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Page 1: Managing Social Innovation - clsbe.lisboa.ucp.pt · His research focuses on social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and institutional complexity. His publications

Managing Social Innovation

Academic Year: 2018/2019 Term: 2nd Instructor(s): Tommaso Ramus Contact(s) Office: 5318 Mail: [email protected] Office hour: by appointment, room 5318 _____________________________________________________________________________

Biography: Tommaso Ramus is Assistant Professor for the area of Business Ethics at CATOLICA-LISBON. Before joining CATOLICA, Tommaso Ramus was post doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Business in Society of the IESE Business School (Spain) and researcher at the European Research Institute for Cooperatives and Social Enterprises (EURICSE). He received a MSc in Business Administration (University of Trento, Italy) and a PhD in Management (University of Bergamo, Italy). His research focuses on social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and institutional complexity. His publications have appeared in the Academy of Management Journal, Business Ethics Quarterly, the Journal of Business Ethics and Voluntas. Tommaso Ramus has worked in consultancy for several Italian social enterprises and for profit organizations on projects related to organizational reconfiguration, organizational change and ethical leadership.

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Course overview and objectives: In the last years social innovation has acquired centrality in the debate among practitioners, media, policy makers and academicians because it represents a “ray of hope” against social inequalities, poverty, human rights abuses, unemployment and environmental damages. Through social innovation traditional corporations and social enterprises can successfully tackle complex social problems while making profit. Managing social innovation is extremely challenging because recomposing social value creation and wealth generation in a single venture requires the development of specific, complex skills, capabilities, and managerial practices. Yet, organizations that are capable to manage social innovation successfully can not only drive a positive change in society but also acquire a sustainable competitive advantage. So: What are the key winning factors of social innovation? Where does social innovation occur? How is it possible to combine different and apparently antithetic objectives – social impact and profitability – in the same organization? How is it possible to transform a social problem in a business opportunity with positive social impact? This course will assist students to answer such questions through the discussion of case studies. In particular, by the end of the course, students will be able to understand: - the many faces of social innovation and social entrepreneurship

- Understand critical factors of success for socially oriented organizations

- Understand how to define, manage and scale social innovation

- how to design organizational mechanisms and structures to combine social value creation and wealth

generation in innovative ways.

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Course Content: This course will examine the most recent approaches to social innovation and social entrepreneurship and will provide students with a deep and analytical understanding of: i) how to develop innovative solutions to drive a positive change in society while being profitable; ii) how to manage innovative, socially oriented business model; iii) how to transform social-business tensions in opportunities for organizational learning, change and

innovation. The course will be based on the analysis and discussion in class of case studies that present real socially oriented organizations working in different sectors/countries/markets. Students will explore the main challenges and opportunities faced by organizations that are willing to introduce innovative solutions to deep seated societal problems. _____________________________________________________________________________

Required background: None

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Grading: 30% class participation 70% final exam

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Bibliography: - Samasource. Give work not aid, Harvard Business School Case, 9-912-011 - Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P. Harvard Business School Case, 411-025 - Indego Africa Project, Harvard business School Case, 9-911-011 - Addiopizzo Travel: Fighting mafia through market-based strategies. IESE Case, BE-188-E - Copaxi: Managing Growth for Good (9-717-488 Harvard Business Schol Case Study) - Homeless World Cup (Stanford Graduate School of Business, Case E376)

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Extra Costs (case studies, platforms...): Case studies will be available at the copy center

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Miscellaneous information: Grading system: Written final exam (70%): The written exam will be closed-book, and students will be asked to discuss / answer questions on the topics discussed in class. Class participation (30%): proactive participation in class discussion is a fundamental ingredient of this course. Students are required to prepare all of the assigned cases carefully before each class, to participate actively, and to respond thoughtfully to classmate comments. The quality of students’ class participation will be evaluated on the following criteria: - Frequency - Relevance of comments: Are your comments clearly related to the case/topic and to the comments of others? - Advancement: Does your comment move the class discussion forward?

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- Fact-Based: Have you used specific data from the case, from readings to support the assertions that you are making?

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Code of conduct and ethics:

Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics is a community of individuals with diverse backgrounds and interests who share certain fundamental goals. A crucial element to achieve these goals is the creation and maintenance of an atmosphere contributing to learning and personal growth for everyone in the community. The success of CATÓLICA-LISBON in attaining its goals and in maintaining its reputation of academic excellence depends on the willingness of its members, both collectively and individually, to meet their responsibilities.

Along with all the other members of our community, students are expected to follow professional standards and CATÓLICA-LISBON standards of Academic Integrity. Some details should be mentioned here: Please arrive on time for class with uninterrupted attendance for the duration of the class. Signing attendance sheet for anyone else in the class constitutes fraud and a violation of the CLSBE code of conduct. Use of computers and other electronic devices during the class is not allowed, unless expressly requested by the instructor of the course. Students who persistently act in a disruptive and disrespectful manner during the class session may be invited to leave.

Students are expected to behave at all times according to the fundamental principles of academic integrity, including honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. In particular,

a) In individual graded assignments of any type, students may not collaborate with others or use any materials without explicit permission from the instructor of the course;

b) In group assignments and reports, all students listed as authors shoud have performed a substantial amount of work for that assignment;

c) It is dishonest to fabricate or falsify data in experiments, surveys, papers, reports or other circumstances; fabricate source material in a bibliography or “works cited” list; or provide false information in other documents in connection with academic efforts;

d) Plagiarizing, i.e. “to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own and or to use another’s production without crediting the source” (Merrian-Webster Dictionary) is an Academic Integrity breach. It can be avoided by using proper methods of documentation and acknowledgement. Visit this guide for additional resources on how to avoid plagiarism in your written submissions http://en.writecheck.com/plagiarism-guide

e) In exams students must not receive or provide any unauthorized assistance. During an examination, students may use only material and items authorized by the faculty. Use of smartwatches or other communication devices is not permitted during the exam.

Academic integrity breaches will be dealt with in accordance with the school’s code of Academic Integrity: https://www.clsbe.lisboa.ucp.pt/system/files/assets/files/academicintegritycode.pdf

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