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Thomas Dyllick: The Institute for Business Sustainability, 6005 Lucerne, Switzerland
Katrin Muff: The Institute for Business Sustainability, 6005 Lucerne, Switzerland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: Business school rankings have been criticized, to blindly “follow the money” with their strong focus on salaries and economic performance, thereby reflecting the values and expectations of the times the rankings were created. Rankings are increasingly seen as out of touch with changing demands on business and business schools to address issues of social impact and sustainability. The newly created Positive Impact Rating for Business Schools (PIR) provides an answer to these demands. This paper presents a case study on the new PIR. It first provides an overview of the critique of current business school rankings. It highlights emerging trends towards including social impact and sustainability in the business school landscape, with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, research initiatives, accreditations, and rankings. It then presents and discusses in detail the new PIR launched in January 2020 at the WEF in Davos and its initial reception. This new “by students and for students” rating reaches out to students to assess their own business schools on how they perceive them in creating a positive impact on and for the world.

Keywords: business school ranking; business school accreditation; sustainability; social impact; UN sustainable development goals; purpose orientation; student organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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