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July 20, 2026Management Learning

Why we need a relational approach to responsible management education: Exploring business students’ experiences of moral positioning

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AKAnnemette KjærgaardMBMaribel BlascoCECarole Elliott

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Overview

Explores how students experience moral positioning in responsible management education, suggesting implications for practice.

Key Points

  • The study aims to understand how students' experiences of moral positioning shape their engagement in responsible management education.
  • Analyzed students' interpretations of their experiences using positioning theory.
  • Identified three positions: Number-cruncher, Depository, and Responsible management-engaged.
  • Examined pedagogical and institutional influences on students' moral positioning.
  • Students often perceive educational practices as reinforcing an instrumental view of business.
  • Classroom dynamics influence which forms of responsibility engagement are considered acceptable.
  • Students may disengage from responsible management education despite expressing interest in responsibility issues.

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Kjærgaard et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5dbab88bd453d3397abd5chttps://doi.org/10.1177/13505076261462911
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