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132 – Debora Spar The Social Purpose Of The Firm

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Our guest today is Debora Spar professor and Business In Global Society Unit Head at Harvard Business School She is here to discuss a course called The Social Purpose of The Firm that is required in the first year curriculum of the MBA program In our conversation we discussed the origin of this course why it s important that all students go through it and what the objective of the class are We also talked about purpose driven businesses company that aim to tackle large societal problems while also generating a profit Deb delved into some of the unique characteristics of some of this businesses and the people who start them and join them Finally since she is seeing first hand some of the brightest members of Gen Z who are about to enter the work force we talked about what makes that Generation Unique and wonderful and gives her great hope for the future Key Moments 4 37 The Social Purpose of the Firm – origin and goal of the course 13 06 Generation Z – observations on the students and what makes the generation unique 17 08 Purpose driven businesses that try to tackle large societal issues at scale and what makes them uniqueDeb Spar Episode 18Websites nbsp authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople com nbsp or nbsp al4ep comDebora s Website nbsp deboraspar comOther Debora Spar LinksDebora s Twitter nbsp deborasparLinkedin nbsp linkedin com in deboraspar nbsp Debora s Books also available on her website Work Mate Marry Love How Machines Shape Our Human DestinyWonder Women Sex Power and the Quest for PerfectionRuling the Waves From the Compass to the Internet a History of Business and Politics along the Technological FrontierThe Baby Business How Money Science and Politics Drive the Commerce of ConceptionAuthentic Leadership for Everyday PeoplePodcast Instagram nbsp al4edpPodcast Twitter nbsp https twitter com al4edpAuthentic Leadership for Everyday People on Facebook nbsp facebook com al4edp MusicSusan Cattaneo susancattaneo bandcamp comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for Click here to visit this podcast episode