The MBA oath is an attempt to replace the Friedmanite view of the social responsibility of business with something quite different: a management profession that commits itself to promoting the long-term, sustainable welfare of all. The sense of a professional ethic is conveyed by clauses in the oath that require managers to “develop both myself and other managers under my supervision so that the profession continues to grow and contribute to the well-being of society.”
因此哈佛现在的MBA誓词就是尝试用另一种理念去取代弗里德曼对于企业社会责任的看法：一个承诺要促进社会全体成员长期、可持续福利的管理专业理念。通过要求经理人“推动自身及其下属管理人员的进步，令经理人职业得以继续壮大并对全社会的福祉有所贡献”，这份誓词本身就已经传达了一种职业道德理念。