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Inside the Toolboxes : oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy 2013
lot of toolboxes, guidebooks, and protocols have been written about how BoP business models should look and how to best implement them. But as two scholars who have led many of those efforts recently summarized: “corporate interest ... has dropped precipitously or migrated to the CSR (i.e., philanthropic) side of the business.” The new oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy, in Istanbul this September, seeks to uncover some of the underlying dynamics with which managers overcome these challenges.
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Accelerating What Works to Fix What Doesn’t: How the IPIHD’s free programs can help health care innovators
People are fundamentally wired to focus on what is broken. But when addressing ineffective health care systems, it often makes sense to ask what IS working and how it can be replicated. In that spirit, the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery is seeking health care innovators to join its network and make use of its free programs.
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Make Money in Social Enterprise With a Business School Degree
Social enterprise is a newer area of business used to address shortcomings in society, such as environmental challenges or education disparities, but often pays less than traditional fields. The lower salary potential could deter students going to business school to make more money.
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Celebrity Breasts and Patented Genes: Why the test that may save Angelina Jolie’s life is too expensive for the BoP (Bi-Weekly Checkup – 5/24/13)
Angelina Jolie recently got a preventive double mastectomy, after a genetic test revealed her elevated risk of breast cancer. But breast cancer kills over 450,000 a year, mainly in developing countries. And the genetic test Jolie got costs over $3,000, because a company holds a patent on the genes themselves.
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Paying for Health Emergencies: New research points to practical financial solutions for India’s urban poor
How do Indian families living in urban poverty pay for health care emergencies? A recent Michael & Susan Dell Foundation study of families in five Mumbai slums tries to answer that question. The results point to opportunities for entrepreneurs and established financial service providers to tap this underserved market and have a positive impact on the lives of India’s urban poor.
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Going Local for Food Security : Winners of GBSN MBA+ Challenge Video Contest also tackle solar power, supply chains
MamaCarts was created because our team saw an opportunity in the breakdown of current systems. By taking a grassroots approach we will be able to create localized ripples in community health and economic stability, one meal at a time. Our next step is to finalize partnerships on the ground and launch a pilot in Kenya.
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NYU Teams Win $200K In Stern’s 2012-2013 Entrepreneurs Challenge
NYU’s most promising innovators received a combined $200,000 in startup cash at the annual $200K Entrepreneurs Challenge held by NYU Stern’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
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Weekly Roundup – 5/19/13: A ‘fork in the road’ for B-Schools
Many business schools have maintained social entrepreneurship education in the same way that corporations cordon off corporate social responsibility initiatives. That is, the CSR projects are highlighted in glossy brochures or annual reports, but are rarely integrated into the core of the company’s operations. Infusing social business knowledge into the standard courses within curriculum, is just one way to potentially break the pattern many lament.
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