Module manager: Richard Tunstall
Email: r.tunstall@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2013/14
| LUBS3004 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| LUBS5730M | Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
This module is approved as an Elective
This module introduces the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and small business. The course presents a wide-ranging overview of the place of entrepreneurship in academic theory with a focus on how the decision to become an entrepreneur is impacted both by internal and external factors. Students will gain develop an understanding of the types and characteristics of small firms, including small firms with an explicit focus on social issues and how entrepreneurs acquire necessary resources. The course also examines entrepreneurship within the context of larger firms and what the barriers are to processes of innovation. This is a research-oriented class and one session will be given over to exploring current entrepreneurship being conducted at LUBS. Students will be expected to take an active contributing to discussion and evaluating themselves and their peers.
1. To give students an introduction to the theoretical literature on entrepreneurship
2. To develop their critical skills to analyse the internal and external factors that impact on entrepreneurship and how they intertwine to create success.
3. To develop their understanding of how entrepreneurship use their social skills to acquire resources and how some ventures are ethically and socially oriented.
4. To demonstrate how entrepreneurship connects to the development and performance of larger organisations.
5. To show through a series of examples of "real-life" entrepreneurs how entrepreneurship theory relates to practice.
On completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate:
1. An understanding of the concept of entrepreneurship and the types and characteristics of small businesses
2. Knowledge of the psychological theories of entrepreneurship.
3. Familiarity with the various environmental factors, external to the individual which can influence the extent of entrepreneurship in society.
4. Understanding of the concept of social enterprise and corporate social responsibliity.
5. Awareness of how entrepreneurs acquire resources and persuade others to invest in their novel venture.
6. An appreciation of how entrepreneurship connects to innovation in large businesses.
Synthesis, critical awareness, problem solving, presentational and team skills.
Week 1: Introduction - Introduction to module, coursework details and assignment.
Week 2: Psychological Theories of Entrepreneurship - An overview of psychological theories of entrepreneurship including psychodynamic, trait and cognitive approaches.
Week 3: Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions of Entrepreneurship - The social, cultural and political factors external to the individual which have been identified as having an impact on the extent of entrepreneurship in society.
Week 4: Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Enterprise - Corporate social responsibility is examined and then social enterprises are focused on as a form of venture which has improving society as their central goal.
Week 5: Small Firms: Types and Characteristics - Definitions of small businesses, legal structures, types of small businesses e.g. family business, high tech etc.
Week 6: Resource Acquisition and New Ventures - How entrepreneurs secure much needed resources (human and financial) e.g. through social capital and business plan.
Week 7: Entrepreneuring in the Corporate Environment - The concept of corporate entrepreneurship and the need for and possible barriers to corporate entrepreneurship.
Week 8: Researching Entrepreneurship: Narrative and Visual Approaches - The session will give the students an insight into real research that is being carried out in Leeds University Business School on entrepreneurship.
Week 9: Project Presentations - Students present group projects
Week 10: External Speaker from Industry - An external speaker will join the class to talk about their "real-life" experiences of entrepreneurship.
Week 11: Module Summary Workshop - Revision, discussion and advice about the course and the assignment.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Private study hours | 78 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Students must attend all of the workshops
Students will be expected to read widely on the academic literature of entrepreneurship and understand how the various themes in the theoretical literature
Students will be expected to prepare, present in class and work on team assignments.
Attendance will be expected at every session, and non-attendance without good reason followed up.
Each workshop will be intensely interactive and progress issues will be addressed during the workshop
Students will complete a piece of written work as part of the assessment and have an unseen examination.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Group Project | 2,000 words essay excluding references | 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 25 | |
Resit by 2 hour written examination
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 75 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 75 | |
Resit by 2 hour written examination
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 6/2/2014
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