If you're looking for a career in which you can make a positive difference in the world, an MBA may be just what you're looking for.
Business Insider reports 20% of survey respondents to the Association of MBAs said they chose to pursue an MBA "to build a sustainable business," and a professor at the International MBA at IE Business School says that's not just a trend among recent business school graduates.
"In the past, if MBA graduates wanted to work in social impact, some of the only options available were working for a nonprofit or an NGO," says Rachida Justo. "Today, though, the social impact industry is growing rapidly," she says.
"I think at the beginning it was more social entrepreneurship and now the whole ecosystem is developing around it," adds PhD candidate Jeanne Roche, who specializes in social entrepreneurship and impact investing.
One of the ways MBA students are learning about social impact is through the MBA's Social Impact Lab, a five-week consulting project in which students work with actual companies to address issues like climate change.
The final exam for the elective course Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Investing also focuses on social impact, and students can choose between pro bono consulting, creating a social enterprise, or writing a case study
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