Organisational Entrepreneurship

Course aim

Enterprise projects are not confined to being commercial and independent new ventures but can also be found in various contexts. This course introduces four common contexts for enterprise and outlines the differences in respect to the individuals, the organisational forms, the practice of enterprise in context, and the management of contexts that support innovation and entrepreneurship. In particular the course focuses on Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialisation, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Family Business contexts.

Course content

Course Content:
-Social Entrepreneurship (From Not-For-Profit to Social Enterprise): The emergence of the social entrepreneurship and the purpose economy; Social entrepreneurs; Community and indigenous enterprise;The hybrids of social enterprise
-Technology Commercialisation: The scientist as entrepreneur; The challenges of market diffusion of new products and services; Commercialisation processes
-Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Corporate renewal and drivers of change; The corporate entrepreneur; Innovation within the corporate setting; Managing for innovation and intrapreneurship
-Family Business: The dynamics of family and staff in family enterprise; Managing family and business demands; Leadership challenges and succession

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Group project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.