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Closer Look at Business Education: FINANCE
April 6, 2006

RSM's MBA one of the Best for Social Impact Management

RSM’s MBA programmes are among the best in preparing future managers for social and environmental stewardship, according to the latest edition of Closer Looks, a publication by Beyond Grey Pinstripes.

A Closer Look at Business Education: FINANCE, part of the Closer Look series, singles out RSM among a select group of six schools including Columbia and Stanford, as effectively integrating issues of social impact management into their finance curricula. On RSM’s MBA programmes, the report said: “The core finance programme devotes considerable attention to the debate between the stakeholder and shareholder conceptions of the firm. The extreme diversity within the class is used as a platform for discussion.”

In the most recent survey released by Beyond Grey Pinstripes, RSM’s MBA programme was ranked 16 in the world for its incorporation of social and environmental issues.

Beyond Grey Pinstripes is an organisation that spotlights innovative MBA programs in relation to social impact management. The joint creation of the Aspen Institute and The World Resources Institute (WRI), Beyond Grey Pinstripes aims to prepare students for tomorrow's markets by equipping them with the social, environmental, and economic perspectives required for success in a competitive global economy.

A Closer Look is a series of briefing papers on topical issues in MBA education, based on the research of the Aspen Institute.

Download the full report  here