Enjoyed teaching a seminar that conjoins research on organization, social entrepreneurship and innovation (OSEI) with methodologies to study these topics empirically. Sessions were divided into two parts. The first part engaged with research topic specifics such as organizing in and for society, leading social change, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, new forms of organizing and grand challenges, and scaling social change. It commenced with an overview into the theme followed by short student presentations of research articles and in-depth discussions about articles to unpack their implications, interrelationships and conceptual and practical consequences. The second part prepared students for their own work by focusing on research methodologies such as approaching cases, doing field research, and writing up research reports. The course thus bridged high quality global research and local empirical cases.

Some objectives:

• to familiarize students with some of the core concepts and theoretical underpinnings around organization, social entrepreneurship, and social innovation
• to help students gain a stronger understanding of, and think critically about, this domain, including its research requirements and methods for publishing scholarly research
• to use a format through which students can further develop the analytical, discursive and writing skills needed as a scholar
• to offer a forum for developing, refining, and presenting own research ideas

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