Entrepreneurship

General characterization

Prerequisites

n/a 

Bibliography

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, John Bessant, Joe Tidd (2011) 2 Edition , Wiley
Effectual entrepreneurship. Read, S., Sarasvathy, S., Dew, N., Wiltbank, R., & Ohlsson, A. (2011). New York, NY: Routledge
New venture creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st century. Timmons, J.A., & Spinelli, S. (2010). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
Leading at the Speed of Growth: Journey from Entrepreneur to CEO. Catlin, K., Matthews,J. (2008) Wiley.

Teaching method

The course will be delivered in six sessions, balanced between lectures, case study discussions and group work. Students will be expected to work (in groups) on a business idea, delivering a final business pitch in the last session. 

Evaluation method

Final grade will be based on both individual and group work. All the components are mandatory, and students must obtain a minimum grade of 9,5/20 in each one of them to succeed:
1. Group assignment- Business Plan (50%)
Students should form groups of 4/5 and will work on a business idea throughout the program, delivering a final business plan in the last session, and presenting it in class. Final group assignment grade will be calculated according the following formula:
* 40% on the Business Plan.
* 40% on the Pitch Presentation.
* 20% on Peer Evaluation (each member of the group will be asked to evaluate the contribution of the other members – this will be confidential)
2. Final individual exam (50%)

Subject matter

The course will cover the core aspects of entrepreneurial thinking whilst working with student
teams on their group projects. This means that session content will be adjusted to student
progress.
Overall, the course will be divided into four broad topics:
1. Ideation and starting up
2. Growth and initial successes and failures
3. Scaling the business towards maturity.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught: