{"id":21686,"date":"2013-11-23T05:07:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T12:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=21686"},"modified":"2013-11-19T19:07:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T02:07:45","slug":"uc-berkeley-haas-creates-new-institute-for-business-and-social-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/uc-berkeley-haas-creates-new-institute-for-business-and-social-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley Haas Creates New Institute for Business and Social Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UC Berkeley<\/strong> Haas School of Business<\/strong> will significantly boost its efforts to inspire creative and effective business solutions to address some of the world\u2019s most pressing problems now that it has launched its new Institute for Business and Social Impact. The institute will be led by Professor Laura Tyson<\/strong>, economist, policy maker, and former Haas School dean.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students are determined to make a difference in the world, but the answers are not simple or obvious,\u201d says Tyson, whose extensive public service roles include being Chair of the President\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers and Director of the White House National Economic Council under President Clinton.<\/p>\n

One of the focal points of the institute is helping students define career interests in social impact. \u201cWe will provide students with the tools and vision they need to design pathways to fulfilling careers so that they can help create a more prosperous, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable society,\u201d adds Tyson.<\/p>\n

Research will also be an important aspect of the institute\u2019s role, galvanizing the Haas faculty\u2019s thought leadership in areas ranging from corporate social responsibility and multi-sector leadership to fraud, corruption, and ethics; environmental governance; poverty; health efficacy; gender parity; and more.<\/p>\n

The institute will house several of the school\u2019s current centers and programs that already provide courses, activities, and research spanning the for-profit, nonprofit, and public sectors. They include:<\/p>\n

\u00a7\u00a0 The Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership<\/b><\/a>, which works with organizations whose mission is to improve social and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

\u00a7\u00a0 The Center for Responsible Business<\/b><\/a>, which integrates social and environmental goals into the business models of for-profit enterprises.<\/p>\n

\u00a7\u00a0 The Graduate Program in Health Management<\/b><\/a>, which trains students for the future of health finance, health systems and new innovations in health care.<\/p>\n

\u00a7\u00a0 The Haas Global Social Venture Competition<\/b><\/a>, which is the nation\u2019s largest student-run competition for approaches to social and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n

The Institute is also launching an initiative on the impact of women on business and the economy. Through classes, applied research, a speakers' series, and seminars with leading executives, this program will explore strategies to foster the advancement of women in corporate management, entrepreneurship and nonprofit leadership.<\/p>\n

Beyond its centers and programs, the institute will provide a vibrant hub for collaboration with other groups at the Haas School and UC Berkeley around shared goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe social importance of what we do has always been a part of our school\u2019s DNA,\u201d says Haas School Dean Rich Lyons<\/strong>. \u201cThe tools of business can and should be applied to bend the many unsustainable paths our world is on, such as the rising cost of healthcare, public education, access to clean water, carbon use, obesity, clean air, etc. Bending these paths will require the combination of skills and mindsets we aim to deliver at Berkeley-Haas. The Institute for Business and Social Impact is the next level of how we develop these pathbending leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Institute for Business and Social Impact at: https:\/\/haas.berkeley.edu\/IBSI<\/a><\/p>\n

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