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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 a social problem. A social entrepreneur is someone who recognises a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change. This 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 presentation, guest speakers, case studies, group exercises and presentations and multimedia.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | Term 1 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, January to March |
| Staff Contact(s): | studentservices@mgsm.edu.au |
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Admission to MBA or MMgt or PGCertMBAExt or GradCertMgtPostMBA or MSocEntre or PGCertSocEntre or GradCertSocEntre |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
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