Strategic Entrepreneurship
Aims
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
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) creativity & innovation; (3) Optimal distinctiveness; (4) Strategic networks of entrepreneurial ventures; Internal corporate venturing and strategic renewal; (5) New Venture creation, development and survival; (6) Investment ties and entrepreneurial ventures (7) External corporate venturing and external technology sourcing; (8) Entrepreneurial reasoning and making under uncertainty; (9) Wrap up.
Assessment
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.
Additional info
The timetable for this course is available via the EUR course guide.
ERIM PhD candidates and Research Master students can register for this course via SIN Online.
External (non-ERIM) PhD candidates and research master students are welcome to this course. To register, please fill in the registration form and e-mail it to miizuka@rsm.nl by four weeks prior to the start of the course. Please note that the number of places for this course is limited. For external participants, the course fee is 260 euro per ECTS credit.
