Living Goods
: sustainability and impact of hybrid models in the developing world : the need for a scalable game-changing health solution

  • Filipa Isabel Ângelo Carvalho Páscoa (Student)

Student thesis: Master's Thesis

Abstract

The aim of this dissertation is to study how an innovative system, the hybrid model, has the potential to solve the severe health issues that are present in today’s developing world. The problem statement is based on understanding how can this type of model be sustainable and how great of an impact it can achieve; while also realizing if it presents itself as a scalable solution. In order to do so, a teaching case was developed, based on LG, an American based social enterprise that created a personalized hybrid model to tackle the health issues in the developing world, with the ultimate goal of improving health status of entire populations. A pioneer user of this model in the healthcare industry, LG is now a fully established organization, operating in Uganda, Kenya, Myanmar and Zambia and having improved the lives of millions. In the following pages the dissertation’s entire outline is introduced and there is a methodology section to explain how the data was collected. After that, we the present an overview of the existing literature on the relevant topics that influence what is being studied. The next section presents the case study, which focuses on LG as a social enterprise and goes deeply into the organization’s disruptive model; followed by teaching notes to debate the case during class. In the end, important conclusions are presented alongside some guidelines and topics for possible future researches.
Date of Award18 Jul 2016
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa
SupervisorSusana Frazão Pinheiro (Supervisor)

Keywords

  • Hybrid models
  • Sustainability
  • Impact
  • Health problems
  • Developing world
  • Living Goods

Designation

  • Mestrado em Gestão

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