6193 - ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CLEAM - CLES - CLEF - BIEM - CLEACC
Department of Management and Technology
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
CLEAM (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLES (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLEF (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - BIEM (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLEACC (6 credits - II sem. - AI)
Course Director:
ANNA GRANDORI
ANNA GRANDORI
Course Objectives
The course offers an advanced treatment of the theme of the development of enterpreneurship within and around firms, through organizational networks, in the context of innovative activities; integrating organizational and strategic aspects. The course employes active teaching methods; in particular it recommends the prior reading of one leading article (including case studies) per session.
Course Content Summary
- Nature and forms of entrepreneurship. The role of networks for all of them
- The foundation and development of new firms.
Opportunity recognition, the entrepreneurial team, forms of financing and types of investors, governance and organizational structure of the new firm - Interfirm networks and alliances: social (e.g. industrial districts), contractual (e.g franchising, consortia) and proprietary (e.g. joint ventures)
- Corporate entrepreneurship and strategic innovation. The large firm as a bundle of strategic initiatives. Entrepreneurial behavior and strategic discipline
- Network organization within large firms (Network forms, Internal corporate ventures, spin-offs, M&A)
Detailed Description of Assessment Methods
Attending students
Students are evaluated on a written exam based on theory and case analysis.The exam will be structured into three parts according to course structure. For the second and the third part the grade obtained in the written exam may be increased up to 2 points assigned for class participation.The exam is held in an ‘intermediate test’ session reserved to attending student at the end of the course.
Non-attending students
Written examination consisting of questions on the readings and cases included in the Course Package.
Textbooks
Selected articles and parts of books available at the beginning of the course.
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