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Global Social Enterprise

Alexandre Reissmann

Northeastern University
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Social Enterprise

Section 1

According to class discussion, social enterprise refers to the action by social

entrepreneurs to combine skills with knowledge in executing tasks in traditional business settings

with a passionate intent to accomplish sustainable and meaningful social influence. In other

words, instead of the mere pursuit of personal commitment to seek self-gratification and

enrichment, social entrepreneurs deploy their business expertise to improve the living conditions

of the sick, the poor, and the disenfranchised section of the society. Hence, the best social

entrepreneurs seek viable strategies to improve the requirements of the disadvantaged factions of

society through innovative social changes.

Given the descriptions of a social enterprise, the Aravind fits within the tenets of its

definition. For instance, even though the institution generates reasonable profits in its business

ventures, as highly profitable eye care, the organization provides subsidizes services for the poor.

For example, it is arriving bankrolls about 70 percent of the costs of eye surgeries for the poor,

hence depicting the fundamental tenets of a social enterprise. Given the fact that Dr. V

commenced such a program out of sensibility and motivation by compassion, arriving has

accomplished to provide exemplary eye care to the disenfranchised and poor people in the

society while generating reasonable profits.

Section 2

How Aravind Mission Validate the Core Principle of Social Enterprise by Providing a

Dignified Life to All

The purpose of the organization demonstrates exemplary compassion to the needy, the

poor, and the disenfranchised section of the society. In authenticating the core principles of a
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social enterprise, the organization inspires institutional as well as individual progress while

ensuring that the business serves the needs of the traditional businesses through profit generation

as well as a demonstration of compassion to the society. Consequently, the mission of Aravind

continues to enable it in triumphing within the corporate business sectors while providing

outstanding eye surgery services to the needy in the society. Hence, even though the foundational

perspectives of Aravind are established on family ownership, the documentary Infinite Vision

illustrates intrinsic wisdom that entrenches the operational tents of the organization within the

improvement of welfare to all. Consequently, the core operational missions of the organization

continue to propel the organization towards sustainability, excellence, efficiency, productivity, as

well as diligence. Thus, by reinforcing the fundamental core of the business in improving the

welfare of the society, the organization has demonstrated excellent perspectives of a social

enterprise.

Section 3

How Dr. V and Arriving Avoided the Flaws of Play Pump

The Aravind as a social enterprise accomplished to establish a broad and expansive

network, which performs a significant outreach to the villages. Hence, the fact that the

organization established its services adjacent to homes, schools, and communities continues to

enable the organization to evade the flaws of Play Pump. Additionally, the organization provides

a significant subsidy to its disenfranchised customer, hence operating within the tenets of a social

enterprise.

Consequently, a combination of broader outreach as well as a substantial revenue

generation through subsidized eye surgery services to its customers continues to play an

important role in the operation of Aravind, hence enabling it to avoid Play Pump. As opposed to
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Oprah Winfrey’s academy in South Africa, the organization is self-sustaining. Therefore, Oprah

ought to have applied a similar strategy by subsidizing essential services to the fundamental

needs of the girls. Through such an approach, her academy would have stood a chance of

evading a Play Pump as the Aravind.

Section 4

Comparing Founders Motivation of Dr. V and Oprah Winfrey for Her South African

Leadership Academy for Girls

Despite establishing a leadership institution that excels as an outstanding facility within

South Africa, the miscalculation surrounding the construction of the facility as well as its failure

to accomplish its fundamental objectives positions it as an inferior entity as compared to

arriving. Even though the design of the school reflected the initial dreams that Oprah desired

during her formative years, the fact that the ultimate cost of the institution was 40 million instead

of 2 million demonstrates the typical miscalculation that affected its establishment. Furthermore,

the welfare services that the leadership academy offered in South Africa ignored the pressing

needs of the students.

On the other hand, Dr. V established a social enterprise that addressed the dire needs of

the surrounding society. For example, as a social enterprise, the organization subsidized eye

surgery services for over 70 percent of its customers. Consequently, the organization

accomplished its intended objectives through the provision of exemplary social welfare services

and generation of profit, hence relatively successfully as compared to Oprah leadership academy

in South Africa.

Section 5

Comparing Aravind Business Structure to That of American Red Cross

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The American Red Cross Society and the Aravind operates on fundamentally difference

organizational structure. Firstly, the American Red Cross society is a nonprofit organization that

aims to provide welfare service to the needy and the affected people in the society. In other

words, the American Red Cross society executes its role without any intentions of generating

profits. Given the nonprofit status of such an organization, the American Red Cross Society

relies on donations and grants to execute its welfare services to the community. Hence, the

organization welcomes donations and grants from government institutions, private entities, as

well as individual people.

On the other hand, Aravind is a corporate organization that operates within the precincts

of a social enterprise. This is to mean, the organization is self-reliant and generates necessary

profits that facilitate its activities. Additionally, as a corporate organization aiming at the welfare

of the society, the Aravind subsidizes the services that it offers to its customers. For example, the

Aravind provides an estimated subsidy of 70 percent to the needy customers that seek eye

treatment services. Hence, the aspect of profit is a major difference between the Aravind and the

American Red Cross society. Even though the two organizations operate on different

organizational frameworks, the two entities continue to excel as outstanding entities that provide

welfare services to communities.

Section 6

Disruptive innovations in Aravind that improves its performance and impacts

The success of the Aravind is an exemplary illustration of the potential role of frugal

innovation in accomplishing transformative delivery of services to the society. Two major

disruptive, innovative components continue to improve the functions of the Aravind. Firstly,

client segmentation is a unique attribute that continues to propel the organization in

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accomplishing its objectives, through such a segmentation process, the organization remains as

an exemplary social enterprise in addressing the fundamental needs as stipulated by its founders.

One of the innovative strategy through customer segmentation is the reliance and collaborative

framework with the philanthropic entities in reaching out to the needy and the disenfranchised

section of the society. Through such an approach, Aravind has accomplished a subtle marketing

strategy will ensure that the needy in the society are aware and fully informed of the services of

the organization. Additionally, cost control, as well as operational efficiency, are imperative

innovations that continue to enhance the operational success of the organization, through such an

approach, the organization has an established framework of a personal task, which ensures cost

control through the designation of roles and seamless flow of tasks. In other words, the

disruptive, innovative components in the organization entail daily micro planning, surgical as

well as steady flow, and detailed logistics.

Section 7

The Drivers of Aravind’s Financial Sustainability

As evident from the numerous accomplishment that the Aravind continues to realize

through its operational framework, it is evident that the organization established a robust

financial regulation as a core function of its operation. According to Dr. V, the financial success

of Aravind is traceable to its ecosystem as a compassion entity that offers exemplary welfare

services to the needy and the disenfranchised section of the society. For instance, operational

tenets of economies of scale are one of the secret success of Aravind’s financial operations. The

organization sends thousands of medical teams deep into the village through outreach programs.

Consequently, the organization amasses a significant number of patients, hence enabling to

operate within enormous economies of scale, which generates reasonable profits for its
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operations. Additionally, the encompassing facets such as quality care, proper customer services,

delegation, and streamlining of duties in the organization are essential in cost reduction and

enhancement of productivity.