tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post2875668882374394605..comments2024-03-19T08:19:45.049-04:00Comments on Crane and Matten blog: Iraq, five years laterCrane and Mattenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809682169218066019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-27116319393591149582008-03-27T13:28:00.000-04:002008-03-27T13:28:00.000-04:00Klein is not the first to reflect on the time take...Klein is not the first to reflect on the time taken for ideas to percolate into the mainstream. Marginson noted in a paper on the influence of Hayek in education - (MARGINSON S., (1992), The free market: a study of Hayek, Friedman and Buchanan, Monograph No. 1, Public Sector Research Centre, University of NSW.) that new ways of thinking take time to become new ways of doing or being. He suggests ideas translate into common action some 20 to 30 years after they have been debated, discussed and reflected on in an academic arena. This rings true about much of the writing over the last century, and relates to the themes on ethics governance and CSR. Arguably, the business academic community is still grappling with notions of how to respond to values, ethics or the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in their disciplines. How such ideas will become embedded in public policy or day to day business/management practice is still contentious. However changes in corporate law and corporate governance guidelines in the past five years in many countries suggest rising community expectations relating to corporate and executive behaviour is taking place. Perhaps the recent collapse s in the finance industry in France and US may create a new wave of academic reflection. Itill be interesting to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com