How Do We Do Good While Doing Well? Studying the Consequences of Markets in Tackling Social Problems

Abstract

As practitioners addressing issues related to international development, global poverty, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals move toward using market-based approaches to distribute financing, products, and services, management scholars seek to understand the potential consequences. In this symposium, four scholars explore the following questions: What are the manifest and latent consequences of utilizing markets and businesses to address development goals? How can management scholarship be used to think through ways to mitigate the negatively outcomes that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations while amplifying the positive ones? The Business of Health: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to the Success of Health Enterprises Presenter: Emily Barman; Boston U. The Role of Interpersonal Interactions in Shaping Social and Economic Development Presenter: Laura Doering; U. of Toronto Meeting the Needs of the Poor Presenter: Aneel Karnani; U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor Understanding Impact Investing: A New Categorical Imperative Presenter: Tyler Wry; The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania