Business Strategies for a Better World

Katherine Klein: “Today business is not just about making money, it is about serving a larger social purpose. It’s about problem-solving , it’s about serving your community, it’s about inspiring people. Our students are coming to us and saying, ‘I want to join a business that has a social impact. I want to have a career that allows me to pursue my purpose and fulfil an impact.’”

Mauro Guillen: “This specialization offers learners a way to grow professionally, a way to acquire new skills and new perspectives.”

Phil Nichols: “The application of business techniques, experiences, tools to social goals is a relatively new field.”

Katherine Klein: “Understanding how is the role of business changing? How can business really contribute? What does this mean for the way we do business?  What does this mean for profits? What does this mean for impact? Wharton is very focused on these issues – from the faculty, from the students, and from our alumni, who are really pioneers in the field.”

Phil Nichols: “Business Strategies for a Better World will provide students with the skills to help their purpose-driven business thrive.”

James D. Thompson: “There are four courses, they range from Global Trends right through to Corruption, and include Social Entrepreneurship and Business Strategies for Social Impact. This specialization offers learners cutting-edge Wharton education delivered by Wharton professors, and gives learners the ultimate convenience and flexibility.”

Katherine Klein: “Anyone who is working in business, who is contemplating a career in business, who is leading a business will get a sense of what it means to have a purpose – how you create that and define that, and nurture your sense of purpose, and how you put it into action.”

Mauro Guillen: “This specialization is all about helping people make an impact on the world above and beyond the profit mode.”

James D. Thompson: “So anybody interested in social impact, social innovation, but have never taken formal courses in this space, are likely to benefit greatly from this.”

Katherine Klein: “We’re all more motivated when we know that we’re working to solve social issues, solve environmental challenges, or working for a company that we’re proud of. So if you want to attract great talent, be a company that people are proud to join.”

Phil Nichols: “Society expects more from business than it expected 10, 20 years ago. And anyone who’s operating in the business sphere needs to understand how they can use their business to act in a socially responsible and mature way.”