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University of Pennsylvania

Business Strategies for A Better World

University of Pennsylvania via Coursera Specialization

Overview

You’re not just interested in making money. You’re interested in making a difference in the world too. Set your career and your business on the road to success by learning evidence-based strategies to achieve sustainable social impact: profits with purpose. This specialization was designed to give you the tools and strategies you need to create measurable social impact around the world – whether your impact goal is to create jobs, to reduce malnutrition, or to increase access to environmentally-friendly and affordable housing, or to make a positive difference in some other way. In these four courses taught by acclaimed Wharton professors, you’ll learn how to apply effective business strategies to real-world problems through a deep understanding of the global practices and trends shaping the world today. By the end of this Specialization, you’ll be able to: ● Lead, invest and make business decisions for social impact ● Analyze information about global trends to make more informed strategic business decisions ● Understand the role of corruption in societies so you can make better business decisions ● Develop, launch, test, and scale entrepreneurship projects which have high-potential of significant positive social impact

Syllabus

Course 1: Global Trends for Business and Society
- Offered by University of Pennsylvania. In this course, you’ll learn to analyze rapidly changing global trends, their effects on consumer and ... Enroll for free.

Course 2: Corruption
- Offered by University of Pennsylvania. You can't understand the world today if you don't understand corruption. Every day, we see high-level ... Enroll for free.

Course 3: Social Entrepreneurship
- Offered by University of Pennsylvania. How do we create innovative and effective solutions to social problems around the world ? This ... Enroll for free.

Course 4: Business Strategies for Social Impact
- Offered by University of Pennsylvania. When is it good business practice to invest for social good? What are the most innovative and ... Enroll for free.

Courses

Taught by

Christopher Geczy, Ian "Mac" MacMillan, James D. Thompson, Katherine Klein, Mauro Guillén and Philip Nichols

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