critically evaluate the role of social-purpose organisations (whether private for-profit businesses or hybrid models) in mitigating a specific global challenge of your choice, in a geographical setting of your choice.

Assignment:

The Management, Governance and Society module has examined the contribution of business firms and hybrid organisational models to a variety of complex social issues. To understand global challenges, the module has referred to the United National Sustainable Development Framework, which highlights 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be globally achieved between 2015 and 2030. Such global goals are equally relevant to all regions in the world, however the actions through which governments, organizations and citizens in specific areas aim to pursue these global objectives will vary depending on the characteristics of the local socio-economic and socio-political environment.

Aim of this assignment is to critically evaluate the role of social-purpose organisations (whether private for-profit businesses or hybrid models) in mitigating a specific global challenge of your choice, in a geographical setting of your choice.

As a first step, you should:

– Select 1 or 2 SDGs. Should you choose more than 1 SDG, they should be clearly interlinked to allow for an integrated discussion;

– Select 1 geographical region of your preference (a country, or a region within a country).

In your essay, you should:

– Develop an analysis of the current situation and historical evolution of the region over the past two decades, with respect to the chosen SDG area (ca. 500 words);

– Examine the role of national and international policies to foster improvement in the selected area(s). At least 2 policy interventions (one national, one international) should be described and critically analysed, by highlighting their advantages and disadvantages (ca. 700 words);

– Examine the role of social-purpose organisations in addressing the identified problems in the selected area(s). At least 2 organisations of different kind (e.g. one social enterprise and one public-private partnership or one business firm and one multi-stakeholder partnership) should be described and critically analysed, by highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of their strategies (ca. 1000 words);

Formulate recommendations for policy and practice, by considering the interdependences between the chosen policies, the social-purpose organisations, and the regulatory, socio-cultural and socio-economic environment