Postgraduate Course: The Entrepreneurial Manager (MBA) (BUST11194)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course, entitled &«The Entrepreneurial Manager&ª, will complement additional MBA options courses on entrepreneurship in Semester 2b, such as New Venture Creation and the proposed &«Green Entrepreneurship&ª. Entrepreneurship provides a critical dimension to management, in which innovative owners and managers (entrepreneurs) exploit new opportunities to add value either to themselves (through founding their own new ventures) or to the organisation (by founding new lines of value within the organisation).
The course will examine the nature of entrepreneurship, foundational theories of entrepreneurship and assess the practice of entrepreneurship from the viewpoint of the entrepreneur/manager. Such an approach has been successfully delivered at Harvard Business School, where entrepreneurship is made relevant to MBA students across various business settings, from new ventures to large corporations, in emphasising the role of the entrepreneurial manager. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Text books |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Accepted as visiting MBA student. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course aims to develop the intellectual skills of students to understand, analyse and critically evaluate theories/concepts and current issues relating to the entrepreneur/manager in creating and growing the new venture and in managing and innovating within an existing business. An important element of the course is an emphasis on applying new knowledge through the inclusion of group work, relevant case studies and use of entrepreneurial managers as guest speakers.
The course objectives are: 1) to enable students to develop a solid understanding of key theories and concepts on entrepreneurship; and 2) to understand how entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers create value through their entrepreneurial decisions and activities.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and understanding
By the end of the course, students will have had the opportunity to:
- reflect upon and critically evaluate theories and concepts underpinning entrepreneurship more widely;
- understand the relationship between entrepreneurship and value creation and how entrepreneurial managers drive innovation and growth;
- understand how entrepreneurial managers adapt elements of the entrepreneurial process to a variety of business and organisational contexts;
- work in a team-based environment to take on the role of entrepreneurial managers and critically assess and establish and develop an entrepreneurial opportunity.
The course will also emphasise the importance of entrepreneurial management styles and techniques in both small and large organisations. The knowledge learnt will enable students to critically examine and question more traditional approaches to the study of management.
Subject Specific Skills:
On completion of the assessed course work students should have enhanced their ability to:
- assess critically where and how entrepreneurial behaviour and actions can be applied in different business contexts;
- analyse and consider different business situations where entrepreneurial opportunities are present or possible;
- manage or advise on the key elements for identifying and exploiting an entrepreneurial opportunity;
- account for the relevant business and organisational context in undertaking entrepreneurial behaviour and activity.
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Assessment Information
Individual Essay (40%)
Group Project (45%)
Group Project Presentation (15%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Session 1: Course introduction: Describing the Entrepreneurial Manager
Session 2: Different Contexts of Entrepreneurship
Session 3: The Start-Up Entrepreneur: Venturing and Team Building
Session 4: The Corporate Entrepreneurial Manager
Session 6: Lessons in Corporate Venturing
Session 7: The Entrepreneurial Manager and Family Firms
Session 8: Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Session 9: Challenges and Key Issues in Entrepreneurial Management
Session 10: Group presentations |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
ESSENTIAL READING
Burns, P. (2nd edition 2007) Building an Entrepreneurial Organisation, Palgrave Macmillan
Students will be referred, as applicable, to other textbooks to support learning in each of the topic areas; further details will be provided in the course handbook. Students will also be referred to particular articles in academic journals as well as other sources of information. There will be some cases included in the course, and will be provided at commencement of the course.
RECOMMENDED READING
Students will be provided with recommended reading from a number of sources that will include journals (i.e. Long Range Planning, Journal of Business Venturing, Harvard Business Review) and contemporary articles in reputable business medium that include the FT, Economist and Wall Street Journal. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Adam Bock
Tel: (0131 6)50 8246
Email: Adam.J.Bock@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Freda Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8065
Email: f.paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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