Managing Innovation in Entrepreneurial Organisations

Code

BUSI4436

School

Business

Level

4

Credits

20

Semesters

Spring UK

Summary

How to build an entrepreneurial organisation. Entrepreneurial strategy in theory and practice. Entrepreneurial culture: structure, processes and people. Building a culture of entrepreneurship in practice. Entrepreneurship with external stakeholders. Managing uncertainty and failure. Building an ambidextrous organisation. Diagnosing an entrepreneurial change programme.

Target Students

Only available for MSc Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management OR MSc Business & Management OR MSc International Business OR MSc Management OR MSc International Tourism Management & Marketing OR MSc Cultural Industries and Entrepreneurship OR MSc Communication and Entrepreneurship OR MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Entrepreneurship OR MSc Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship students AND MSc Exchange students.

Classes

• Two 2-hour lectures each week for 11 weeks

This module is taught through a series of lectures.

Assessment

• 100% Coursework: 4,000 words.

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding: 
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
•    The dynamics of the global economy and international business &/or an awareness of cultural, legal/regulatory, political, and economic differences across countries &/or an appreciation of management issues from a global perspective.
•    Business innovation and creativity, intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial behaviour and enterprise development, and the management and exploitation of intellectual property  
•    Leadership and management of people within organisations & leadership, organisational behaviour and motivation
•    Strategic management - the development and implementation of appropriate strategies within a changing environment.

Intellectual Skills: 
This module develops:
•   Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately
•   Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions
•   Using information and knowledge effectively in order to abstract meaning from information and to share knowledge, including the use of quantitative skills

Professional Practical Skills: 
This module develops:
•   The ability to conduct research and enquiry into organisation and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, the collection and analysis of qualitative data, synthesis and reporting
•   The ability to recognise the need for and initiate change and to be able to manage change

Transferable (key) Skills: 
This module develops:
•   Effective communication: networking, listening, oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business and/or organisational reports
•   High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; conflict  resolution, displaying commercial acumen, the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience

Conveners

• Dr Gary Chapman