Бакалавриат
2020/2021
Социальное предпринимательство
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Управление бизнесом)
Направление:
38.03.02. Менеджмент
Где читается:
Высшая школа бизнеса
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 3 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
30
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The discipline is aimed at familiarizing students with the phenomenon of "social entrepreneurship", its role and place in the socio-economic system, with the characteristics of organizations involved in the field of social entrepreneurship. As a part of the course, using the examples of organizations from different countries and spheres, students will get acquainted with strategies, business models, approaches that social entrepreneurs use to solve the most pressing global problems. The format of the course involves a combination of various forms of assignments and methods of control and includes interactive discussions, case studies, tests, study cases, essays in the form of individual and group assignments. After completing the course, students will acquire competencies related to understanding the distinctive features of organizations working in the field of social entrepreneurship, capable of successfully functioning on a long-term basis and contributing to the solution of pressing social problems; knowledge of methods of managing stakeholder engagement and making ethical management decisions in order to create “shared value”; proficiency in methods of analyzing business models of social entrepreneurship and assessing the viability of selected business models; knowledge of methods for assessing the social impact of projects and programs of social enterprises.
Learning Objectives
- The goal of the course is to provide students with competencies and skills necessary for understanding, implementing and managing social enterprises. Through case studies, best practices, tools and templates students will learn the peculiarities of such enterprises. General knowledge in business management and an interest in learning about using business models to solve the social and environmental challenges of the world are the prerequisites to the course.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Challenges of funding social ventures and measurement of social impact
- The field and nature of social entrepreneurship
- Social opportunity recognition and assessment tools
- Strategic plan development for a social venture
- Nature, strengths and limitations of different organizational structures in social entrepreneurship
- Instruments for measuring social impact
- Scaling strategies and enhancers in social entrepreneurship
Course Contents
- Mapping the field- social enterprise and country specificity of social entrepreneurship• Market and government failures and role of social enterprises in their fulfillment • Recent developments that make social entrepreneurship possible • Characteristics of social enterprises • Similarities and differences between social entrepreneurship and business-as-usual • Peculiarities of social entrepreneurship in different national contexts
- Types of social opportunities• Recognizing social opportunities • Social opportunity assessment tool • From opportunity to mission
- Measuring social impact• Value of measuring venture’ social impact • Steps involved in measuring, quantifying, and monetizing impact for a venture’ stakeholders (investors, management team, employees, etc.)
- Funding social ventures• Challenges of funding • Awareness of investor intention across social capital market • Value and mission alignment with investors • Impact investing market & its categories • Investment decision and diligence process of social investors • Building partnership with investors for impact
- Organizational Structure• Importance of organizational structure in relation to financing, accounting and legitimacy • Pure non-profit structural form • Pure for-profit structural form • Hybrid structural form
- Developing a strategic plan for a social venture• Information needed for a social venture plan • Developing a concept summary for a social venture • Framework and steps for structuring a social venture plan
- Theory of change and business models used by social entrepreneurs• Theory of change and impact ladder • Specificity of business models in social entrepreneurship • Types of business models in social entrepreneurship • Business model canvas for social enterprises
- Scaling the social venture• The salient reasons for scaling a social venture • Obstacles of scaling • Organizational capacities essential to a scaling effort • Strategies for scaling of social ventures
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (3 module)0.4 * Exam (E) + 0.4 * Group Assignments (4) + 0.2 * Individual Assignments (2)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Dees, J. G., Anderson, B. B., & Wei-Skillern, J. (2004). Scaling Social Impact. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 1(4), 24–32.
- Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2011). Creating Shared Value. Harvard Business Review, 89(1/2), 62–77. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=56698455
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- David Bornstein, & Susan Davis. (2010). Social Entrepreneurship : What Everyone Needs to Know®. Oxford University Press.