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Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation

School: Copenhagen Business School

Platform:  Coursera

Registration Link: REGISTER HERE

Start Date: July 3, 2017

Workload:  Not Specified

Instructor: Kai Hockerts

Credentials: A faculty member since 2005, Hockerts focuses his research on sustainability and environmental entrepreneurship. His work has been published in the Journal of Business Ethics and the International Review of Entrepreneurship among other outlets.

Graded: Students can choose to explore course videos, discussions, and ungraded assignments for free, but they won’t be able to submit graded assignments, earn a certificate, or complete a specialization without paying a $79 fee.

Description: Social entrepreneurship…social responsibility…social enterprise. In a nutshell, it is using organizational tools and resources to provide solutions to social issues involving areas like healthcare, education, and the environment. This course is an introduction to this field. Instead of focusing on more complex concepts like scaling and sustainability, it focuses on helping students find an area of need and developing a social venture as part of class teams. Taught through videos and case readings, the course also covers common financial models for social ventures, along with reviews of why certain organizations flourished and others failed.

Review: No reviews.

Additional Notes: This is the first of three courses in the school’s “Social Entrepreneurship” specialization. To learn more about this specialization and register for it, click here.

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