Mission and Management: A CJBE Podcast

In this episode, we revisit the "Big Bang" of modern Jesuit business education: the July 1998 meeting at Seattle University. We move past common misconceptions of institutional tension to reveal a watershed moment of collaborative vision where university presidents and business deans joined forces. We explore the core of the resulting Seattle Mandate , which radically redefined business as a "nobl...

In this second episode, we explore the core of Jesuit business education: the formation of leaders who possess Competence with Conscience. Our hosts move beyond the "entry fee" of technical skill to analyze the specific profile of a Jesuit graduate. Drawing from the foundational scholarship in Volume 1 of the Journal of Jesuit Business Education (JJBE) , this episode clarifies the relati...

Is business school just vocational training for making money, or is it a training ground for ethical leadership? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the "high stakes" question that has defined the last few decades of global business education. We explore the tension between the traditional "shareholder primacy" model—which prioritizes short-term profit, often at the cost of the community—and...