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This elucidation explores entrepreneurship and new business development staffan albinsson.
1 (5)
Faculty Board of the School of Business, Economics and Law
Study Guide spring 2015
GM0411
Entrepreneurship and
New Business Development
Staan !l"insson
#i$% Middel
Graduate School and Department of Economy and Society&
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE)&
School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenur!
"his document descries the study !uide for the course G#$%&&
Entrepreneurship and 'ew Business Development(
"his course addresses the theoretical understandin! and practical tools for
entrepreneur)ship and new usiness development( Entrepreneurship usually
refers to venture creation, such as the start)up of new usinesses( In
addition, entrepreneurship can also e seen as relevant to understand
roader issues in the society as a driver of chan!e( "his course offers value
to students interested in startin! their own firm, ut also to students
interested in mana!in!, influencin! and stimulatin! entrepreneurial
activities (i(e( pulic policy ma*ers, venture capitalists, and internal
company mana!ers strivin! for renewal)( "he student will develop
competencies, techni+ues, and s*ills aout entrepreneurship, set within a
reflective and critical approach to study usiness creation in the modern
economy(
"he course will focus on practical aspects of en!a!in! in entrepreneurship,
such as developin! and presentin! a usiness plan( "he theoretical aspects
of the course will focus on aspects of entrepreneurship on individual,
or!anisational and societal level throu!h front)line research(
"he course is mandatory in ,ear & in the master pro!ramme of -nowled!e)
ased Entrepreneurship and is an elective course for all master
pro!rammes at Graduate School at the School of Business, Economics and
Law(
2 (5)
'earning o"(e$tives)modules
Upon completion of the course the student will e ale to
&( Structure, analyse and apply the activities involved in developin! a
new usiness plan to set up a new firm(
.( Define entrepreneurship in terms of theoretical concepts such as
entrepreneurial processes, opportunity reco!nition, and ris*
mana!ement(
/( Understand the effect of institutional influences, or!anisation and
resource moilisation on new usiness !rowth
%( Understand and reflect upon the economic and societal impact of
entrepreneurship(
*ourse +ersonnel
Teacher responsible for course: 0ic* #iddel (0#), associate professor
Contact teacher: Staffan 1linsson (S1), lecturer
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE)
Department of Economy and Society
School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenur!
staffan(alinsson2!u(se
Lecturers
3ohan Brin* (3B), associate professor, IIE
1nders 'ilsson (1'), pro4ect mana!er, IIE
Evan!elos Bourelos (EB), visitin! research fellow, IIE
Guest Lecturers
5la E*man (5E), #ana!in! Director, 6irst "o -now Scandinavia 1B
Gre!ory 7arson (G7), GU)8oldin!
Course Administration
Ellen #orris, Graduate School, School of Business, Economics and Law at
University of Gothenur!
Group wor%
"he course includes oth individual wor* with written e9am and !roup
wor* resultin! in usiness plans( "he division into !roups will e decided
y the contact teacher(
In the four 6eedac* sessions on usiness plans each !roup will e !iven a
&
.$ minute slot y the contact teacher(
3 (5)
S$hedule Spring 2015
preliminary
Date Time Module Topic Activity Teacher
Wed 25/3 09:15 – 12:00 1 Introduction, Business Plan, Intellectual Property Lecture
Tu 2!/3 09:15 – 12:00
1 "reati#ity $ssess%ent Lecture &$
Tue 31/3 09:15 – 12:00 1 'pportunity (eco)nition Business coacin) $*
Tue +/, 09:15 – 12:00 1 Pro-ect .ana)e%ent Lecture &$
1!:00
deadline and/in 0or 1st 1eed2ac3 session
Wed 4/, 09:00 – 12:00 1st 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 9/, 09:00 – 12:00 1st 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tue 1,/, 09:15 – 12:00 1,2,3 Business .odel and &trate)y "an#as Lecture (.
