Higher aims fulfilled: The Social Capital Academy as a means for advancing underrepresented students in comprehensive university business schools

IF 5.8 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Horizons Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.bushor.2022.11.004

David Obstfeld

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Current research underscores how a college education can reflect broader social inequality via the disproportionate flow of resources to elite universities and advantaged students. In contrast, underresourced comprehensive universities disproportionately serve minority, first-generation, and working-class students. This article argues that the comprehensive university is uniquely positioned to reduce social inequality and that the comprehensive university undergraduate business school (CUUBS) should test a new approach to education. The article also advocates a substantive response to social inequality by (1) focusing on undergraduate business education within comprehensive universities rather than MBA programs in well-funded, elite business schools, (2) implementing a strategic emphasis on career-related jobs (CRJs) for underrepresented students, and (3) helping students pursue CRJs via the development of a Social Capital Academy (SCA). This article describes the benefits of an SCA for underrepresented students, its requirements and benefits for universities and business communities, and the possibilities for scaling the program to address social inequality. Future applications of the SCA to STEM-related fields are also explored.

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实现更高的目标:社会资本学院作为促进综合性大学商学院中代表性不足的学生的一种手段

目前的研究强调，大学教育如何通过资源不成比例地流向精英大学和优势学生，反映出更广泛的社会不平等。相比之下，资源不足的综合性大学不成比例地招收少数族裔、第一代和工薪阶层学生。本文认为，综合性大学在减少社会不平等方面具有独特的地位，综合性大学本科商学院应该尝试一种新的教育方式。本文还主张通过以下方式对社会不平等做出实质性回应:(1)关注综合性大学的本科商业教育，而不是资金充足的精英商学院的MBA课程;(2)为代表性不足的学生实施与职业相关的工作(crj)的战略重点;(3)通过发展社会资本学院(SCA)帮助学生追求职业相关的工作。本文描述了SCA对代表性不足的学生的好处，它对大学和商业社区的要求和好处，以及扩展该计划以解决社会不平等问题的可能性。本文还探讨了SCA在stem相关领域的未来应用。

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Business Horizons BUSINESS-

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17.70

自引率

5.40%

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105

期刊介绍： Business Horizons, the bimonthly journal of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is dedicated to publishing original articles that appeal to both business academics and practitioners. Our editorial focus is on covering a diverse array of topics within the broader field of business, with a particular emphasis on identifying critical business issues and proposing practical solutions. Our goal is to inspire readers to approach business practices from new and innovative perspectives. Business Horizons occupies a distinctive position among business publications by offering articles that strike a balance between academic rigor and practical relevance. As such, our articles are grounded in scholarly research yet presented in a clear and accessible format, making them relevant to a broad audience within the business community.