MGT1310 Social Entrepreneurship Of Raising Gabdho Assignment Middlesex University

MGT1310 Assignment Briefing & Report Structure

Option 1: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Explain, using ONLY academic sources, the difference between Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship (approx. 500 words).
• Identify, analyse and assess the organisation’s business practices, demonstrating how it meets each of the four main characteristics of a Social Enterprise (social purpose, trading activity, full cost recovery, profits reinvested), and providing examples from the organisation to support your argument (approx. 1500 words).
• Propose a creative new idea to further the social aims of the organisation (approx. 500 words).

Option 2: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Explain, using ONLY academic sources, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility and briefly discuss current global trends in CSR practices (approx. 500 words).
• Identify, analyse and assess the organisation’s CSR practices, using Carroll’s CSR Pyramid as a framework to do so (approx.1500 words).
• Propose a creative idea for a new CSR initiative which builds on the organisation’s mission and values (approx. 500 words).

Assessment Guidelines

• Online submission of the draft on week 9, Friday November 21st at 5:00 pm on Turnitin
• Online submission on Friday December 12th at 5:00 pm (submitting closer to 5:00 pm🡪 traffic in the system🡪 long time to
  receive an originality report, or no report🡪 no chance to make changes)
• Electronic submission on Turnitin (dangers of plagiarism & its consequences)
• Similarity rate should be lower than 30%. However, you MUST always check the similarity report. Please upload in advance to check your similarity report. You can then make changes if needed and re-submit your report.
• Markers see the Turnitin report and sources of your material!
• Accurately reference your work (in-text citations AND bibliography); Use Harvard Style referencing (http://www.citethemrightonline.com)
• Minimum of 10 sources (minimum 5 academic sources & maximum of 5 non-academic sources)
• For each topic, we have uploaded 2 academic sources (articles) on Moodle page, Unihub. You can also use their bibliography
  to find more academic sources
• There will be a short sample report on a different topic on our page!
• 2,500 words (+/-10%); Deviation NOT accepted
• Bibliography & appendices NOT included in the word count
• Use font ‘Times New Roman’ or ‘Arial’, Size 12, line spacing 1.5, justified alignment
• Check for grammar and spelling before submission
• If you fail to answer the question in your report, you will fail the entire report

Suggested Structure for Social Entrepreneurship Question

TITLE PAGE (Include the question you have chosen and the name of your seminar tutor, please do not include any names or student numbers. Your report will be anonymously marked).

Executive summary (approx. 50 words): This is a short summary of the report that includes the answer to the question.

TABLE OF CONTENTS (approx. 50 words): The Word software can automatically generate this for you once you are done writing your report.

INTRODUCTION (approx. 100 words)

Best to always start with a very engaging sentence! And yes, if you are using material that needs citations, you should have in-text citations in the introduction. Your introduction must clearly explain how
the report answers the questions - indicating the structure and providing clear signposting. For example, you can say: “This report aims to answer the question by first defining entrepreneurship and social
entrepreneurship. Second, it will highlight the differences of the two. Third, …)”

(Note: Sections 2-3.6 are the MAIN BODY OF THE REPROT and constitute majority of your grade)

2. Difference between entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship (approx. 300 words)

2.1. Entrepreneurship: Definition (academic sources only)

2.2. Social Entrepreneurship: Definition (academic sources only)- There are numerous definitions of SE and you can state few of them in this section (with academic citations). Next, you can tell us
how you define social entrepreneurship in this report.

2.3 Difference between entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship (academic sources only, if you would like to include some real-life examples, you can use non-academic sources)

3. Company:

3.1. Background (approx. 200 words)

Provide relevant background (context) information on the company (can use non-academic sources)

3.2. How the company meets each of the 4 main characteristics of SE (approx. 800 words): Can use academic AND non-academic sources here; MUST Provide
evidence/examples from the company to support your argument:

3.2.1. Social Purpose

3.2.2. Trading Activity

3.2.3. Full Cost Recovery

3.2.4. Profit Reinvested

3.3. Challenges faced by the Company (approx. 200 words)

3.4. Evaluating Company’s SE Practices (approx. 200 words): From what you reviewed in the previous sections, discuss whether they are appropriate or effective; Must always include citations when critiquing

4.0 Propose a creative new idea to further the social aims of the organisation (approx. 500 words).

5.0. CONCLUSION (approx. 100 words): A short summary of your answer; always avoid introducing new ideas in the conclusion

REFERENCES: Must be in Harvard style and listed in alphabetical order; References are NOT included the word count; Please use citetherightonline.com)

APPENDIXES: For any extra tables, graphs, etc. that you think is needed to understand your report but there was no space to include them; NOT included in the word count)