1!:00 deadline and/in 0or 2nd 1eed2ac3 session
Wed 15/, 09:00 – 12:00 2nd 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 1!/, 09:00 – 12:00 2nd 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tue 21/, 09:15 – 12:00 , Te 5ntrepreneur Lecture 6B
Tu 23/, 09:15 – 12:00 Te 5ntrepreneurial 6ourney 7uest lecture '5
Tue 24/, 09:15 – 12:00 3 Business )ro8t Lecture 6B
1!:00 deadline and/in 0or 3rd 1eed2ac3 session
Tu 30/, 09:00 – 1!:00 3rd 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tue 5/5 09:15 – 12:00 2,3,, "orporate 5ntrepreneursip Lecture &$
Tu +/5 09:15 – 12:00 3,, 5cono%ics, Institutions and 5ntrepreneursip Lecture 6B
Tue 12/5 09:15 – 12:00
1
Business Plan Bud)etin)
Lecture
5B
Wed 13/5 09:15 – 12:00 1 (aisin) "apital 7uest lecture 7"
Tue 19/5 09:15 – 12:00 1 Business Plan Pitcin) Lecture &$
1!:00
deadline and/in 0or ,t 1eed2ac3 session
Wed 20/5 09:00 – 12:00 ,t 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 21/5 09:00 – 12:00 ,t 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 24/5 09:15 – 1+:00 Business Plan Pitc &e%inar '5/$*
.on 1/! 04:00 – 13:00 59a%
Wed 3/! 23:59 Business Plan – deadline su2%ission on 7:L
Tu 20/4 09:00 – 1,:00 (e/e9a%
Teachers:
&$ &ta00an $l2insson, lecturer, II5, course leader
6B 6oan Brin3, senior lecturer, II5
$* $nders *ilsson, pro-ect %ana)er, II5
(.
(ic3 .iddel, senior lecturer, II5
5B 5#an)elos Bourelos, #isitin) researc 0ello8, II5
'5 'la 53%an, entrepreneur
7" 7re)ory "arson, Business ;e#elop%ent .ana)er, 7:/l !od*>nd, ?G), =ass (!od*>nd, G)
or 6ail (under*>nd, U)(
6or =ass on the course, =ass is re+uired on oth e9am (learnin! o4ectives
.,/, and %) and the Business plan (learnin! o4ective &)( 6or =ass with
Distinction on the course, =ass with Distinction is re+uired on the
individual e9am, and pass on the Business =lan(
!ssessment $riteria
+ass, 7ompleted all course wor* and demonstrated an understandin! of
the fundamentals of entrepreneurship mana!ement and usiness
development as presented in lectures, tuition and the re+uired readin!(
+ass with distin$tion, In addition to the pass criteria, you have
demonstrated a !ood level of understandin! of the theoretical
underpinnin!s of entrepreneurship mana!ement and usiness development
and !reat ori!inality and clarity in the presentation of your ar!uments(
#eading list
0e+uired readin!
Main course book:
Spinelli, Stephens 3r( and 0oert 1dams (.$&., @th edition)A New Venture
Creation – Entrepreneurship for the !st Centur", 'ew ,or*,
USA #cGraw)8ill International Edition, ISB' @BC)$$B)&/.%D/)
.E (previous editionsA "immons, 3eff and Stephen Spinelli)
Chapters #copies will be distributed$:
0ichard Blundel, 0ichard and 'i!el Loc*ett (.$&&)A E9plorin!
Entrepreneurship ; =ractices and =erspectives, chapters && and
&%, 59ford University =ress
-aufman, 3ames 7(E 3onathan 1( =luc*er and 3oel Baer (.$$C)A %Essentials
of Creati&it" Assessment%, 8oo*en, '3, USA 3ohn Filey G Sons
5 (5)
Articles #a&ailable online throu'h the (ni&ersit" Librar" web)site$A
1idis, 0utaE Saul Estrin and "omasH #ic*iewicH (.$&.)A SiHe #attersA En
trepreneurial Entry and Government, *mall +usiness Econom
ics, vol /@ (&), pp( &&@)&/@
Baron, 0oert 1( (.$$D)A I5pportunity 0eco!nition as =attern 0eco!nitionA
8ow Entrepreneurs J7onnect the DotsJ to Identify 'ew
Business 5pportunitiesI, Academ" of Mana'ement
,erspecti&es, ?ol( .$(&), pp( &$%)&&@
Garvin, David 1( 1nd Lynne 7( Leves+ue (.$$D)A I#eetin! the 7hallen!e of
7orporate EntrepreneurshipI, -ar&ard +usiness .e&iew, ?ol(
C%(&$), pp( &$.)&&.
