Regular biography
Dr Elisa Alt is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at King’s Business School, King's College London. Her research and teaching focus on enabling individuals to act as entrepreneurial change agents for positive social change. She teaches Innovation for Impact in the Executive MBA and Entrepreneurship for family business leaders at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include social intrapreneurship, organisational entrepreneurship, and corporate change agents. Dr Alt's work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Management Studies. Before obtaining her PhD from the University of Seville, she worked as a creative in the advertising industry in Brazil.
Scholar-generated biography
Elisa Alt is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at King's College London, specializing in Change Agents, Intrapreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Business, and Social Movements. Her research explores how empathy and prosocial motivations drive social entrepreneurial intentions and how organizations can foster sustainable practices through employee engagement. Alt's work highlights the role of social intrapreneurship in driving environmental and social change within corporations, emphasizing the importance of shared vision and organizational citizenship behaviors. Her publications focus on the intersection of leadership, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable business practices, contributing to the understanding of how individuals and organizations can catalyze positive social and environmental impact.