Social Impact Centers at Elite Business Schools: Preparing Students for Innovation in Emerging Economies / Noa Gafni.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Gafni, Noa, author.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania. Higher Education Management, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Higher Education Management--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Higher Education Management.

Local Subjects:

Higher Education Management--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Higher Education Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Distribution:

Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2022

Contained In:

Dissertations Abstracts International 84-04A.

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania, 2022.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social innovation refers to a novel way of addressing societal and environmental issues by leveraging the private sector's expertise and ways of working to make a positive impact on the world's "wicked"-complex, interconnected-problems. Business schools have historically had a tenuous relationship with social impact, especially in emerging economies, where the work of elite institutions has been both lauded and called into question. Power dynamics, cultural differences, and lack of familiarity with the local context have sometimes detracted from elite business school students' well-intentioned aims-or created negative externalities and consequences. Based on a conceptual framework around pedagogy that incorporated business models, mindsets, and modes of instruction, interviews were conducted at six social impact centers in elite business schools. The findings suggest that such centers are moving away from a focus on business models toward a focus on mindsets. Instead of encouraging students to create standalone ventures, a practice known as social entrepreneurship, they are moving students toward an awareness of systems and what can drive change within them. Also, rather than emphasizing knowledge transfer by "parachuting in," students are being taught to engage in a collaborative exchange with partners in emerging economies. This is the first study to look at the pedagogy of social impact at elite business schools with respect to emerging economies.

Notes:

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-04, Section: A.

Advisors: Eynon, Diane E.; Committee members: Grossman, David; McBeth, Courtney.

Department: Higher Education Management.

Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania 2022.

Local Notes:

School code: 0175

ISBN:

9798845407580

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