Greiner, Larry E( (&@B., rev( &@@C)A IEvolution and 0evolution as
5r!aniHations GrowI, -ar&ard +usiness .e&iew, ?ol( BD(/), pp(
:DC
"roilo, #ichael (.$&&)A Le!al institutions and hi!h)!rowth aspiration
entrepreneurship, Economic *"stems, vol /: (.), pp( &:C)&B:
Folcott, 0oert 7( and #ichael 3( LippitH (.$$B)A I"he 6our #odels of
7orporate EntrepreneurshipI, M/T *loan Mana'ement .e&iew,
?ol( %@(&), pp( BC.(
Su!!ested readin! cited in lectures
Articles #a&ailable online throu'h the (ni&ersit" Librar" web)site$A
Guilford, 3( =aul (&@:$)A K7reativityI, The American ,s"cholo'ist, vol : (@),
pp( %%%)%:%
'elson, Barnay and David 0awlin!s (.$$B)A KIts 5wn 0ewardA 1
=henomenolo!ical Study of 1rtistic 7reativityI, 0ournal of
,henomenolo'ical ,s"cholo'"1 vol /C (.), pp( .&B) .::
2outube
Gilert, EliHaet (.$$@)A K5n 'urturin! 7reativityI, "ED "al*s,
www(ted(comLtal*sLlan!LenLeliHaethM!ilertMonM!enius(html
doc_626204931.pdf
This elucidation explores entrepreneurship and new business development staffan albinsson.
1 (5)
Faculty Board of the School of Business, Economics and Law
Study Guide spring 2015
GM0411
Entrepreneurship and
New Business Development
Staan !l"insson
#i$% Middel
Graduate School and Department of Economy and Society&
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE)&
School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenur!
"his document descries the study !uide for the course G#$%&&
Entrepreneurship and 'ew Business Development(
"his course addresses the theoretical understandin! and practical tools for
entrepreneur)ship and new usiness development( Entrepreneurship usually
refers to venture creation, such as the start)up of new usinesses( In
addition, entrepreneurship can also e seen as relevant to understand
roader issues in the society as a driver of chan!e( "his course offers value
to students interested in startin! their own firm, ut also to students
interested in mana!in!, influencin! and stimulatin! entrepreneurial
activities (i(e( pulic policy ma*ers, venture capitalists, and internal
company mana!ers strivin! for renewal)( "he student will develop
competencies, techni+ues, and s*ills aout entrepreneurship, set within a
reflective and critical approach to study usiness creation in the modern
economy(
"he course will focus on practical aspects of en!a!in! in entrepreneurship,
such as developin! and presentin! a usiness plan( "he theoretical aspects
of the course will focus on aspects of entrepreneurship on individual,
or!anisational and societal level throu!h front)line research(
"he course is mandatory in ,ear & in the master pro!ramme of -nowled!e)
ased Entrepreneurship and is an elective course for all master
pro!rammes at Graduate School at the School of Business, Economics and
Law(
2 (5)
'earning o"(e$tives)modules
Upon completion of the course the student will e ale to
&( Structure, analyse and apply the activities involved in developin! a
new usiness plan to set up a new firm(
.( Define entrepreneurship in terms of theoretical concepts such as
entrepreneurial processes, opportunity reco!nition, and ris*
mana!ement(
/( Understand the effect of institutional influences, or!anisation and
resource moilisation on new usiness !rowth
%( Understand and reflect upon the economic and societal impact of
entrepreneurship(
*ourse +ersonnel
Teacher responsible for course: 0ic* #iddel (0#), associate professor
Contact teacher: Staffan 1linsson (S1), lecturer
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE)
Department of Economy and Society
School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenur!
