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Walking Our Talk: Business Schools, Legitimacy, and Citizenship

Clark University, mboyle{at}clarku.edu

Business and society scholars have analyzed the citizenship activities of private firms, but what of their own institutions? This article introduces the concept of business school citizenship (BSC), examining it as a response to the legitimacy pressures created by competing corporate and university interests in the U.S. management-education context. Theories of corporate and of university social responsibility are used to explain BSC, and these theories form the basis of the argument that such activities can be justified and should be increased.

Key Words: management education • business-school responsibility • citizenship • legitimacy • AACSB accreditation

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