Editorial
sustainability
Teaching social entrepreneurship?
B-Schools are tackling the teaching of Social
Entrepreneurship in different ways. Several
schools have set up dedicated centres. INSEAD,
the France-based school, has a centre for social
innovation and a course for social entrepreneurship.
Kellogg, in Chicago, also has a centre for social
entrepreneurship.
Santiago Iniguez is Dean of IE Business
School in Madrid, which specializes in
entrepreneurship. He takes an alternative view:
“An holistic approach is need with social
entrepreneurship. Good management equals
responsible management and needs to feed into
every course. Many initiatives can start with the
student body and the school must provide the
environment to allow these initiatives to prosper.” students work with Asia Link, an initiative by the supplying clothing suitable for both disabled and
More and more schools are working closely European Commission to promote sustainable non-disabled people, with support from the
with NGOs and community organizations, creating regional and multilateral networking and Association of Disabled People and Casa Madrid in
an opportunity for students to gain experience development. IESE professors have also been Spain. Roba Kapaz has distribution through
working within these environments. “We hope to working on a project with the International Finance Spain’s largest retailer, El Corte Ingles, as well as
give students the bug which will make them Corporation, part of the World Bank Group, on direct marketing to four million disabled people
passionate about CSR for the rest of their lives” says creating public-private partnerships to strengthen in Spain, and will soon be looking at a European
Arnoud De Meyer, Dean of Cambridge University, the skills of managers in Africa, expanding and market of 50 million disabled people.
Judge Business School. enhancing opportunities for management education QS, which I founded in 1990 whilst at Wharton,
and training across Africa, particularly in Kenya, has long had a socially entrepreneurial mission: “To
MBA impact on poverty South Africa and Ghana.” enable motivated people to fulfil their potential
Deans of some of the world’s top business schools through international mobility, educational
see an opportunity to develop multi-disciplinary MBAs involved in tackling big issues achievement and career development.” As a result,
approaches to finding solutions to the big issues of Robertson observes: “Almost 50 per cent of our six years ago, we established the QS Education Trust,
today; the health of the planet, childrens’ health and students become involved in socially responsible to offer scholarships for deserving candidates who
poverty. Tom Robertson, Dean of Wharton at the projects during their time at Wharton. There are have demonstrated socially responsible leadership in
University of Pennsylvania, says: “Penn is a single, many student-run consulting projects aiding their communities. To date over 27 people – all of
integrated campus with many well-funded institutes businesses in developing countries to access whom attend the QS World MBA Tour or QS World
and departments, Grad School Tour - have
operating at the leading won partial scholarships to
edge of technologies.
“An holistic approach is needed with social entrepreneurship. Good
study MBAs or
Wharton professors are postgraduate masters at
working on many global
management equals responsible management and needs to feed into every
schools like Wharton,
health initiatives – Roy
course. Many initiatives can start with the student body and the school must
Chicago, INSEAD, LBS,
Vagelos (ex-CEO of SDA Bocconi, IE Business
Merck) funded the
provide the environment to allow these initiatives to prosper.”
School, Politecnico di
Institute for Life Science Milano and many more.
Research. Our Mack QS Educational Trust has
Center works with engineering, medicine and life developed markets.” Robertson is delighted to also contributed to funding the building of a
sciences on research programs, with a view to the welcome the Net Impact Conference to Wharton. missionary school in Burma.
creation and diffusion of innovation, turning ideas “Conferences won’t change the world, but they can QS Education Trust (www.qstrust.com) is
into commercial realities.” point people who are passionate about these issues funded by delegate fees from the QS Asia Pacific
Robertson adds, “Much of the problem in in the right direction.” Professional Leaders in Education Conference
underdeveloped nations is a lack of management Shores at UCLA adds, "We are accepting more which encourages business leaders from around the
capability and entrepreneurship. Wharton is at the students with backgrounds in government, not-for- world to network and forge partnerships for the
forefront of creating social impact. Our faculty is profit firms and international agencies. The MBA development of education. www.qsapple.org
active in entrepreneurial capacity-building initiatives is no longer seen as primarily a degree for those who
domestically and around the world. For example, wish to pursue careers in investment banking,
Professor Ian MacMillan has been working on consulting, and consumer goods or manufacturing.
projects in Zambia, in partnership with the Penn Rather, the MBA is now recognized as a degree that
Net Impact Conferences information
Veterinary School, to increase yields on chicken provides a breadth of skills that are applicable to
is available at www.netimpact.org
feed – an entrepreneurial initiative which is active virtually any career, including those dedicated to
on the ground and successful.” social entrepreneurship.”
Aspen Institute information is available
Jordi Canals at Spain’s IESE Business School Gabriel Bellomusto, an Alum of Madrid’s IE
at www.beyondgreypinstripes.org
reports: “IESE and CEIBS (China) faculty and Business School, has founded Roba Kapaz,
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