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Headlines change company values. If they expe- rience a values conflict, they are more likely to leave than try to ■MBAs believe that they can't change the organization. ■ In fact, MBAs aren't sure what "social responsibility" is. Many think it's an internal issue, and that it is the job of the corporation's human resources department to help create a happier and more pro- Business Students and Society How are future business executives learning to lead? A longitudinal study of in- ternational MBA students attempts to answer that question by examin- ing their attitudes on the relationship of business to society. The first re- sults of the report were recently released by The Aspen Institute's Initiative for Social Innovation Through Business (Aspen ISIB), based in New York City. Nearly 2,200 MBA students from 13 major international business schools were surveyed from summer 1999 through spring 2001, answer- ing questions about how they view the role of the company in society and how their views are shaped by what they learn in business school. could—and would—provide more balanced leadership than business leaders do today by giving greater consideration to social and environ- mental concerns. ing the two years of the business school program, from "customer needs" and "product quality" to ■MBAs shift their priorities dur- "shareholder value." ■ Students believe that during schools to show them the financial benefits of fulfilling social responsi- bility—as both an internal and exter- nal force. They also would like to see social responsibility incorporated into the core curriculum, rather than being taught as an elective on ethics or corporate philanthropy. "This is the first time MBA stu- ductive work force. ■MBAs would like their business their business careers, they will expe- rience significant stress by having to make decisions that conflict with their values. AACSB Elects Board Members AACSB International, St. Louis, Missouri, has announced six new representatives for its Board of Directors. Although members originally voted to elect Margot Northey of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, as vice chair-chair elect, Northey has announced she will retire in June. She has resigned her AACSB position, and in her place, Carolyn Woo, dean of the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, has been named. Serving a three-year term on the Accreditation Council will be Sidney Harris, Some findings: ■MBA students believe that they Carolyn Woo Georgia State University, Atlanta; and Richard Sorensen, Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute and State University in Blacksburg. Patricia W. Meyers, University of Redlands in California, has been elected to represent non-accredited member institutions. She also will serve a three-year term. To serve as representative of non-U.S. educational institutions, Howard Thomas, University of Warwick, Coventry, England, has been elected to serve a two-year term. Jean C. Wyer of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florham Park, New Jersey, will serve a two-year term as representative of non-educational member institu- tions. New board members will assume their positions on July 1. 6 BizEd MAY/JUNE 2002 dent attitudes have been docu- mented over the course of the MBA program," says Judith Samuelson, executive director of Aspen ISIB. "And the results tell us that MBA programs do indeed influence stu- dents' attitudes toward business and