ENTR2001 Entrepreneurial Management
Module Overview
The aim of the course unit is to introduce students to the nature of entrepreneurship on a corporate level. You will explore the unique challenges that entrepreneurial managers face within established corporations and examine the role of diverse organizational cultures and structures for the management of innovation and creativity. The unit will effectively address the need to exercise rational managerial judgment in an uncertain and complex business landscape.
Aims and Objectives
Module Aims
The module is to introduce you to the nature of entrepreneurial management by highlighting the idea that entrepreneurship is not limited to small business start-ups. Students will explore the nature of entrepreneurial and innovative management within established organisations linked with organisational cultures and systems. The module will address the need to manage effectively in environments that are uncertain and complex, and where appropriate strategic responses have to be crafted in recognition of limited resource and indeterminate outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the requirement for entrepreneurial management within established organisations;
- the need for continual strategic renewal of established organisations;
- factors influencing entrepreneurial management;
- different forms of corporate venturing given specific organisational cultures, and structures.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- discuss what is meant by entrepreneurial management;
- evaluate the contribution of entrepreneurial management to sustainable competitive advantage;
- assess and appraise risk management in different organisational entrepreneurial contexts;
- identify a range of strategies to overcome barriers to entrepreneurial management.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills including the use of CD-ROMS and the Internet;
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal workload;
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates.
Syllabus
• The nature of entrepreneurial management. • Competitive business environment and its influences upon organisational transformation. • Organisational culture and its relationship to strategic renewal processes. • Different forms of entrepreneurial management. • Developing strategies for growth. • Leadership and management for corporate venturing. • Assessing and managing entrepreneurial risk. • Closing skills gaps; recruitment and development of the team. • Ethics, decision-making and entrepreneurial ventures. • Overcoming barriers to corporate entrepreneurship. • Structured revision. • Open revision.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include: The teaching methods are primarily the lecture and seminar. Student participation, small group activities, short case studies and other teaching methods will be integrated in the lectures as warranted. Lectures will be supported by activity-based seminars and will include the use of videos, case studies, and guest speakers. Learning activities include: Lectures, activity-based seminars, case studies, private study and coursework.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 24 |
| Completion of assessment task | 30 |
| Revision | 25 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
| Tutorial | 11 |
| Follow-up work | 10 |
| Wider reading or practice | 40 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Kirby (2003). Entrepreneurship.
Burns (2010). Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
Assessment
Formative
Oral presentation
Summative
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination (2 hours) | 60% |
| Group Coursework | 40% |
Repeat
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination (2 hours) | 60% |
| Individual Coursework | 40% |
Referral
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination (2 hours) | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External
Linked modules
Prerequisites: MANG1003 Introduction To Management 2016-17 or MANG1020 Ideas That Shaped The Business World 1: Government And Society 2016-17 or MANG1021 Ideas That Shaped The Business World 2: Markets And Consumers 2016-17
Costs
Costs associated with this module
Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.
In addition to this, students registered for this module typically also have to pay for:
Textbooks
Recommended texts for this module may be available in limited supply in the University Library and students may wish to purchase the core/recommended text as appropriate.
Please also ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University’s Fees, Charges and Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk.