• DISCUSSION CASE: Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs tudents enroll in a business school curriculum to acquire a wide-ranging knowledge base and skill set that will set them up for successful careers in business. But what makes a career successful? By what criteria would you judge that you've had a successful career? ls it enough that you are employed? Is it important that the job be long term and pay a lot? How much is "a lot"? Is success measured by income? Would it matter if you were underemployed, that is, if your career was not challenging and did not require the knowledge and skills that you acquired during your education? Does it matter what goods or service your career produced? Would it matter how well you performed your job-related tasks? Does it matter the type of work you do and who you worked for? Does your career serve a purpose?