Notes on developing a Social Enterprise module for undergraduates SOURCES

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1 Department of Social Policy and Social Work Notes on developing a Social Enterprise module for undergraduates SOURCES REFERENCES: It is always difficult to provide suggestions of books for reading. Not only is there the problem of the lead-in time on publications but there is also the very real problem that the whole field of social enterprise is changing so rapidly it is very difficult to provide sources that are immediately contemporary. Nonetheless, there are a range of sources that provide a good place to start in building up an appropriate set of material and in refining a module learning objectives and outcomes. The two lists below present 21 items 14 books and 7 articles. These have been chosen from a myriad of potential sources. The main selection criterion has been that the emphasis is on the "social" in social enterprise. There has been no attempt to identify sources from the heart of management, economics, finance, accountancy and law which have traditionally informed reading lists around social enterprise - and often with an implicit bias towards the "enterprise" part of social enterprise. At the same time, while the emphasis has been very much upon developments within the UK there are sources and examples that refer not just to Europe but also from across the globe. Some are written primarily by academic commentators others by practitioners. There are textbooks, sometimes with links to packages of online material, as well as those presenting experience based on a particular case study in a particular locality at a particular point in time. There are also collections of readings as well as material that is repeated and drawn upon across some of the selection. This is deliberate as it highlights how the same work can be interpreted differently for different purposes and reinforces the importance, which is especially acute in social enterprise, around values. Government publications have been omitted as current policy debates and agendas are readily accessed through Central Government departmental websites. The lists are intended very much as a starting point". As a module list of books and articles is built-up some will be more and some will be less relevant. It may well be that some if not all eventually move to the shadows, not least as new material becomes publicly available. BOOKS: Borstein, David & Davis, Susan, 2010, Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know, OUP Borzaga, Carlo & Defourny, Jacques, eds., 2001, The Emergence of Social Enterprise, Routledge

2 Buchanan, David & Huczynski, Andrzej, 7 th edition, 2010, Organisational Behaviour, Financial Times/Prentice Hall Doherty, Bob, et al, 2009, Management for Social Enterprise, Sage Policy Press Hockerts, Kai, et al, 2010, Values and Opportunities in Social Entrepreneurship, Palgrave Macmillan Businesses, Palgrave Macmillan Mawson, Andrew, 2008, The Social Entrepreneur: Making Communities Work, Atlantic Nicholls, Alex, ed., 2008, Social Entrepreneurship: New Models of Sustainable Social Change, OUP Nyssens, Marthe, 2006, Social Enterprise: At the Crossroads of Market, Public Policies and Civil Society, Routledge Paton, Rob, 2003, Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises, Sage Price, Martin, 2 nd edition, 2009, Social Enterprise: What it is and Why it Matters, Fflan Ltd Practice, Sage Taylor, Robert, ed., 2010, Third Sector Research, Springer ARTICLES: Alarista, J & Arrowsmith, J, 2004, Managing employee commitment in the not-forprofit sector, Personnel Review, 33 (5); pp Alcock, P, 2010, A Strategic Unity: defining the third sector in the UK, Voluntary Sector Review 1 (1); pp.5-24 Chell, E, 2007, Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Towards a Convergent Theory of the Entrepreneurial Process, International Small Business Journal 25 (1); pp Defourny, J. & Nyssens, M, 2008, Social enterprise in Europe: recent trends and developments, Social Enterprise Journal 4 (3); pp Peattie, K & Morley, A, 2008, Eight paradoxes of the social enterprise research agenda, Social Enterprise Journal 4(2); pp

3 Shah, D, 2009, A UK policy perspective: thought piece from the UK Social Enterprise Coalition, Social Enterprise Journal 5(2); pp Van Ryzin, G, et al, 2009, Portrait of the Social Entrepreneur: Statistical Evidence from a US Panel, Voluntas 20; pp DISCUSSION TOPICS: What are relevant discussion topics for small group tutorials and discussions will depend very much upon learning outcomes, objectives and design. The following two lists provide examples of using books from those listed above in areas that have been shown to have salience in not only promoting the understanding of social enterprise, but also in providing the knowledge and insights that can directly inform these students awareness of issues that can impinge upon their potential employability. Each list has a preamble giving a specific set of tasks for those responsible to leading a group either in answering the questions or in addressing the themes. The first list presents 8 questions and provides 2 specific references taken from across the list of books. The second list presents 4 themed areas. Reading here is based upon one chapter each from the same source - it is always difficult to suggest the purchase of any one book to any particular module. That said, many students find it helpful to know if there is one text that is worth purchasing. This list is intended to show how together with the preamble one source may be used to introduce a number of different themed topics. EXAMPLE 1: Possible pre-amble: There are two key sources given for each question and the presenter is expected to identify and incorporate within their presentation one additional source that they have identified which is not included in the reading list of the module outline. Wherever possible, case studies analysed in the literature are to be used as examples to illustrate and develop points made in the presentation. 1. What is the relationship between social enterprise and other forms of delivering welfare services? Buchanan, Ian, The place of social enterprise in UK contemporary policy, in Gunn, Robert & Durkin, Chris, 2010, Social Entrepreneurship: A Skills Approach, Policy Press, ch.2 pp.5-18 Practice, Sage, ch.1 The Third Sector and the social economy, pp How do current policies and central government initiatives attempt to promote social enterprise? Spear, Roger, United Kingdom a wide range of social enterprises, in Borzaga, Carlo & Defourny, Jacques, eds., 2001, The Emergence of Social Enterprise, Routledge, ch.15, pp Doherty, Bob, et al, 2009, Management for Social Enterprise, Sage, ch.1 Introduction to the landscape for social enterprises, pp.1-24

