Strategic Entrepreneurship
Aims
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To familiarize students with the fundamental theories, concepts, and empirical insights pertaining to the main phenomena/ topics and clusters of thought of the field of strategic entrepreneurship. Students will be able to better formulate and motivate research questions in the domain of strategic entrepreneurship. |
Information
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Based on comprehensive existing conceptual and empirical models on strategic entrepreneurship the following topics and their interrelationships will be treated in 9 consecutive weeks: (1) Introduction strategic entrepreneurship: contributions from strategic management and entrepreneurship theories; (2) Financing start-up and growth strategies; (3) Strategic Entrepreneurial leadership; (4) Internal corporate venturing and strategic renewal; (5) Users and strategic entrepreneurship; (6) Strategic networks of entrepreneurial ventures; (7) Strategic decision making under uncertainty; (8) External corporate venturing and external technology sourcing; (9) Wrap up. |
Assessment
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To pass this course, students are expected to (1) present in class small point- counterpoint presentations of the readings (20%); and (2) write a short conceptual paper focusing on motivating a research question and constructing a conceptual framework building upon the course’s readings (80%) |
Materials
The literature for this course will consist of carefully selected articles and book chapters. The materials will include introductory, and classical, and current topical readings.
