TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The aim of this paper is to investigate the purpose of the business school in light of the growing globalization of the business world.Design/methodology/approach– The paper investigates the purpose of the business school, with views from the literature. It also presents views as to the purpose of the business school today.Findings– The paper finds that the purpose of the business school is to create value in the forms of academic, personal and public or social value.Originality/value– This paper has interesting information as to the purpose and role of business schools in the globalizing modern world. VL - 27 IS - 4 SN - 0262-1711 DO - 10.1108/02621710810866723 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02621710810866723 AU - Hay Michael ED - Howard Thomas PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Business schools: a new sense of purpose T2 - Journal of Management Development PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 371 EP - 378 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -