2013/2014 KAN-CCMVV1674U From good idea to venture: How high-potential start-up companies overcome strategic issues
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From good idea to venture: How high-potential start-up companies overcome strategic issues |
Course information |
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Language | English |
Exam ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Course period | Autumn, Spring
Changes in course schedule may occur Friday 08.00-10.35, week 6-15, 17 |
Time Table | Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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Course coordinator | |
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Administrative contact: Karina Ravn Nielsen - electives.lpf@cbs.dk or direct phone 3815 3782 | |
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Last updated on 07-04-2014 |
Learning objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
To be awarded the highest mark (12),
the student, with no or just a few insignificant shortcomings, must
fulfill the following learning objectives:
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Course content and structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This course is about how high-potential ventures can overcome
the strategic issues they are facing. The course is not about
writing a business plan. Most experts agree that the true challenge
for entrepreneurs does not lie in writing the initial business plan
but in the processes related to the conversion of the “good idea”
into a successful company.
The theoretic foundation of the course will be articles from leading journals and books on entrepreneurship. This will be combined with written- and real-life cases from several Danish and international start-up companies. We will have high-profile guest-speakers (venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, business angels) to present such cases. The course will combine lectures, in-class discussions, and project work. The course includes a group-project where you will apply the frameworks learned on a real-life case. The course’s development of personal competences: This course prepares students for realizing their entrepreneurial potential, either as entrepreneurs or as key-employees in smaller organizations. During the course students are expected to develop the ability to critically analyze and discuss theory, approaches and concepts in connection with entrepreneurship and innovation in small companies – and how to apply the theoretical knowledge on real-life cases. |
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Teaching methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The theoretic foundation of the
course will be articles from leading journals and books on
entrepreneurship. This will be combined with written- and real-life
cases from several Danish and international start-up companies. We
will have high-profile guest-speakers (venture capitalists, serial
entrepreneurs, business angels) to present such cases.
The course will combine lectures, in-class discussions, and project work. The course includes a group-project where you will apply the frameworks learned on a real-life case. |
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Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mullins, J. & Komisar, R. (2009) Getting to Plan B., Harvard
Business Press
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