Social Responsibility and M.B.A.'s

By Christopher F. Schuetze. Like many businesspeople, Ketevan Sidamonidze has traveled far — in her case from Georgia, in the Caucasus region, to the Esade business school in Spain — to earn a master’s in business administration. Unlike most others, she said, the driving force in her decision to get an M.B.A. was not to improve her career prospects, but rather to improve her ability do social good.
“I came to Esade because of the way they were advertising their social aspect,” said Ms. Sidamonidze, who is just finishing a degree program that she started in August 2012. “It really stood out.”
At Esade, social entrepreneurship is part of the curriculum, both in the classroom and outside: As an extracurricular activity, Ms. Sidamonidze is part of a team helping to set up a business plan for an organization that brings specialized housing to the elderly. More...