Assessing the Perceived Level of Integration of Leadership Values and Ethics within Kenyan MBA Programs

Topic: Assessing the perceived level of integration of leadership values and ethics within business education: A case study of MBA education in Kenya

Purpose:  To assess the extent to which MBA Programs in Kenya were perceived to integrate leadership values and ethics in their course content and delivery by the MBA graduates.

Problem:  MBA graduates from leading graduate schools all over the world have been linked to major financial scandals raising the question whether business schools are doing enough to inculcate leadership values and ethics in the lives of their graduates. While a number of business schools have heeded the call to deliberately incorporate leadership values and ethics into their curriculum, many others have stuck to the traditional MBA curriculum which focuses more on developing functional skills, and which has been faulted for having serious limitations and hence unable to produce competent business leaders for the 21st century. Without proper grounding in leadership values and ethics, the business education graduate is left vulnerable to the forces of corruption in the marketplace.

Methodology: This study employed survey research design. Findings related to the key research objectives were analyzed using nonparametric tests. Wilcoxon test was carried out to test the Null hypothesis whether there was a significant difference between observed and what would have been considered adequate level of integration of MBA education with leadership values and ethics.