COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMIR ÖZEREN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course focuses on the emerging phenomenon of `Social Entrepreneurship , defined as developing business ideas and companies that drive social change through innovative and profitable solutions. As such, social entrepreneurship combines tools, techniques and visions related to entrepreneurship and business innovation on the one hand with practical, market driven solutions for fundamental social challenges, problems and concerns on the other hand. The course will provide an in-depth analysis of the history, evolution and major features of social entrepreneurial initiatives and will explore innovative approaches towards generating `shared value between organisations and societies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Nicholls, Alex (2008).Social Entrepreneurship New Models of Sustainable Social Change. Oxford University Press.
Ozeren, E., Saatcioglu, O. Y., & Aydin, E. (2018). Creating social value through orchestration processes in innovation networks: The case of Garbage Ladies as a social entrepreneurial venture. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 31(5), 1206-1224.

Austin, J., Stevenson, H. and Wei-Skillern, J. (2006), Social and commercial entrepreneurship: same, different, or both , Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 1-22.
Bridgstock, R., Lettice, F., Ozbilgin, M.F. and Tatli, A. (2010), Diversity management for innovation in social enterprises in the UK , Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Vol. 22 No. 5, pp. 1-18.
Chell, E. (2007), Social enterprise and entrepreneurship: towards a convergent theory of the entrepreneurial process , International Small Business Journal, Vol. 25 No. 5, pp. 5-26.
Dacin, M.T., Dacin, P.A. and Tracey, P. (2011), Social entrepreneurship: a critique and future directions , Organization Science, Vol. 22 No. 5, pp. 1203-1213.
Datta, P.B. and Gailey, R. (2012), Empowering women through social entrepreneurship: case study of a women s cooperative in India , Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 569-587.
Nicolopoulou, K., Lucas, I., Tatli, A., Karatas-Ozkan, M., A. Costanzo, L., Özbilgin, M. and Manville, G. (2015), Questioning the legitimacy of social enterprises through Gramscian and Bourdieusian perspectives: the case of British social enterprises , Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 161-185.
Peredo, A.M. and McLean, M. (2006), Social entrepreneurship: a critical review of the concept , Journal of World Business, Vol. 41 No. 1, pp. 56-65.
Shaw, E. and Carter, S. (2007), Social entrepreneurship: theoretical antecedents and empirical analysis of entrepreneurial processes and outcomes , Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 418-434.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, assignment, case studies, class discusions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-Students will learn key concepts and approaches regarding social entrepreneurship.
2-Students will discuss the role and reflection of social entrepreneurship in the field of tourism.
3-Students will present their knowledge about social entrepreneurship with mid-term, final exams and term assignments.
4-The topic, content and principles of term assignment will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Expected to read all the required reading which amounts to one piece each week.
5. To be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

emir.ozeren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes