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

Authors: Páscoa, Filipa Isabel Ângelo Carvalho;

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

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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. Esta dissertação tem como principal objectivo estudar o sistema inovador dos modelos híbridos de forma a entender se estes têm o potêncial para resolver os problemas e ineficiências na área da saúde que se sentem no mundo em desenvolvimento. O problema a investigar baseia-se em perceber como é que este tipo de modelo pode ser sustentável, o impacto que pode gerar e se há possibilidade de o tornar numa solução de grande escala. Para isso, desenvolveu-se um caso-de-estudo, baseado na LG, uma empresa social que criou um modelo híbrido personalizado, capaz de combater os problemas do mundo em desenvolvimento, com o objectivo de melhorar a saúde e a qualidade de vida da população mais desfavorecida. Pioneira no uso deste modelo, a LG é hoje uma empresa estabelecida, com operações em Uganda, Kenya, Myanmar e Zâmbia, e que já melhorou a vida a milhões de pessoas. Nas páginas seguintes apresentamos a estrutura da dissertação e a metodologia usada para recolher os dados utilizados. Seguidamente o leitor terá oportunidade de examinar uma revisão sobre a literatura relevante para o problema em estudo. A secção seguinte apresenta o caso-de-estudo em si, focado na história da LG como uma empresa social, e analisando detalhadamente o modelo inovador da organização; seguido de algumas notas explicativas para orientar a discussão do caso durante a aula. No fim, importantes conclusões são apresentadas, assim como directrizes e tópicos para investigações futuras.

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Developing world, Health problems, Mundo em desenvolvimento, Living Goods, :Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão [Domínio/Área Científica], Hybrid models, Impacto, Impact, Sustainability, Problemas da área da saúde, Modelos híbridos, Sustentabilidade

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