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Teacher Giulio Ecchia
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Credits 6
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SSD SECS-P/01
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures
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Language English
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Campus of Forli
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Degree Programme Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and management (cod. 9203)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Management for Social Economy (cod. 8843) -
Course Timetable from Feb 20, 2023 to May 29, 2023
Academic Year 2022/2023
Learning outcomes
This course aims to provedi students economic tools to understand the functioning and the development of social enterprises. At the end of the course the student is able to: analyse the relationship between economic theory and social entrepreneurship; b) analyse the relationship between social enterprises and economic policies; c) discuss the relationship between social enterprises and economic development.
Course contents
1. Defining Social Entrepreneurship: a broad concept with different meanings.
2. Economic and Managerial theories of entrepreneurship.
3. The European approach to social enterprise and social economy.
4. Social Entrepreneurship in Italy: an overview.
5. Social Innovation
6. Case studies
Readings/Bibliography
Nicholls, A (2007), “Social Entrepreneurship. New models of sustainable social change”(Introduction), Oxford University Press.
Other references will be provided during the course.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars
Assessment methods
Written exam (one hour).
Evalutation of written exam:
<18 failed
19-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 cum laude Excellent
Teaching tools
Slides and other teaching materials will be available during the course.
Office hours
See the website of Giulio Ecchia
Alumni