SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INNOVATION (4 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Identify Identify the theoretical and contextual foundations that support the positioning of social innovation at a general level
2. Explain Explain social entrepreneurship as the main evidence or implementation of social innovation
3. Analyze Analyze how social innovation is implemented from traditional companies and the impact of social innovations

Topics:

• Social Innovation: Origin, Definitions, and Main Elements
• Characteristics, Types, and Processes for the Construction of Social Innovations
• Generation of Values by Social Innovations
• Basic, Characteristics, and Differences of Social Entrepreneurship
• Similarities and Differences among Schools of Social Entrepreneurship
• Characteristics of the Social Entrepreneur
• Business Models of Social Enterprises
• From Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Social Innovation
• Social Innovation from Companies: Social Purpose Business Models
• Social Intrapreneurship, the Main Factor of Social Innovations within Traditional Companies
• Social Impact in Social Innovations: Definition, Design, and Evaluation
• Impact Investment, a Key Element in the Promotion of Social Innovation
• Alignment of Social Innovation with Sustainable Development Goals