COURSE DESCRIPTION

Prerequisites :

Goal :

• Critically think about social enterprises
• Understand different models of social enterprises
• Develop some reasoning on  management issues of social enterprises

Content :

The lectures start with an introduction on the concept of social innovation, social entrepreneurship, social intrapreneurship and social enterprises.

We analyze the differences between the various types of social enterprises, their challenges to scale up the differences between the various types of social enterprises, their challenges to scale up their activities ans the role of donors.

Thanks to a MOCC, the course then focuses on the commercialization of social enterprises, with a specific interest in microfinance institutions.

Coordinates :

Prof. Marek Hudon – +32 2 650 42 27 –mhudon@ulb.ac.be

Teaching methods :

MOOC, Ex-cathedra lectures, assignment, case study

Evaluation methods :

Oral exam + assignment

Language :

English

Campus :

Solbosch

Semester 2

Students wishing to take this course have to contact directly Professor Hudon (mhudon@ulb.ac.be)