Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the internal and external barriers that can impair growth;
- the strategies and practices used by businesses to deliver growth;
- the circumstances and reasons why businesses experience and/or seek high-growth;
- interventions which can be successfully used to manage the growth process.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates.
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal workload;
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills;
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates;
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills;
- diagnose national and global opportunities for growth, by evaluating the characteristics of economies and societies;
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal workload;
- evaluate the appropriateness of particular growth strategies.
- identify the roles of key internal and external stakeholders in facilitating business growth;
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills;
- understand the limitations of particular growth models in industry sectors;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
Completion of assessment task | 50 |
Revision | 20 |
Seminar | 10 |
Wider reading or practice | 32 |
Lecture | 24 |
Total study time | 160 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Journal
Family Business Review. Journal
The growth of firms: A survey of theories and empirical evidence.. Coad, A., 2009. The growth of firms: A survey of theories and empirical evidence. Edward Elgar Publishing. (Available at Library)
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Journal
Journal of Management Studies. Journal
Journal of Economic Geography. Journal
International Journal of Entrepreneurship. Journal
Journal of Business Venturing. Journal
Journal of Business Economics. Journal
Entrepreneurship and the Growth of Firms. Davidsson, P., Delmar, F. and Wiklund, J. (eds.), (2008). Entrepreneurship and the Growth of Firms, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (Available at Library)
Journal of Small Business Management. Journal
British Journal of Management. Journal
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Class discussions
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal feedback on the discussions in the class.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External