jueves, 11 de octubre de 2012

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW STRATEGIC SPACE FOR SOCIAL VALUE CREATION


COURSE DESCRIPTION
Social entrepreneurs draw on market-based mechanisms to create positive change in the domains of education, the environment, fair trade, health, human rights and other social issues. Combining their passion to solve social problems with an entrepreneurial outlook on life, they find innovative ways to leverage scarce resources in the pursuit of social value.
As a novel approach to solving intractable issues, social entrepreneurship has begun to attract substantial attention. A decade after first beginnings in the U.S., the concept of social entrepreneurship has sparked media interest and is subject of government policy and think tank papers in the U.S. and the U.K. Interest in social entrepreneurship is rising worldwide, and a corresponding support and research infrastructure is emerging fast. Social entrepreneurship has become a new strategic space that is increasingly seen as a powerful alternative to traditional social policy and development interventions. 
Young professionals aiming for careers in international and non-profit organizations, corporate citizenship units, and innovative wealth management divisions are therefore well-advised to familiarize themselves with this new space and the options it offers to those who want to combine professionalism and entrepreneurship with the pursuit of a social purpose.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to social entrepreneurship. It is divided into three parts.

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