is worth all the buzz? Whether you've been at it for a while or a
complete newbie, this is for you! (Even if you get this more than
once...sorry for cross-postings!)
Jeff Robinson & Bill Schulte have put together the 'best & brightest' for:
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
AOM PDW – Saturday, 4 August, 2007
12 Noon to 3:30 PM
Philadelphia Marriott, Room 303
Social entrepreneurship is a premier example of "doing well by doing
good." This workshop, specifically designed for doctoral students,
explores the following questions. What are the prevailing ideas
regarding social entrepreneurship? How are scholars explaining social
entrepreneurship? How should social entrepreneurship be explored as a
field of study? What are the challenges in pursuing this area of
research?
Our goal in this workshop is to provide a venue for discussion and
exploration of topics in this emerging area of research. Doctoral
students interested in this topic are encouraged to attend. Social
entrepreneurship is a premier example of "doing well by doing good."
In recent years theoretical and empirical research on social
entrepreneurship has increased. For example, several professional
development workshops and papers on social entrepreneurship were
presented, well attended and applauded at the Academy of Management,
Babson and ICSB meetings in 2006. This PDW is an extension and
enhancement of a rapidly self-organizing community of research around
the theme of social and sustainable entrepreneurship and economic
development. This inclusive community of scholars and practitioners
will share their research including theoretical developments, best
practices in teaching and profiles of global social entrepreneurs.
The relevance of social entrepreneurship has been recently validated
by the Nobel Peace prize awarded to Muhammad Yunus, the founder of
Grameen Bank. Professor Yunus has had significant collaboration with
Ashoka Fellows before and since his election as a founding member of
Ashoka's Global Academy in 2001. Professor Yunus will be directing
some of his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize Award towards building eye
hospitals for the poor in Bangladesh. The idea, sparked by Ashoka
Fellow David Green in collaboration with his own organization, Project
Impact, and eyecare partners Aravind and Seva Foundation, will develop
an initial five eye hospitals in Bangladesh.
Another significant event that illustrates the importance of the
social dimension of entrepreneurship was the conference "Business as
an Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive
Change". This Global Forum, which was sponsored by The Academy of
Management and The United Nations Global Compact, was held "October
22nd-25th at Case Western Reserve University and online uniting top
business leaders and educators to focus on ways of doing business that
are both profitable and succeed in addressing the world's most
pressing social needs. This event united corporate and thought
leaders to combine theory with practice to develop strategies for
businesses seeking to respond to social issues like the environment,
health and poverty while also making a profit."
Participants will present their recent research and best practices to
the audience which would then be invited to share their experiences
and lessons learned in round table discussions facilitated by the
panelists. The intent of this interactive workshop is to expand,
enrich and enhance the development of a community of research on
social entrepreneurship. The outcomes of the workshop should include
collaborations for articles, books and additional workshops on this
important topic. A summary of the outcomes of the workshop will be
drafted and shared with colleagues at Ashoka, USASBE, ICSB, AIB and
other interested scholars, foundations, organizations and
practitioners around the world to build stronger bridges and increase
traffic over those connections.
This workshop will have break out sessions that will explore the
following questions. What are the prevailing ideas regarding social
entrepreneurship? How are scholars explaining social
entrepreneurship? How should social entrepreneurship be explored as a
field of study? What are the challenges in pursuing this area of
research? What are the best practices in teaching social
entrepreneurship? What are some of the best practices of social
entrepreneurs that can be used as case studies? How can we obtain
funding for research on theory and practice of social
entrepreneurship? What are possible publication outlets for our
research? What are the best strategies for getting published in
quality peer reviewed journals?
AGENDA (3.5 HOURS)
I. Welcome and Overview of Session (20 minutes)
II. Research Perspectives Presentations (50 minutes)
III. Best Practices (Cases and Teaching) (50 minutes)
IV. Coffee/ soft drink break (10 minutes)
V. Breakouts Sessions with facilitators (30 minutes)
VI. Lessons Learned - Report out from breakouts (30 minutes)
VII. Concluding Remarks (20)
DETAILED AGENDA
I. Welcome and Overview
Recent Conferences on Social Entrepreneurship Research and Practice
Jeff Robinson – Summary report on the NYU event in April (10 minutes)
Kai Hockerts- Summary Report on ISERC3 (10 minutes)
II. Research Perspectives (10 minutes each)
a. Johanna Mair/Ignasi Marti (Institutional View of SE)
b. Norris Krueger (Cognitive view of SE)
c. Ana Maria Peredo (Community Entrepreneurship View of SE)
d. Alan Carsrud and Moriah Meysken (Evolutionary View of SE)
e. Questions
III. Practice (10 minutes each)
a. Dianne Welsh (Art House Project)
b. Bayou Bill Schulte (Beyond Intent: Social Actions of Entrepreneurs)
c. Bob D'Intino (Social Entrepreneurship Education/ Micro lending)
d. Susan Davis (Ashoka Update)
e. Tom Dean (invited) (social venture competition)
f. Questions
IV. Introductions of Participants and Roundtable Sessions (Schulte,
Robinson, et al.)
V. Lessons Learned - Report out from Roundtables (facilitators)
VI. Concluding Remarks: Toward a Community of Research and Practice on
Social Entrepreneurship and Suggestions for future publishing and
research opportunities
(Bill Schulte)
VII. Adjourn and Social Networking
You will NOT want to miss this!
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Keep entrepreneuring!
Norris
Norris Krueger, Jr., Ph.D.
Teams / Entrepreneurship Northwest
"How can I help YOU to help grow entrepreneurs?"
(208) 440-3747
skype: norris.krueger
"I criticize by creation, not by finding fault" -Cicero
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