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MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN SOCIAL ECONOMY ORGANIZATIONS
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The article presents a pragmatical and practical solution in probably one of the most divergent interdisciplinary science fields, called social economy. As the size of it is impressive in Europe, operationalized by the number of organizations and the employees involved, there is a need from the professionals to build a common understanding and knowledge. The cultural, historical and economic background of the countries (mainly from EU, but not exclusively) led to various understanding of social economy. The solution proposed and presented in the paper describes a cross-European project for renewing Social Economy master program’s curricula through a collaboration of 6 partners from 4 countries. The results of effort to build common knowledge, clarify definitions, approaches, define and describe types of organizations and business models on the field are included in teaching and learning materials. The challenges for the management in this area are also handled with special attention and included in a collection of working tasks and game simulations. Social economy organizations are in need for staff with specific competences, not only due to the characteristics of the area but also to fulfill the new trends in management, including sustainability management and green management. In the following years, graduates with adequate knowledge from these master programs will form the staff members of these organizations.
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