SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (MGT 617)
Term: 2022-23 Fall
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday (9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.)
Note: By Appointment
Thu, 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM (10/17/2022 - 12/15/2022) Location: M FC 32
Social Entrepreneurship is an emerging and rapidly changing business field that examines the practice(s) of identifying, starting and growing successful mission-driven for profit and nonprofit ventures, that is, organizations that strive to advance social change through innovative solutions. This course is designed to help students gain in-depth insights into economic and social value creation across a number of sectors/areas including poverty alleviation, energy usage, health related issues, environmental issues and sustainability. Through case studies, lectures, and class discussions, students will learn to think strategically and act opportunistically with a socially-conscious business mindset. Topics will include problem/opportunity assessment, acquiring the necessary resources to grow a social enterprise, and the tradeoffs between social and financial returns on investment. Students will also gain exposure to various social organizational models that are making tangible and potent