1. National Conference on
‘Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship
Research’
and
Fourth Meeting of
South Asian Network of Impact Master (SANIM)
January 28 - 30, 2016
Organized by
Centre for Social Entrepreneurship,
School of Management and Labour Studies,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Mumbai (India)
In support with
Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology–
Madras (India),
DBS Foundation, and
British Council

2. Schedule
Day and
Date
Time Subject and Speakers
Thursday,
January 28,
2016
08.00 AM – 09.00 AM Registration
09.00 AM – 09.30 AM Welcome Address
Professor Bino Paul, Dean,
School of Management and Labour Studies,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Opening Remark
Professor S Parasuraman, Director,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
09.30 AM – 11.00 AM Conference Context, Overview and
Discussion
Satyajit Majumdar, Centre for Social
Entrepreneurship,
School of Management and Labour Studies,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Tea/Coffee : 11.00 AM – 11.30 AM
11.30 AM – 01.00 PM Expert Lecture - Philosophy of Research
Professor N Jayaram ,Bengaluru
Lunch : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM
02.00 PM – 03.30 PM Expert Lecture – The Morphology of CSR
Professor L S Ganesh, Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology – Madras
Tea/Coffee : 03.30 PM – 04.00 PM
04.00 PM – 05.30 PM Social Entrepreneurs in Making
Interactive Session with the Students of Master
Programme on Social Entrepreneurship
Tea/Coffee : 05.30 PM – 06.00 PM
06.00 PM – 07.30 PM Fourth Meeting of South Asian Network of Impact
Master (SANIM) – Session 1
By invitation

3. Day and
Date
Time Subject and Speakers
Friday,
January 29,
2016
09.00 AM – 09.30 AM Review Session
09.30 AM – 11.00 AM Thematic Papers – Concepts and Research
a) Methodological Issues in the Analysis of Social
Entrepreneurship and Quality of life of Beneficiaries
Niti Singh, Institute of Social and Economic Change,
Bengaluru
b) Is Measuring the Concept of Social
Entrepreneurship akin to a Flowing River or a
Stagnant Lake? - Implications for Social
Entrepreneurship Research Methodology
Monica Nandan, Wellstar College of Health and
Human Services, Kennesaw University
Gokul Mandayam, University of Southern
California(USC) School of Social Work
c) Social entrepreneurship: Pre-paradigmatic status,
definitional dilemma and methodological
consideration
Sadhana Shukla, University of Delhi
Tea/Coffee : 11.00 AM – 11.30 AM
11.30 AM – 01.00 PM Thematic Papers – Grounded Theory
a) Motivational Model of Social Entrepreneurship:
How Others Shape Engagement
Balram Bhushan, Xavier Labour Research Institute,
Jamshedpur
b) Methodological issues and challenges of Grounded
theory in Social Entrepreneurship and Social
Innovation studies
Prince C P, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Thematic Papers – Research Methodologies (1)
a) Bridging Social Entrepreneurship Theory and
Practice Gap: A First Person Account and Reflection
on Action Research
Anjan Ghosh and Sougata Ray, Indian Institute of
Management, Calcutta
Lunch : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM
02.00 PM – 03.30 PM Expert Lecture – Perspective on Social
Entrepreneurship Research
Professor Jay Mitra, Professor, Essex University,
Colchester
Tea/Coffee : 03.30 PM – 04.00 PM
04.00 PM – 05.30 PM Meet the Social Entrepreneurs
Interactive Session with the Social Entrepreneurs
from Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Tata Institute
of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Tea/Coffee : 05.30 PM – 06.00 PM
06.00 PM – 07.30 PM Fourth Meeting of South Asian Network of Impact
Master (SANIM) – Session 2
By invitation
Networking Dinner : 08.00 PM – 10.30 PM

4. Day and
Date
Time Subject and Speakers
Saturday,
January 30,
2016
09.00 AM – 09.30 AM Review Session
09.30 AM – 11.00 AM Thematic Papers – Research Methodologies
(2)
a) The Toledo Methodology for Micro, Rural &
Indigenous Entrepreneurship Research: A Concept
Paper
Sandeep Jagger, Jill Venus and Rachel Casiday,
University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter
Campus, Ceredigion
b) Use of Semiotics in an Emic Research:
Opportunities and Implications
Sumita Mishra, Kalinga Institute of Industrial
Technology School of Management, Bhubaneswar;
and Rajen K. Gupta
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
c) Investigating failed Social Entrepreneurship: A
‘process research’ perspective
Sushanta Kumar Sarma,T A Pai Management
Institute, Manipal
Tea/Coffee : 11.00 AM – 11.30 AM
11.30 AM – 01.00 PM Thematic Papers – Context and
Methodologies
a) Methodological Issues in Rural Dalit Women
Entrepreneurship - A Study
Amaldass. M and Neema Gnanadev, Gandhigram
Rural Institute-Deemed Universiy
b) Social Audit as a Research tool in Social Impact
Assessment
Archana Pillai, Virtue Ventures India
c) Methods of Impact measurement and
evaluation followed by various stakeholders of
social entrepreneurship ecosystem: Approach,
methodologies and challenges
Vidhiya Saravana, Centre for Social Innovation
and Entrepreneurship, IIT-Madras, and Parasuram
IITM’s Rural Technology Business Incubator
Lunch : 01.00 PM – 02.00 PM
02.00 PM – 03.00 PM Session on ‘Handbook on Social
Entrepreneurship’ Professor Jay Mitra,
Professor, Essex University, Colchester, and
Satyajit Majumdar, Centre for Social
Entrepreneurship,
School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
03.00 PM – 03.30 PM Conference Closing
Tea/Coffee : 3.30 PM – 4.00 PM