In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, we will be discussing the emergence of a new story about business. This new story locates business within a societal framework. Almost every business creates or destroys value for customers, suppliers, employees, communities and society, in addition to shareholders and other financiers. A number of new models of business can be built on this idea such as corporate responsibility, philanthropy, shared value and sustainability. Profits and stakeholder value go together, and this course explains how. The final session explores the idea of how to become a stakeholder entrepreneur and create a business that makes money and makes the world a better place.
This course is part of the Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business Specialization
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About this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
New models of how to run an effective business that makes the world a better place
Corporate responsibility, philanthropy, and building sustainable value
Creating value for stakeholders through conscious capitalism and stakeholder theory
How to develop a business idea that makes money and makes the world a better place
Skills you will gain
- Business Model
- Management
- Stakeholder Theory
- Environmental Economics
- Entrepreneurship
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Business in Society: The Problem
Corporate Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
Creating Value for Stakeholders
Becoming a Stakeholder Entrepreneur
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TOP REVIEWS FROM NEW MODELS OF BUSINESS IN SOCIETY
Good insightful course. Interviews with CEOs were inspiring. Every topic was wonderfully explained by the professor.Thank you Professor, University of Virginia,Coursera & Class central.
It was an excellent experience for me as it motivated me to become and entrepreneur and change my mind set to serve people along with earning profits to make the world a better place to live in
Good concise course that captures the essentials of the relevant concepts. The professor is engaging and has done a good job in explaining the topics in a brief yet informative manner!
Nice Course..The way of delivering and passion of the professor for inspiring students is excellence..
it helps me to think in a better way about business & Got lot of Insights ...Thank u Professor
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