Tag Archives: global

Impact Consulting in Africa

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Erin Worsham

This post was written by second year Duke MBA, Deidre-Ann Nelson.  Deidre’s post originally appeared on Fuqua’s “Daytime MBA Student Blog” which has lots of great posts about the Daytime MBA experience from the student perspective. Needless to say, consulting … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Erin Worsham

We are excited to officially announce that Duke has been awarded $10M by the US Agency for International Development to launch the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke! This award is part of a new initiative of USAID, the Higher Education … Continue reading →

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Duke MBAs Consulting in Developing Economies

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Erin Worsham

We recently completed another exciting year of CASE’s Global Consulting Practicum in Social Entrepreneurship (GCP). The GCP is a field study course in which teams of Duke MBA students complete projects with social enterprises serving base-of-the-pyramid markets in developing economies. … Continue reading →

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Chinese Growth Not Just For Private Sector

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Erin Worsham

This post was written by Ben Thomas who is pursuing a joint MBA/MPP degree at Duke. With Shanghai’s dazzling skyline and acres of LED lights, its hum of commerce and activity, and its myriad manifestations of wealth and modernity, it’s … Continue reading →

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Social Impact as Competitive Advantage in China

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Erin Worsham

This post was written by Dan Baum, a rising second year at Fuqua and a CASE Fellow. Immediately after wrapping up my first year at Fuqua, I went with about 30 of my classmates on a Global Academic Travel Experience … Continue reading →

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Starting-Up: Radical Affordability, Energy, Technology & the BOP

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Erin Worsham

Clark and Dees have posted their latest profile on the Social Edge, this time highlighting Simpa Networks. Simpa is a fascinating profile – a sophisticated business model, inserted in to a complex ecosystem, a bold mission (to expand clean, safe, … Continue reading →

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Learning the Power of “And”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Erin Worsham

This post was written by first year MBA student Dan Baum, a CASE Fellow and Co-President of Fuqua’s Net Impact Club.  Before coming to Fuqua, Dan worked at The Redwoods Group (a North Carolina based B Corporation). The word “and” … Continue reading →

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The Indian Job: A Student’s Perspective on Working in India

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Erin Worsham

This post was written by Duke MBA student Michael Ferguson.  Mike is in his first year at Fuqua and just returned from India as part of CASE’s Global Consulting Practicum in Social Entrepreneurship. Since setting foot on campus in early … Continue reading →

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CASE’s GCP in South Africa – One Week In

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Erin Worsham

This post was written by second-year Duke MBA Jake Kiser.  Jake reflects on the first week of his experience in South Africa with CASE’s Global Consulting Practicum in Social Entrepreneurship. I don’t think any of the GCP teams believe we … Continue reading →

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Duke MBA Students Consult with Social Entrepreneurs around the World

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Erin Worsham

The CASE team is spread around the globe right now – from Hyderabad, India to Johannesburg, South Africa. Why, you might ask? … Four years ago, CASE developed and launched a program called the Global Consulting Practicum (GCP) in Social … Continue reading →

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