個案資料

Fundación Inclusión y Desarrollo Laboral (IDEL) was a not-for-profit organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose mission was to enhance the dignity of and improve the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities by promoting their inclusion in the formal labour market. IDEL did this by providing a sheltered work environment, projects, and wages for participants in its programs. In 2016, IDEL was seeking to increase the number of individuals it served by developing its own source of earned income and securing additional stable clients to provide work projects and revenue for these individuals. <br><br>The organization acquired a machine to produce garbage bags that it planned to sell in the Argentine market, and the organization's executive director was finalizing a plan to develop the manufacturing of garbage bags as a source of earned income. She needed to decide how to grow IDEL sustainably, by scaling its operations to serve a larger community while also addressing the needs of its stakeholders.

This case is primarily for use by graduate and undergraduate business students, offering them an introduction to the world of social entrepreneurship by profiling an organization in Argentina that works with individuals who have intellectual disabilities. The case is appropriate for social entrepreneurship, non-profit management, and entrepreneurship courses. The case could also be used in a social justice or international business course. After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to</br></ul><li>identify the key characteristics of a social enterprise, including its social mission, participants, stakeholders, and the impact of social enterprises on key stakeholders;</li><li>address the challenges a social enterprise may face in scaling, expanding, and sustaining current business operations and services; and</li><li>analyze how a social enterprise can successfully balance the creation of a positive social impact while developing a source of earned income to ensure its financial goals remain sustainable.</li></ul>

• social enterprise, sustainability