Entrepreneurship WZ.IEZ-Z/dbfm/I1/E
Wykład (WYK) Semestr zimowy 2019/2020

Basic literature:

• Course materials provided by the lecturer and accessible on-line, regularly updated.

• Barringer B. R., Ireland D., Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, Global Edition, 5/E, Pearson 2016.

Supplementary literature:

Landström, H., Advanced introduction to entrepreneurial finance, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Gancarczyk M., The process of SME growth. Integrating the resource-based and transaction cost approaches. Jagiellonian University Press, Krakow 2017.

Davidsson, P.,Researching entrepreneurship: Conceptualization and design (Vol. 33). Springer, 2016.

OECD, Oslo Manual. Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, Paris 2005.

Fagerberg J., Mowery D.C., Nelson R.R. (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York 2005.

European Commission, Annual Report on European SMEs, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg 2017.

European Commission, User Guide to the SME Definition, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg 2015.

Websites of public and research institutions:

European Commission, Entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes_en

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor http://gemconsortium.org/

European Union Innovation Scoreboard http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/innovation/facts-figures/scoreboards_en

European Cluster Observatory http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/cluster/observatory_en

SME Performance Review http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/performance-review_en

U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov

The Small Business Act for Europe https://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/small-business-act_en

KNOWLEDGE

A student knows and understands economic theories and concepts of entrepreneurship. EW1

A student knows and understands the principles of establishing a new venture and adequate regulations pertaining to it, as well as methods for developing an enterprise, including the relationships with the environment. EW2, EW9

A student knows and understands the methods of planning and making choices in the process of establishing an new venture under the conditions of risk and uncertainty. EW9

SKILLS

A student observes economic phenomena and based on it, identifies and evaluates entrepreneurial opportunities. EU 2

A student adopts an advanced and specialized knowledge in the area of entrepreneurship to plan and grow a new organization. EU2, EU3

A student organizes a team and manages its work in the process of planning and growing a new venture. EU4

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

A student participates in the preparation and implementation of complex projects, considering the outcomes of his or her decisions. ES5

A student evaluates an new venture considering its effectiveness and efficiency as well as ethical consequences. ES5 ES7

A student thinks and acts in an entrepreneurial way, considering private and public interests. ES5

Final exam - a max. of 70 points

Class participation - a max. of 30 points

Total - a max. of 100points

1. The essence and types of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and economic development (the Eurostat and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data).

2. Innovation – types, processes and models.

3. Technology entrepreneurship – types, development methods.

4. Criteria of identification and attributes of small and medium-sized enterprises in the EU.

5. Entrepreneurial growth – the nature and economic importance.

Characteristics and strategies of high-growth firms.

6. Market and public sources of financing new ventures.

7. Opportunity identification and feasibility analysis for new ventures.

8. Developing an effective business model.

9. Institutions of business environment.

10. Entrepreneurial networks and clusters. International entrepreneurship.

The course utilizes a variety of different approaches, like:

PowerPoint presentations,

case studies,

plenary discussion,

problem solving,

group work,

consultations,

e-learning.