ADM 2313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Community Interest Company, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Economy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2313
• Professor: Mark Freel

Document Summary

> additional slides aren"t revet from female entrepreneurship. > key feature of social entrepreneurship is the pursuit of a social goal using entrepreneurial or business-based methods. > important given that it has been used to describe many di ering activities such as. One-o events such as live aid and e orts to introduce corporate social responsibility. The social economy, represents the organizations that pursue social goals not undertaken by either government or commercial businesses. > social economy is characterised by both speci c organisational forms and organisational principles. > made up of organisations which are typically: non-pro t or not-for-pro t or re-invest any pro ts in the organisation. > required to serve public or social interest. > the means to achieve the social objectives of the organisation are as important as the social goals. > represents the organisational structures and institutional environment in which social entrepreneurship is encouraged.