How does SEKN create value

When you think of how to improve the lives of the poor in Latin America, you might first think of food, education, and health. However, one of the most pressing needs—even if not as obvious—is to teach leaders of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) how to be more effective managers. After all, those leaders are the movers and shakers for socioeconomic change and betterment.

Business leaders also urgently need an enriched management education to increase their interest and capacity to engage effectively in the social sector, thus fostering sustainable development. Societies will achieve meaningful progress only when there is a dynamic and responsible business sector and a vigorous and capable civil society. Furthermore, development possibilities are even greater if these two sectors are able to join forces in collaborative undertakings. Adding the public sector into the collaboration equation can often increase the potential good still further.

• For Profits

There is a pressing need in Latin America for an enriched management education that would increase the inclination and capabilities of business leaders to engage effectively in the social sector so as to foster sustainable development.

• Non Profits

There is a parallel and equally urgent need to strengthen the managerial capacity of leaders of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are key implementers of socioeconomic change and betterment

• Society

Societies will achieve meaningful progress only when there is a vigorous and capable civil society and a dynamic and responsible business sector.
Development possibilities are even greater if these two sectors are able to join forces in collaborative undertakings.

• Academic Institutions

Management education in Latin America has not yet given adequate attention to these needs in their research and curriculum.
SEKN’s process will increase the capacity of educational institutions to carry out research and to implement teaching programs for their degree program students, as well as for the continuing education of practicing managers.