staffan(alinsson2!u(se
Lecturers
3ohan Brin* (3B), associate professor, IIE
1nders 'ilsson (1'), pro4ect mana!er, IIE
Evan!elos Bourelos (EB), visitin! research fellow, IIE
Guest Lecturers
5la E*man (5E), #ana!in! Director, 6irst "o -now Scandinavia 1B
Gre!ory 7arson (G7), GU)8oldin!
Course Administration
Ellen #orris, Graduate School, School of Business, Economics and Law at
University of Gothenur!
Group wor%
"he course includes oth individual wor* with written e9am and !roup
wor* resultin! in usiness plans( "he division into !roups will e decided
y the contact teacher(
In the four 6eedac* sessions on usiness plans each !roup will e !iven a
&
.$ minute slot y the contact teacher(3 (5)
S$hedule Spring 2015
preliminary
Date Time Module Topic Activity Teacher
Wed 25/3 09:15 – 12:00 1 Introduction, Business Plan, Intellectual Property Lecture
Tu 2!/3 09:15 – 12:00
1 "reati#ity $ssess%ent Lecture &$
Tue 31/3 09:15 – 12:00 1 'pportunity (eco)nition Business coacin) $*
Tue +/, 09:15 – 12:00 1 Pro-ect .ana)e%ent Lecture &$
1!:00
deadline and/in 0or 1st 1eed2ac3 session
Wed 4/, 09:00 – 12:00 1st 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 9/, 09:00 – 12:00 1st 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tue 1,/, 09:15 – 12:00 1,2,3 Business .odel and &trate)y "an#as Lecture (.
1!:00 deadline and/in 0or 2nd 1eed2ac3 session
Wed 15/, 09:00 – 12:00 2nd 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 1!/, 09:00 – 12:00 2nd 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tue 21/, 09:15 – 12:00 , Te 5ntrepreneur Lecture 6B
Tu 23/, 09:15 – 12:00 Te 5ntrepreneurial 6ourney 7uest lecture '5
Tue 24/, 09:15 – 12:00 3 Business )ro8t Lecture 6B
1!:00 deadline and/in 0or 3rd 1eed2ac3 session
Tu 30/, 09:00 – 1!:00 3rd 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tue 5/5 09:15 – 12:00 2,3,, "orporate 5ntrepreneursip Lecture &$
Tu +/5 09:15 – 12:00 3,, 5cono%ics, Institutions and 5ntrepreneursip Lecture 6B
Tue 12/5 09:15 – 12:00
1
Business Plan Bud)etin)
Lecture
5B
Wed 13/5 09:15 – 12:00 1 (aisin) "apital 7uest lecture 7"
Tue 19/5 09:15 – 12:00 1 Business Plan Pitcin) Lecture &$
1!:00
deadline and/in 0or ,t 1eed2ac3 session
Wed 20/5 09:00 – 12:00 ,t 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 21/5 09:00 – 12:00 ,t 1eed2ac3 session on Business Plan Business coacin) $*
Tu 24/5 09:15 – 1+:00 Business Plan Pitc &e%inar '5/$*
.on 1/! 04:00 – 13:00 59a%
Wed 3/! 23:59 Business Plan – deadline su2%ission on 7:L
Tu 20/4 09:00 – 1,:00 (e/e9a%
Teachers:
&$ &ta00an $l2insson, lecturer, II5, course leader
6B 6oan Brin3, senior lecturer, II5
$* $nders *ilsson, pro-ect %ana)er, II5
(.
