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MANG 6240 Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprise (2012/13 academic year) Module leader: Dr Thomas Wainwright

Examination The 2-hour examination counts for 60% of the overall assessment. The exam is an essay-based exam. Students are asked to answer three questions out of six at the 2hour examination. I have specified precise weighting for each question on the exam paper. Please see below the paper.

EXAM PAPER

SECTION A - (COMPULSORY QUESTION)

Case study: Fabio Rosa – Bridging the Electricity Divide in Brazil, ECCH, Ref: 810-013-1 Rosa had been working since the year 1983 towards rural electrification in Brazil. According to him, as of November 2006, there were around 25 million people in Brazil who lacked access to electricity. Rosa realised that access to electricity would provide many ways to these people to increase their income levels. However, his attempts to find solutions that would allow them access to electricity met with several obstacles. Rosa started off working as part of the government to bring electricity to the rural areas in Brazil. He teamed up with several people like politicians and academicians who had helped him in overcoming some of the obstacles that lay in the way of achieving rural electrification. Rosa was keen on bringing about a significant positive difference in low-income families living in the rural areas of the country. (as extracted from pp. 2 of the case study)

1. Building on your prior reading and understanding of the above case study, critically discuss the process of social entrepreneurship which brought about the development of ‘The Sun Shines for All’ and ‘Quiron’, by highlighting value creation, underpinned by multiple bottom line approach (social-economic-environmental), through social innovation.

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In answering the question, apply course theories and concepts to the case study material. 50 marks

SECTION B Students will choose two questions from Section B (25 marks each)

2. Banks (1972) coined the term ‘social entrepreneurship’ to capture the application of business principles to social problems. Since then, academic studies have turned away from trying to define ‘social entrepreneurship’, to define the boundaries of this novel field. Critically discuss the emergence of the social entrepreneurship field and how it has evolved. 25 marks

3. Zahra et al. (2009) identify 3 types of social entrepreneur. Using examples, critically discuss the differences between these 3 types of social entrepreneur and how they attempt to address problems across local, national and international scales. 25 marks 4.

During the planning and creation of a social enterprise, it is important to consider its organisational form. Drawing on concepts and frameworks covered in the module, critically discuss the issues that social entrepreneurs need to consider in creating the enterprise. 25 marks

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Opportunity recognition and exploitation often occur through processes of effectuation rather than causation (Sarasvathy 2001). In the context of social entrepreneurship, discuss the importance and role of bricolage in overcoming barriers to turn social ideas into opportunities. 25 marks

6. Social entrepreneurship is said to be different to ‘for profit’ entrepreneurship (Austin et al. 2006). Critically discuss which competencies social entrepreneurs need to develop a successful social enterprise. Where appropriate, you should outline how the competencies required for social entrepreneurs can be different or similar to those required by ‘for profit’ entrepreneurs. 25 marks

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