4 3. Is social enterprise a form of organisation or an entrepreneurial activity? Borstein, David & Davis, Susan, 2010, Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know, OUP, part.1 Defining Social Entrepreneurship, pp.1-47 Grenier, Paola, Vision and Values: The Relationship between the Visions and actions of Social Entrepreneurs in Hockerts, Kai, et al, 2010, Values and Opportunities in Social Entrepreneurship, Palgrave Macmillan, ch.4, pp Who are, and what is the role of, stakeholders? Businesses, Palgrave Macmillan, ch.5 Building an enterprise, pp Campi, Sara et al, Work integration and social enterprises: are they multiple-goal and multi-stakeholder organisations? in Nyssens, Marthe, 2006, Social Enterprise: At the Crossroads of Market, Public Policies and Civil Society, Routledge, ch.2, pp What is the relationship between leadership and management? Doherty, Bob, et al, 2009, Management for Social Enterprise, Sage, ch.4 Managing people in a social enterprise environment, pp Practice, Sage, ch.10 Leadership and social entrepreneurship, pp What are the dynamics of motivation in a social enterprise? Buchanan, David & Huczynski, Andrzej, 7 th edition, 2010, Organisational Behaviour, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, ch.9 Motivation, pp Businesses, Palgrave Macmillan ch.3 The management and the theory, pp What is, and how should, sustainability be managed? Anderson, Beth Battle and Dees, J Gregory, Rhetoric, Reality and Research; Building a Solid Foundation for the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship in Nicholls, Alex, ed., 2008, Social Entrepreneurship: New Models of Sustainable Social Change, OUP, ch.7 pp Mawson, Andrew, 2008, The Social Entrepreneur: Making Communities Work, Atlantic, Twelve steps towards an entrepreneurial future, pp Why can innovation be threatening, and how can this be addressed? Curtis, Tim, The challenges and risks of innovation in social entrepreneurship in Policy Press, ch. 8 pp Buchanan, David & Huczynski, Andrzej, 7 th edition, 2010, Organisational Behaviour, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, ch.18 Change, pp

5 EXAMPLE 2: Pre-amble: There are four 1-hour student-led presentations in weeks 6-9 inclusive. Each presentation will be led by a minimum of three students and focus upon a specific substantive topic. The presentation has a number of key elements: a. there is a key starter chapter taken from the book by Robert Gunn and Chris Durkin (2010, Social Entrepreneurship: A Skills Approach) for each of the topics; b. presenters are expected to identify and incorporate within their presentation four additional sources they have identified from the module reading list and/or electronic databases c. these additional sources are to be used to evaluate the arguments of the starter chapter pointing out both similarities and differences in interpretation, emphasis and values; d. the presentation is to conclude with four questions; e. wherever possible case studies analysed in the literature should be used as examples to illustrate and develop points made in the presentation. Substantive Theme 1 - Definition: Starter chapter: Kulothungan, Gladius, What do we mean by social enterprise? Defining social entrepreneurship in Gunn, Robert & Durkin, Chris, 2010, Social Entrepreneurship: A Skills Approach, Policy Press, ch. 3 pp Substantive Theme 2 Stakeholders: Starter chapter: Durkin, Chris and Gunn, Robert, Stakeholder participation and involvement in social enterprises in Gunn, Robert & Durkin, Chris, 2010, Social Entrepreneurship: A Skills Approach, Policy Press, ch. 5 pp Substantive Theme 3 Leadership and Management: Starter chapter: Griffith, Jon, Leadership and management skills development in social enterprises in Policy Press, ch.9 pp Substantive Theme 4 Innovation: Starter chapter: Curtis, Tim, The challenges and risks of innovation in social entrepreneurship in Policy Press, ch. 8 pp.83-98