Handbook information

Contents

This course is designed to explore many dimensions of entrepreneurship. It provides a comprehensive foundation for additional learning in the context of specific entrepreneurship courses. The course aims to prepare students to effectively create and evaluate new venture opportunities connected to diverse contexts like start-ups, family businesses, big firms and research-intensive organizations. We also take a look at mental training as a way of developing one´s own creative talent.

Learning Objectives

Students will learn to solve problems and challenges by using different innovation and creativity techniques. During the course students learn about start-ups, family businesses, research-intensive environments, big firms and how new business activities can be born in these contexts. Students will also be familiar with mental training and how that can be a future part of one´s own development plan.

Language of Instruction

English

Pre-requisites

Introduction to Organization and Management.

Contact hours

36 h

Instruction

Lectures, guest lecturers, workshops, seminar day, cases and exercises.

Literature

Barringer, B R and Ireland, R D (2008): Entrepreneurship: successfully launching new ventures. Pearson Prenctice Hall. Second Edition.


Dahlén, Micael: Creativity Unlimited: Thinking inside the Box for Business Innovation. John Wiley and Sons. 2008.

Godin, Seth: Poke the Box. 2011

In addition articles according to examinator's instructions.

Evaluation and Examination

Different types of assignments, both individual and group work.

Instructor

Sten, Jan

Second Instructor

Burström, Thommie