(ic3 .iddel, senior lecturer, II5
5B 5#an)elos Bourelos, #isitin) researc 0ello8, II5
'5 'la 53%an, entrepreneur
7" 7re)ory "arson, Business ;e#elop%ent .ana)er, 7:/l !od*>nd, ?G), =ass (!od*>nd, G)
or 6ail (under*>nd, U)(
6or =ass on the course, =ass is re+uired on oth e9am (learnin! o4ectives
.,/, and %) and the Business plan (learnin! o4ective &)( 6or =ass with
Distinction on the course, =ass with Distinction is re+uired on the
individual e9am, and pass on the Business =lan(
!ssessment $riteria
+ass, 7ompleted all course wor* and demonstrated an understandin! of
the fundamentals of entrepreneurship mana!ement and usiness
development as presented in lectures, tuition and the re+uired readin!(
+ass with distin$tion, In addition to the pass criteria, you have
demonstrated a !ood level of understandin! of the theoretical
underpinnin!s of entrepreneurship mana!ement and usiness development
and !reat ori!inality and clarity in the presentation of your ar!uments(
#eading list
0e+uired readin!
Main course book:
Spinelli, Stephens 3r( and 0oert 1dams (.$&., @th edition)A New Venture
Creation – Entrepreneurship for the !st Centur", 'ew ,or*,
USA #cGraw)8ill International Edition, ISB' @BC)$$B)&/.%D/)
.E (previous editionsA "immons, 3eff and Stephen Spinelli)
Chapters #copies will be distributed$:
0ichard Blundel, 0ichard and 'i!el Loc*ett (.$&&)A E9plorin!
Entrepreneurship ; =ractices and =erspectives, chapters && and
&%, 59ford University =ress
-aufman, 3ames 7(E 3onathan 1( =luc*er and 3oel Baer (.$$C)A %Essentials
of Creati&it" Assessment%, 8oo*en, '3, USA 3ohn Filey G Sons
5 (5)
Articles #a&ailable online throu'h the (ni&ersit" Librar" web)site$A
1idis, 0utaE Saul Estrin and "omasH #ic*iewicH (.$&.)A SiHe #attersA En
trepreneurial Entry and Government, *mall +usiness Econom
ics, vol /@ (&), pp( &&@)&/@
Baron, 0oert 1( (.$$D)A I5pportunity 0eco!nition as =attern 0eco!nitionA
8ow Entrepreneurs J7onnect the DotsJ to Identify 'ew
Business 5pportunitiesI, Academ" of Mana'ement
,erspecti&es, ?ol( .$(&), pp( &$%)&&@
Garvin, David 1( 1nd Lynne 7( Leves+ue (.$$D)A I#eetin! the 7hallen!e of
7orporate EntrepreneurshipI, -ar&ard +usiness .e&iew, ?ol(
C%(&$), pp( &$.)&&.
Greiner, Larry E( (&@B., rev( &@@C)A IEvolution and 0evolution as
5r!aniHations GrowI, -ar&ard +usiness .e&iew, ?ol( BD(/), pp(
:
DC"roilo, #ichael (.$&&)A Le!al institutions and hi!h)!rowth aspiration
entrepreneurship, Economic *"stems, vol /: (.), pp( &:C)&B:
Folcott, 0oert 7( and #ichael 3( LippitH (.$$B)A I"he 6our #odels of
7orporate EntrepreneurshipI, M/T *loan Mana'ement .e&iew,
?ol( %@(&), pp( B
C.(Su!!ested readin! cited in lectures
Articles #a&ailable online throu'h the (ni&ersit" Librar" web)site$A
Guilford, 3( =aul (&@:$)A K7reativityI, The American ,s"cholo'ist, vol : (@),
pp( %%%)%:%
'elson, Barnay and David 0awlin!s (.$$B)A KIts 5wn 0ewardA 1
=henomenolo!ical Study of 1rtistic 7reativityI, 0ournal of
,henomenolo'ical ,s"cholo'"1 vol /C (.), pp( .&B) .::
2outube
Gilert, EliHaet (.$$@)A K5n 'urturin! 7reativityI, "ED "al*s,
www(ted(comLtal*sLlan!LenLeliHaethM!ilertMonM!enius(html
doc_626204931.pdf