SCHEDULE, READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Session 1: March 11, 2004

1. Setting the Stage (I): Opening Lecture on Social Entrepreneurship Study questions:

1. What is a social entrepreneur?

2. What is the difference between a social entrepreneur, a NGO leader and a social activist?

3. What would you like to learn about social entrepreneurship?

R-1 Dees, Gregory. 2001 [1998]. “The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship.” Working Paper. Stanford: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/case/files/dees-SE.pdf [5 pages] R-2 Martin, Maximilian. 2004. “Toward an Empirical Analysis of the Performance Revolution in the Social Sector.” Unpublished Manuscript. Geneva: Schwab

Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. [35 pages]

R-3* Dees, J. Gregory, and Peter Economy. 2001. “Social Entrepreneurship.” In: Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs , J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, and Peter Economy, eds. Pp. 1-18. New York: Wiley. [18 pages]