Llicenciatura en Administració i Direcció d'Empreses
Llicenciatura en Economia
Creació d'Empreses Socials: Promocionant el Canvi Social (87977)
Topic 1
Introduction to social entrepreneurship. Its importance in the economic world. The definition of mission and objectives of a social enterprise.
Topic 2
The meaning of social entrepreneurship. What is it? Classification of the social enterprise.
Topic 3
Social enterprise models and modelling framework.
Topic 4
Customer interface, the importance of communities and social networking.
Topic 6
The development of alliances and joint ventures. Its importance and problems.
Topic 7
Financial strategy of the social enterprise. Charity versus sustainability.
Topic 8
Accountability and performance evaluation of social enterprises.
Evaluation
The final grade will be based on the following percentages:
Participation and assistance 30%
Research and analysis of a social issue 30%
Analysis of a real venture 30%
Individual reflexion paper 10%
Students will form teams with 4-5 members. Individual student grades will be adjusted according to the contribution value given by the team to each member (conceptualization, development, presentation, etc.) Other important factors to consider for optimal team work are organization and coordination processes using various mechanisms (telephones, e-mail, meetings, chats, etc.)
Obligatory bibliography
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BRUGMAN, J. & PRAHALAD, C.K. 2007. "Cocreating Business's New Social Compact". Harvard Business Review, Feb;85(2), pp.80-90. Source: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbrsa/en/issue/0702/article/R0702DPrint.jhtml
DAHLE, Cheryl. "Social Capitalists". Fast Company Magazine. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/78/social_intro.html
DRAYTON, W. "The Citizen Sector: Becoming as Entrepreneurial and Competitive as Business". California Management Review, 44(3). 2002. pp. 120-132.
EBRAHIM, ALNOOR S. and HERZ, Steve. 2007. Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society. Source: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5808.html
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EMMONS, G. 2007. "The Business of Global Poverty". Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Online resource: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5656.html
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LAGACE, M. 2002. Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way. Harvard Working Kwnoledge. Source: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/2921.html.
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PEREDO, ANA MARIA AND MCLEAN, MURDITH, 2006. Social Entrepreneurship: A Critical Review of the Concept. Journal of World Business, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 56-65, 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1197663
PRAHALAD, C.K. AND HART, S. 2002. "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid". Strategy + Business, issue 26, eDoc : http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~brewer/ict4b/Fortune-BoP.pdf
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Recommended bibliography
Ashoka's Social Entrepreneurship Video Series presents Building Social Business Ventures: Insights from Muhammad Yunus of Grameen.
Birchard, Bill. Nature's Keepers, The remarkable story of how the Nature Conservancy became the largest environmental organization in the world, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2005
Bornstein, David. How to Change the World. Updated. Edition University Press, 2007.
Dees, J. Gregory; Emerson, Jed, Economy, Peter. Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2001.
Dees, J. Gregory; Emerson, Jed, Economy, Peter. Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2002.
Gunther, Marc. Faith and Fortune, The Quiet Revolution to Reform American Business, Crown Business, New York, 2004
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Kotler, Philip and Alan Andreasen. Strategic Marketing for NonProfit Organizations. New Jersey: Prenctice Hall, 1996.
La Piana, David. Play to Win: The Nonprofit Guide to Competitive Strategy. Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Lovins, Amory; Lovins, Hunter, Hawken, Paul. Natural Capitalism. New York: Little Brown, 1999.
Patton, Rob. Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises, Sage Publications, London, 2003
Reinhardt, Forest. Down to Earth by Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
Shore Bill, Revolution of the Heart, A New Strategy for Creating Wealth and Meaningful Change, Riverhead Books, New York, 1995
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