Objective & Learning Outcomes
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, once a niche field, has now solidified its status as a cornerstone of global business education. Yet, the rising demand for entrepreneurship education expertise outpaces the supply of well-trained academics in this field. At the intersection of technology management, innovation, and entrepreneurship, lies this course for doctoral and masters students "Core Topics in Innovation and Entrepreneurship", aimed at providing a broad overview of various strands of entrepreneurship research. This course will serve as an essential introduction to an early stage research scholar aiming to proceed towards a thesis which explores a facet of innovation and entrepreneurship
Modules
Technology and Innovation Management
Innovation Processes : Indicators, role of digital tools, emotions
Firm Boundaries and Technological Innovation: Organizational structure and innovation, open innovation, collaboration networks
Frontiers in Innovation Research: Platforms, disruptive innovation, idea screening, innovation adoption, artificial intelligence.
Entrepreneurship- Landscaping the field: What is entrepreneurship? Who is (not) an entrepreneur? What is the role of the entrepreneur? What questions define the field?
Sources of Entrepreneurship: Creation / discovery of opportunities
Entrepreneurial Resources: key resources for entrepreneurs, and how entrepreneurs acquire / build them
Corporate Entrepreneurship: Process models, issues of legitimacy and identity
Entrepreneurial Support Organizations: Incubators, accelerators, science parks, maker spaces, co-working spaces)
Venture Financing: How are entrepreneurial ventures financed, monitored and governed?
Business Models: Importance, design and pivots
Institutional Context of Entrepreneurship: How do markets and fields get created? How does entrepreneurship unfold in emerging contexts?
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Distinct features, metrics and associated labour