Elizabeth Castillo
Assistant Professor, Leadership and Integrative Studies
Why this course
Employing an asynchronous, online format, this course takes a holistic approach to the notion of capital, questioning the assumption that financial capital is the primary engine of value creation
Professor Castillo’s students examine fundamental assumptions of capitalism while learning humanistic management practices and ways to evaluate intangible assets like trust, justice, and knowledge
The curriculum equips students to question what it means to lead a “pro-social” organization and encourages decision-making that leans on a fuller understanding of risk, return and tradeoffs
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Course Highlights
Through readings, case studies, and assignment, students learn about:
The process of value creation
The relationship between resources and an organization’s business model
How resource allocation decisions entail values choices (what a company believes is worth investing in)
The effects these choices have on society and shaping the world we live in
How various forms of capital can be measured and reported
What leaders can do to intentionally develop multiple forms of capital to create both financial returns and long-term sustainability for the organization
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Biography
How can we create a sustainable economy that works for everyone? Dr. Castillo develops solutions to this problem using social accounting, integrative thinking, and multiple capitals (e.g., social, cultural, spiritual). Her interdisciplinary research studies prosocial resource exchange using bioinspired principles such as mutualism, energetics, and relational biology. Her research is inspired by two decades of management experience at the San Diego Natural History Museum and Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Castillo earned her B.A. in philosophy and history (summa cum laude), M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership, and PhD in Leadership Studies (2016), all from the University of San Diego. Her scholarship appears in publications like The Leadership Quarterly and Nonprofit Quarterly. She is an avid hiker and nature photographer. Her mission is to repair the world through scholarship that promotes thriving organizations, fulfilled people, connected communities, and a world we can be proud to pass on to our children.