- Biggeri, M., Testi, E., Bellucci, M., During, R., & Persson, H. T. R. (latest edition). Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: Ecosystems for Inclusion in Europe. Taylor & Francis Group, London.
- Bornstein, D. & Davis, S. (latest edition). Social entrepreneurship – what everyone needs to know. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Moulaert, F. & MacCallum, D. (latest edition). Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
- Prazkier, R. & Nowak, A. (latest edition). Social entrepreneurship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Selected chapters).
Other scientific publications and case
A reading list with current research is provided at the beginning of the course. Case may have to be bought via Harvard Business School Publishing.
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About the course
The aim of the course “Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and Sustainability” is to provide students with a new orientation and way of thinking to organise and lead sustainable development namely through social entrepreneurship and social innovation. The course provides students with an understanding of the fields of social entrepreneurship and social innovation, which are rapidly gaining attention around the world from policy makers, organisations and others. As the traditional lines blur between non-profit enterprises, public services and business, it is critical that students understand the opportunities and challenges in this new landscape, which can be seen as highly relevant in the context of sustainability. The course aims at developing entrepreneurial skills and thinking frames for students who will lead sustainable economic, social and environmental projects in their future professions.
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The aim of the course “Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and Sustainability” is to provide students with a new orientation and way of thinking to organise and lead sustainable development namely through social entrepreneurship and social innovation. The course provides students with an understanding of the fields of social entrepreneurship and social innovation, which are rapidly gaining attention around the world from policy makers, organisations and others. As the traditional lines blur between non-profit enterprises, public services and business, it is critical that students understand the opportunities and challenges in this new landscape, which can be seen as highly relevant in the context of sustainability. The course aims at developing entrepreneurial skills and thinking frames for students who will lead sustainable economic, social and environmental projects in their future professions.
The course focuses on social entrepreneurship, social innovation and sustainability and is structured in three modules:
The module 'SEI from a leadership and organisation perspective' covers an intensive lecture series covering the research and policy on social entrepreneurship, social innovation and related concepts such as citizenship, community, resource based theory and social capital. This module focuses on the leadership and organisational processes in social entrepreneurial organisations and partnerships especially in terms of public, private and social enterprises. The accumulation of knowledge serves students in the writing of an academic essay based on a literature review connecting social entrepreneurship, social innovation with sustainability.
The module 'SEI in Practice' is based on a series of guest lectures from the social entrepreneurial spheres and eventual study visits to bring the practice to the students for enabling them to reflect on what social entrepreneurship and social innovation are and how it is related with sustainability in concrete terms.
The module 'SEI for Sustainability' is composed of a series of casework to integrate, apply and transfer the logic and thinking of social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the context of sustainability.
Entry requirements
Students must have passed the course OL641E - Organising and Leading Sustainable Organisations (7,5 credits).
Course literature
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
