MMM168: Advances in Entrepreneurial Theory and Practice

Module code: MMM168

Module provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour; Henley Business School

Credits: 20

Level: Postgraduate Masters

When you'll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Dr Maksim Belitski, email: m.belitski@reading.ac.uk

Module co-convenor: Professor Mark Casson, email: m.c.casson@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: Yes

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 28 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module introduces students to the scholarly literature on entrepreneurship and its recent advances. It shows how theoretical developments have practical applications and so assists students to appraise the increasingly entrepreneurial role of managers in modern business. The module covers the theory of markets and firms from economics, the approach by geographers to entrepreneurial locations, and sociologists to the theory of entrepreneurial networks. 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. A good knowledge of key issues in entrepreneurship literature such as the theory and practice of entrepreneurial judgment and market making. 
2. Students will learn to work independently under pressure of time, and to organise diverse empirical material to create a case and explain it using the theories of entrepreneurship. 

Module content

1. Entrepreneurship Theories. 
2. The “Casson“ synthesis of entrepreneurship theories. Entrepreneurial marketing: implicit contracts in consumer markets.? 
3. Market Making mechanisms and market entry
4. Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Innovation theories 
5. Entrepreneurship eco-systems. 
6. Open innovation and the role of knowledge sourcing for entrepreneurs
7. Learning about entrepreneurship practice using case studies 
8. Digitisation and servitisation 
9. Group discussion on Practical Skills Assessment

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Detailed guidance on the main topics of the syllabus and key references are provided in 8 x 2 hour of lectures and seminars (1 x 1) for questions and discussions. Students are required to do a significant amount of reading of case studies, journal articles and chapters of books. Students will work on MS Teams using wiki approach and which is monitored and formatively assessed. 

Study hours

At least 18 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Verbal feedback will be provided during lectures and seminars. 

Reassessment

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