Program Overview

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Overview

The Strategic Management—Social Business & Enterprise concentration is designed for individuals interested in pursuing a meaningful career that advances positive social change. This program helps students develop a strategic mindset to tackle pressing societal issues.

Program Description

The Social Business & Enterprise concentration challenges students to reconceptualize strategy development and implementation with a focus on the environment, economic development, corporate social responsibility, and social impact. As a Social Business & Enterprise student, you will develop a comprehensive set of management skills, encompassing cross-sectoral collaboration and social entrepreneurship. This concentration complements concentrations and majors in other Management areas, adding a holistic and integrated perspective.

Careers

Social Business and Enterprise graduates find work in various fields, including:

• NGOs
• International organizations (e.g., those affiliated with the UN)
• Social enterprises
• Government agencies
• Consulting and corporate social responsibility fields
• For-profit businesses seeking to make a difference in society

Possible career paths include:

• Policy analyst
• Lobbyist
• Investment Advisor
• Marketing Research Assistant
• Public Relations Coordinator

Courses

As a Strategic Management student, you can take courses like:

• MGPO 365: Business-Government Relations
• MGPO 438: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• MGPO 440: Strategies for Sustainability
• MGPO 450: Ethics in Management

Faculty

The Faculty’s innovative programs and historic reputation for excellence continue to attract prominent professors from around the globe, including:

• Dror Etzion
• Anna Kim
• Paola Perez-Aleman

Related Majors

Strategic Management – Social Business and Enterprise is an excellent complement to majors that focus primarily on profitability. The concentration sensitizes students to a broader set of impacts and contextualizes business activity within its social and physical environment. Related majors include:

• Managing for Sustainability
• Strategic Management
• International Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations Management

Admission Requirements

To apply for this program, you will need to apply to the Desautels Faculty of Management. Check the full admission requirements for information about deadlines and whether supporting documents are required as part of your application.