Social Business in Latin America

The business world is recognizing the added value of thinking beyond the traditional linear process. It is well known that sustainable development is reshaping the business strategies to meet the aims of protecting, sustaining and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.

In this course, we will focus in finding the solutions by raising some of the right questions. How can we contribute to change the way that companies design strategy and create value? How can we tackle critical social issues in brand new ways? It is imperative to change the logic of value creation. The triple bottom line (people, planet and profit) are becoming pillars of sustainability and demand that business performance be evaluated in the broader context of social benefit. Organizations will be successful if they take proactive measures to build social integration.

We will examine the relationship between the economic system and environmental and social policies such as transparency and mutual agreements on the business, public and social sector in Latin America. Students will become familiar with literature about sustainable development and social inclusion. By incorporating this knowledge, the course will enhance cross-organizational and management practices that support healthier and more responsible business. By the end of the semester students will come up with their own projects based on challenging innovation as high-value for companies.

The University of Belgrano utilizes a 45-minute contact hour whereas the United States higher education system utilizes a 50-minute contact hour. All University of Belgrano courses represent the 45 contact hour amount and an estimated US credit calculation based on the contact hours. Each University of Belgrano transcript will include the number of hours per week and the weeks in the semester, so US universities may calculate the appropriate number of US credits for students.