Global Business and Social Enterprise

In an increasingly global economy, international experience for Indiana University MBA candidates comes from hands-on work in the field as much as the classroom. A group of students, led by Professor Sheri Fella, travel to Ghana to help local entrepreneurs tackle business challenges using cutting edge business practices. The Kelley MBA GLOBASE initiative provides a unique social enterprise experience by partnering with Ghanaian businesses to make a global impact.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Synergies

How can business aid development in the two-thirds world? Recent partnerships between government, NGOs, and business groups have offered creative synergies to link American excess to regions of desperate need. One such partnership is detailed in Tina Rosenberg’s New York Times article “Salvaging Medical Cast-Offs to Save Lives.” The article can be found at

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/salvaging-medical-cast-offs-to-save-lives/

Rosenberg writes about organizations like Doc2Dock and MedShare that consolidate and ship excess medical supplies to developing nations. Ghana is mentioned twice.

The organizations and individuals represented in Rosenberg’s article inspire. While the solutions are not perfect and lingering shortages remain, their efforts evidence both creativity and dedication.

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