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Sustainability and Business Initiatives with the Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid
Author: Marquez, Patricia
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: University of San Diego
Publication Year: 2008
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 1334 views
Previously unsuspected, profitable market initiatives aimed at the socio‐economic base‐of‐the‐pyramid (BOP) are generating both social and economic value, holding the promise of improved wellbeing for the world’s poor. Business can play a significant role in bringing the 4 billion people living in poverty closer to mainstream markets as consumers, producers, or business partners.
Access: Outsourcing
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Scully, Maureen
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 3121 views
How businesses can access the benefits of a global marketplace without falling prey to the accompanying risks is a critical question.
Access Teaching Module
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Scully, Maureen
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 11222 views
Access, to new markets and materials, to new sources of labor and information, to new communities and new ideas, is crucial to business, and can also serve as a way to spread the benefits of economic development to people and their communities. How does access bring value to business and society and can it also be used to reduce the downside of globalization?
The Role of Business in Fostering Peaceful Societies
Authors: Fort, Timothy L.; Schipiani, Cindy
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2004
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 902 views
Global protests give the misleading impression that multinational business interests are at odds with creating a responsible and peaceful society...
Peace Through Commerce
Author: Dimon, Denise
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: University of San Diego: School of Business Administration
Publication Year: 2011
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1551 views
This course focuses on how changing political environments affect business strategies and competitive advantage of domestic and international firms. It also analyzes the ways in which businesses contribute to the peace and prosperity of the global community through commerce.
Social Entrepreneurship Teaching Resources Handbook
Authors: Brock, Debbi D.; Kim, Marina; Davis, Susan
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Ashoka's Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship
Publication Year: 2008
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 1953 views
As advocates for social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship education, staff at Ashoka have gathered a plethora of resources for both faculty new to the field of social entrepreneurship and seasoned veterans who blazed the trail in the early twenty first century.
Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money, and Community in a Changing World
Authors: Parish, Billy; Aujla, Dev
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Rodale Books
Publication Year: 2012
As we emerge from the recession, a generation is searching for practical ways to succeed financially while also making positive changes in the world. From energy to food to education, Making Good outlines how to do this.
FSG
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Product Type: Web Sites
Source: FSG
Publication Year: 2012
FSG is a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in strategy, evaluation, and research. FSG’s international teams work across sectors by partnering with foundations, corporations, nonprofits, and governments in every region of the globe to develop more effective solutions to the world’s most challenging social issues. Our goal is to help organizations and companies – individually and collectively – create greater and more effective social change.
From International Conflict to Resolution and Peace
Author: Ty, Rey
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: DePaul University
Publication Year: 2012
This course examines the origin, nature, and consequences of conflict and peace. It investigates the systemic, interstate, domestic, economic, class, social, economic, ideological, idiosyncratic, and other factors that provide the reasons for which conflicts arise in different contexts. Literature used come from political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, psychology, education, history, business, communication, religious studies, and the humanities.
In Search of the Hybrid Ideal
Authors: Battilana, Julie; Lee, Matthew; Walker, John; Dorsey, Cheryl
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review, 10(3)
Publication Year: 2012
Researchers examine the rise of hybrid organizations that combine aspects of nonprofits and for-profits and the challenges they face...
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