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Reminder: Doctoral seminar on Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (SEPHI) - 16 & 17 July 2018, Paris

  • 1.  Reminder: Doctoral seminar on Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (SEPHI) - 16 & 17 July 2018, Paris

    Posted 03-14-2018 11:27
    Dear colleagues,

    This is a reminder and update regarding the 2nd Doctoral seminar on Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (SEPHI), co-organized by  ESSEC Business School, HEC Liège and EM Lyon.

    The seminar will be organized in a nice venue in Paris on 16-17 July 2018 (after EGOS and ISTR, and before the Academy) and will gather 10 to 20 PhD students working in one of these areas, or even better, at the intersection between social entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Welcome themes include:
    • Social impact and its assessment, including the impact of social enterprises on their beneficiaries, and of philanthropic funding on recipient organizations.
    • The availability and relevance of different types of funding (e.g. grants, loans, equity, social impact bonds) for the specific needs of social enterprises at both early phases and growth/scaling phases.
    • Collective impact and innovative alliances between philanthropic organizations and social enterprises, and the blurring roles between "funders" and "operators".
    • Inter-organizational relationships between philanthropic organizations and social enterprises: how deals are structured, how ties are created, how supportive ecosystems emerge, etc.
    • The sharing economy and collaborative models, particularly how they affect traditional philanthropy (e.g. crowdfunding, tech for good) and social entrepreneurs (e.g. open-source and peer-to-peer organizations).
    • New ownership and governance models: foundation-owned enterprises,  crowdequity in social enterprises, and other forms of "steward ownership".
    The seminar will enable doctoral students to:
    • Acquire an overview of the literatures in social entrepreneurship and philanthropy and their theoretical underpinnings;
    • Learn about research development and paper writing in this field;
    • Strengthen their research project and locate it on the "research map" of social entrepreneurship and philanthropy;
    • Develop ties with young and senior scholars in an emerging research community.
    PhD students will have the opportunity to present their work and to receive feedback from their peers and from junior and senior faculty members.

    Two distinguished guest speakers will also give talks about their current research in these areas: 
    • Filipe Santos, Professor and Chair in Social Entrepreneurship at Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics.
    • Alnoor Ebrahim, Professor of Management at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (to be confirmed).
    All PhD students in social and management sciences interested in the theme are welcome! Interested candidates should send a sample research paper or outline of their research in attachment to an email motivating their participation.

    The application should be sent by 30 April 2018 to Aurélie  Couvin: couvin@essec.edu. Organizers will accept as many applications as possible, up to the limit of 20 participants. The seminar is free but please note that participants should cover their travel and accommodation costs.

    You can find out all details in this call for applications:

    Please spread the word to PhD students who may be interested.

    Looking forward to see you in Paris this summer!

    Sincerely,
    The organizing team.

    Kevin André, ESSEC Business School (kevin.andre@essec.edu)
    Arthur Gautier, ESSEC Business School (gautierart@essec.edu)
    Benjamin Huybrechts, emlyon business school and HEC Liège (huybrechts@em-lyon.com)
    Virginie Xhauflair, HEC Liège (v.xhauflair@uliege.be) 

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    Arthur GAUTIERExecutive Director & Researcher 
    ESSEC Philanthropy Chair 
    ESSEC Business School 
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    • Web:  www.essec.edu // philanthropy-chair.essec.edu
         

     
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