304380 (v.1) Management (Entrepreneurship) 569

Area:

School of Management

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11043 (v.3) Management (Entrepreneurship) 568 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Focus on new venture creation and growth and new product development processes. Attention is also given to the role of the entrepreneur in the growth cycle, financing of new ventures, controlling resources and building sustainable growth. Intrapreneuring via innovation in the larger firm or government agency is examined as well as facilitation of new innovative enterprise outcomes.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have an understanding of the relationship between entrepreneurial capabilities, innovation and enterprise and administrative capabilities, management skills and systems, and how one impedes or assists the other. Understanding of the factors assisting or impeding growth in technology-based enterprise is different from the management of other organisations.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Timmons J. (1999). New Venture Creation. Sydney, McGraw-Hill. Vesper, K. (1990). New Venture Strategies. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall. Vesper, K. (1996). New Venture Experience. (revised edition). Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall.

Unit Texts:

Schaper, M. and Volery, T. (2002). Entrepreneurship and Small Business: An Asia-Pacific Guide. 3rd ed. Perth, Vineyard Press.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Internal Unit Assessment 60%. Final Examination 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y