technology to democratise or spread the creation of the meritocracy) then that contribution can be huge, changing the value of business education as we see it today. Catherine Duggan, Dean, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business When I think about the role of Business Schools, I am always reminded of a quote from a Nigerian writer, Ben Okri. He writes: ‘We can redream this world and make the dream real’. I think those two elements are exactly what we do at a Business School: we are reimagining what
can put two years of their career on hold and afford to travel to a Western, high-cost city for an MBA programme. Technology has enabled us, as Business Schools, to deliver in different ways, to create a flatter meritocracy or a more distributed, democratised form of meritocracy. This creates more equality of opportunity which can lead to equality of outcomes. After all, it does not seem that we can truly address equality if only a certain elite – economic or dynastic – however well intentioned, is going to create a level future for all. So, if we can do these two things simultaneously (build the intellectual framework for what capitalism looks like out into the future, and use
Schools have a responsibility to be truthful about who they are; if social justice is at the heart of your mission, you need to say that up front
| 15
Ambition | BE IN BRILLIANT COMPANY
Made with FlippingBook - Share PDF online