Implementing the Principles for Responsible Management Education in Teaching: Insights from two European Business Schools

Launched in 2008, the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) adapt the principles of the UN Global Compact to business and management education. Within less than two years, more than 220 business schools and universities have signed these principles that cover teaching, research, corporate relations and dialogue with stakeholders. The implementation of the principles poises a challenge to business schools, particularly the transformion of the curriculum, both in terms of pedagogical approach and content. In this project, through our involvement in the implementation of the PRME at our respectivetwo business schools in Finland and France, we set out to discuss some of our pedagogical approaches and the teaching and learning experiences they lead to.