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Social Entrepreneurship - MGSM869

This unit is subject to a quota. Limited places are available. Please refer to the Faculty for further information

Social entrepreneurship means using business knowledge and tools as well as entrepreneurial principles to address social and environmental challenges. A social entrepreneur is someone who recognises a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organise, create, and manage a venture to make social change.

The unit will focus on the knowledge and practices of social entrepreneurship and social sector leadership. It will provide students with knowledge and tools on creating social change and shared value; managing resources; measuring and communicating social impact; multi-sectorial collaboration; and understanding business models for social enterprises. The unit will include class presentations, guest speakers, case studies, group consultancy exercises and multimedia.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

Term 2 North Ryde - March to June

Term 4 North Ryde - September to December

Staff Contact(s): studentservices@mgsm.edu.au
Prerequisites:

Admission to MBA or MMgt or MMgmt or PGCertMBAExt or GradCertMgtPostMBA or MSocEntre or GradCertSocEntre or GradDipMgt Prerequisite Information

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Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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