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M528-01

Corporate Entrepreneurship

Course Objectives:

Entrepreneurship is an essential and indispensable element in the success of every business organization regardless of size or age. Corporate entrepreneurship (or intrapreneurship) refers to activities involved in creating and exploiting new, innovative resource combinations in the context of existing corporations. From the wide span of corporate entrepreneurship field, this course focuses primarily on managerial efforts aimed at the identification, development and exploitation of technical and organizational innovations, the management of new product or process developments, and on effective new venture management in the context of large corporations in manufacturing as well as in service industries. The essential objective of the course is to develop an awareness and understanding of the range, scope, and complexity of the issues related to the creation of an organizational environment that is supportive of entrepreneurial endeavors as well as to gain insight concerning the effective implementation of technological and organizational innovations in a corporate setting.

Course Objectives

Program Goals

To develop an integrated approach to the analysis and understanding of businesses and industries in their competitive environments.

- To develop the ability to solve problems innovatively, based on a knowledge of the tools, concepts, and theories of each of the functional business disciplines;

To enable students through case studies, critical incidents and videos to assume the roles of professional managers and allow them an opportunity to define and analyze problems and make decisions.

- To develop the ability to apply specialized skills to managerial problems inherent in a rapidly changing global environment;

To develop an ability to formulate astute strategic plans in running an organization in the globally competitive environment.

- To develop the ability to effectively harness and use information technology
- To develop effective written, oral and presentation skills;

To develop a framework for critically evaluating the contributions of others

- To develop the interpersonal and team leadership skills needed to build an organizational environment that is effective and conducive to collaboration;

To prepare students to function in the business environment

- To develop a sense of professional and social responsibility in the conduct of managerial affairs.


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What's New

Please note syllabus change on September 3rd!

 

 

Instructor

Dr. Bill Todorovic
Office: Neff, 340L 
Telephone: (260) 481-6940
e-mail : todorovz@ipfw.edu

Textbook

 

Morris, Kuratko and Covin, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation,3rd edition (South-Western Cetage Learning) (Note: Sold at Amazon for $65.99, follow link: http://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Entrepreneurship-Innovation-Michael-Morris/dp/0538478926 ).

 

Other Potential Readings Pool

(Each student only engages three articles)

 


Atiq, M., & Karatas-Ozkan, M. (2013). Sustainable Corporate Entrepreneurship from A Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective: Current Research And Future Opportunities. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 14(1), 5


Belousova, O., & Gailly, B. (2013). Corporate entrepreneurship in a dispersed setting: actors, behaviors, and process. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 9(3), 361-377. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0259-2

Biniari, M. G. (2012). The Emotional Embeddedness of Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Case of Envy. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36(1), 141-170. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00437.x

Chung, L. H., & Gibbons, P. T. (1997). Corporate entrepreneurship: The roles of ideology and social capital. Group & Organization Management, 22(1), 10-30.

Dess, G. G., Ireland, R. D., Zahra, S. A., Floyd, S. W., & et al. (2003). Emerging issues in corporate entrepreneurship. Journal of Management, 29(3), 351-378.

Finkle, T. A. (2011). Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Silicon Valley: The Case of Google, Inc. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36(4), 863-884. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00434.x

Heavey, C., & Simsek, Z. (2013). Top Management Compositional Effects on Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Moderating Role of Perceived Technological Uncertainty. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(5), 837.

Hornsby, J., Peña-legazkue, I., & Guerrero, M. (2013). Guest editorial: the role of corporate entrepreneurship in the current organizational and economic landscape. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 9(3), 295-305. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0255-6

Hornsby, J. S., Bloodgood, J. M., Hayton, J., & Kuratko, D. F. (2013). Network legitimacy diffusion: a model for corporate entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 9(3), 307-322. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0256-5

Hornsby, J. S., Kuratko, D. F., Holt, D. T., & Wales, W. J. (2013). Assessing a Measurement of Organizational Preparedness for Corporate Entrepreneurship. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(5), 937.

Ireland, R. D., Covin, J. G., & Kuratko, D. F. (2009). Conceptualizing Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(1), 19-46. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00279.x

Johl, S. K., Bruce, A., & Binks, M. (2013). Remuneration Structure and Corporate Entrepreneurship: A UK Study. International Journal of Business and Management, 8(7), 116-126.

Karacaoglu, K., Bayrakdaroglu, A., & San, F. B. (2013). The Impact of Corporate Entrepreneurship on Firms' Financial Performance: Evidence from Istanbul Stock Exchange Firms. International Business Research, 6(1), 163-175.

Kuratko, D. F., & Audretsch, D. B. (2013). Clarifying the domains of corporate entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 9(3), 323-335. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0257-4

Miles, M. P., Munilla, L. S., & Darroch, J. (2009). Sustainable corporate entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 5(1), 65-76. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-008-0074-3

Phan, P., Wright, M., Ucbasaran, D., & Tan, W. (2009). Corporate entrepreneurship: Current research and future directions. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(3), 197-205.

Phillips, J. M., & Messersmith, J. G. (2013). ARE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRMS UNIQUELY SUITED FOR CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP? A THEORETICAL MODEL CONNECTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INTENSITY AND CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 24(2), 79-96.

Schlosser, F. K., & Todorovic, Z. W. (2006). Entrepreneurial Charisma: A Key to Employee Identification? Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 19(1), 49-62.

Shepherd, D. A., Haynie, J. M., & Patzelt, H. (2013). Project Failures Arising from Corporate Entrepreneurship: Impact of Multiple Project Failures on Employees' Accumulated Emotions, Learning, and Motivation. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(5), 880.

Todorovic, Z. W., McNaughton, R. B., & Guild, P. (2011). ENTRE-U: An entrepreneurial orientation scale for universities. Technovation, 31(2/3), 128.

Todorovic, Z. W., & Schlosser, F. K. (2007). An Entrepreneur and a Leader!: A Framework Conceptualizing the Influence of Leadership Style on a Firm's Entrepreneurial Orientation- Performance Relationship. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 20(3), 289-308.

Urbano, D., & Turró, A. (2013). Conditioning factors for corporate entrepreneurship: an in(ex)ternal approach. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 9(3), 379-396. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0261-8

 

 

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