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2016/2017  KAN-CCMVV1535U  Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Social Change Using the Power of Entrepreneurship

English Title
Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Social Change Using the Power of Entrepreneurship

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 40
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Kai Hockerts - Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)
Kontaktinformation: https:/​/​e-campus.dk/​studium/​kontakt eller Contact information: https:/​/​e-campus.dk/​studium/​kontakt
Main academic disciplines
  • CSR and sustainability
  • Innovation
  • Strategy
Last updated on 05-04-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: At the end of the course students should be able to:
  • Discuss the differences between the social entrepreneurship theories discussed in the course.
  • Explain how these theories link to social performance.
  • Enumerate which variables impact the social performance of social enterprises
  • Apply these theories to the analysis of social entrepreneurship in a wide range of case studies.
  • Apply class room learning to a specific real-world example which can work either alone or in a group.
Examination
Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Social Change Using the Power of Entrepreneurship:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 15 pages
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Winter
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
* if the student fails the ordinary exam the course coordinator chooses whether the student will have to hand in a revised product for the re- take or a new project.
Course content and structure

As part of the course you will be introduced to the theories underlying social entrepreneurship. We will apply these to real world social enterprise case examples. Students are furthermore encouraged to work on their own social innovation ideas. Social Entrepreneurship describes the discovery and sustainable exploitation of opportunities to create public goods. This is usually done through the creation of social enterprises which generate disequilibria in market and non-market environments. These enterprises exhibit characteristics of both the for-profit and not-for profit sector. A typical example for a social entrepreneur is Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank (Bangladesh) and recipient of the Nobel Peace price in recognition of his contribution to poverty alleviation through the invention and popularization of Microfinance. Other examples include fair trade or car-sharing. Foundations such as Ashoka and the Skoll Foundation provide venture capital for such start ups. 

 

The course's development of personal competences:

The course will develop capabilities in social opportunity identification as well as social enterprise planning. You will learn how to identify ideas for social innovation that will help create charitable or societal benefits. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the discipline of social business planning. As a participant you will practice the use of theoretical texts in a practical context. 
Teaching methods
Lectures, case discussions, group work. In addition to the weekly sessions lectures will also be available as online videos for asynchronous viewing.
Student workload
Preparation 136 hours
Teaching 30 hours
Examination 40 hours
Expected literature

· Bornstein D. 1998. Changing the World on a Shoestring. The Atlantic Monthly. 281(1): 34-39.

· Drucker, Peter, 1989: What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits. Harvard Business Review, Jul/Aug89, Vol. 67.

· Dees JG. 1998. Enterprising Nonprofits. Harvard Business Review. 76(1): 54-66.

· Prahalad, C. K.; Hammond, Allen, 2002: Serving the world's poor, profitably, in: Harvard Business Review, Sept 2002.

· Yunus M. 1998. Poverty Alleviation: Is Economics Any Help? Lessons from the Grameen Bank Experience. Journal of International Affairs. 52(1): 47-65.

· Porter, Michael E., Kramer, Mark R., 1999: Philanthropy's New Agenda: Creating Value, Harvard Business Review; Nov/Dec99, Vol. 77(6): 121-130

· Robert S. Kaplan, 1999: New Profit, Inc.: Governing the Nonprofit Enterprise, HBS Case, 9-197-036.

· Letts CWR, William, Grossman A. 1997. Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists. Harvard Business Review. 75(2): 36-43.
Last updated on 05-04-2016