Learning Pathway Activities
Discussion board - Exploring different hybrid orientations
Using the social enterprise mission orientation framework developed by Alter 2007 (page 3, slide 1), post an example of a social enterprise you have found and outline the type of hybrid mission orientation (e.g. embedded, integrated and external) it operates with.
Refer to lecture 3 for examples of how different types of social enterprise fit into the different hybrid mission orientation categories.
Your response should be maximum 100 words using this discussion board.
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Assess your understanding of this learning pathway by selecting the correct answer for each of the following questions:
- Social enterprises are considered to be a hybrid organisational form because:
- They utilise hybrid technologies to run their businesses
- Incorrect: this is not generally a feature that defines a hybrid organisation .
- They rely upon multiple sources of funding
- Incorrect: while they often rely upon multiple sources of finance, so do many organisations..
- They meet the needs of a range of different individuals in society
- Incorrect: this is a feature of many types of organisations in society, not just social enterprises.
- They combine both social and commercial values and objectives
- Correct: hybridity relates to the combination of two parts into one. In the case of social enterprise, these different parts relate to goals regarding social and commercial purposes and sustainability.
- The issues faced by both individuals and organisations are contextual, which means that they are dependent upon the specific environment in which they live and operate.
- True
- Well done! You understand the importance of context when understanding social issues and needs.
- False
- Try again: perhaps review Lecture 4.
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