Entrepreneurship & Innovation
ENTR 2414: Social Responsibility of Business in an Age of Inequality
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Studies how businesses can be agents for social good, both locally and around the world.
- In an era of growing social and economic inequality both in the United States and globally, many “enlightened” businesses are reconsidering their roles in creating opportunity for disadvantaged or marginalized people and communities.
- Focuses on businesses that have the resources to invest in innovative social responsibility programs that address the impact of rising social and economic inequality.
- Considers the tension between the single-minded notion of maximizing profit for investors and serving a broader stakeholder community.
- The role of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking plays a key role in student learning.
- This is an integrative course that includes areas such as business policy, governance, strategy, and decision making.
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