Rethinking the MBA: Character as the Educational Foundation for Future Business Leaders

As today’s students demand more purpose-driven education, a growing movement is pushing business schools to go beyond profit and prestige—to develop leaders with character, judgment, and a deeper sense of calling. With rising distrust in corporations and MBAs under fire for valuing networks over ethics, some schools are experimenting with teaching not just business, but meaning. Can business education be reimagined to serve society, not just shareholders?