Historically, students chose to practice even further education into MBA programs as a quick route to boosting their career and paychecks, according to the article I just read. Yet, recently a new Green MBA program at Marbella University tries to take a new and more ethical approach to educating the future leaders of the world.
"According to a recent survey of the mindset and aspirations of MBA applicants by career and education specialists QS TopMBA.com, the number of MBA candidates searching for an "ethical" MBA degree or one that has sustainability and social responsibility at its core has increased dramatically over five years."
The article also states that people don't want to work for unethical companies in controversial industries such as tobacco or defense. Instead, there is an increasing number of MBA graduates applying for UNPAID positions in non-profit organizations.
"Humanity and the world need new leaders and experts to resolve the global problems. The MBA programs at Marbella University entail a vanguard approach to international business with a strong focus on 'human factors' and the complexity of today's global business world."
Our keynote speaker during Business Week, CFO of COUNTRY Financial Dave Magers, had something to say that I think relates heavily to this topic as well. He states that they hired people from the start with high integrity. Here are students who are looking to work for the better of the world as a whole, instead of just trying to boost their own profits right off the bat.I think that these students are displaying what we all should strive for. According to page 388 of our book, "...attending to others is the primary building block of moral leadership," also, "Effective leaders see their own personal vision as an important part of something larger than themselves - a part of the organization and the community at large."
These students see that their service to the Green movement, using their Green MBA Program knowledge, and their unpaid time is all given to these non-profit organizations and the world as a whole. I think it is inspiring and something to think about. Maybe the world isn't so unethical as we have seen in the past, and maybe if future leaders act as altruistically (working for the better of others) as these students, we are all in store for a better world.
-Melissa Beechy
Nice article! Making the decision to go to college is the most difficult thing especially to do an MBA.
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