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2026/2027  BA-BPOLV2602U  Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Global Perspective

English Title
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Global Perspective

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 65
Study board
Study Board for Global Relations
Programme BSc in International Business and Politics
Course coordinator
  • Alfred Reckendrees - Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL)
Main academic disciplines
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 22-01-2026

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Learning objectives
To pass the course, students should meet the following learning objectives with only minor mistakes or errors; they must
  • prove comprehensive knowledge of the concepts and theories covered in the syllabus
  • apply concepts and theory to specific cases
  • demonstrate a high level of command of the concepts and theories as well as their practical implications
  • be able to evaluate a complex business case with respect to the concepts theories of entrepreneurship and innovation covered in the syllabus
Examination
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Global Perspective:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Active participation

The completion of this course is based on active student participation in class. The course will be considered as passed if the students participation - based on an overall assessment - in the class activities fulfill the learning objectives of the course. The individual student’s participation is assessed by the teacher.
The student must participate in Presentation(s), Assignment(s), Peer review
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Grading scale Pass / Fail
Examiner(s) Assessed solely by the teacher
Exam period Winter
Make-up exam/re-exam Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and the individual oral performance.
Size of written product: Max. 10 pages
Assignment type: Written assignment
Duration: 20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Examiner(s): If it is an internal examination, there will be a second internal examiner at the re-exam. If it is an external examination, there will be an external examiner.
Description of activities
Presentation(s): Group presentation, 15 min.
Assignment(s): a) Pass 3 out of 5 quizzes on concepts and theories
b) Pass 2 out of 4 application exercises at the end of class
Peer review: a) Each group has to comment two group presentations
b) Each group has to provide structured feedback to two other groups
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

This course introduces in an empirical, but theory-based form to foundational concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation. Conceptual and theoretical perspectives will be presented and discussed in close relationship to empirical cases. Students discuss a variety of cases of entrepreneurship and innovation in different political, cultural, and historical contexts. They wll learn how entrepreneurs identify opportunities, how they overcome traditional approaches and structures, and how they create new markets and business organizations in different institutional environments. A global perspective on entrepreneurship helps reflect and challenge the wide-spread assumption that entrepreneurial behaviour is universal or uniformly understood. While many definitions of entrepreneurship centre on opportunity recognition, innovation, and venture creation, alternative interpretations emphasize subsistence, community stewardship, social obligation, and collective action. Students examine how historical, cultural, and institutional contexts shape what counts as entrepreneurship, who is recognized as an entrepreneur, and which forms of innovation become visible or valued.

 

The cases used as empirical material situate entrepreneurship within the dynamics of globalization in which geopolitics as well as global flows of capital, technology, people, and ideas influence entrepreneurial opportunities and behaviours. Attention is given to the uneven impacts of globalization, highlighting how entrepreneurs in emerging economies, informal markets, or indigenous communities often innovate under constraints and conditions that differ markedly from those in advanced capitalist economies. Through comparative examples, students will begin to appreciate entrepreneurship as a diverse, context-dependent phenomenon rather than a one-size-fits-all process.

 

The case material covers different historical epochs, different national and political environments, and companies in different markets and of different size and involves topics such as Financing Entrepreneurship in different Contents, Innovation in and for Emerging Markets, Social Entrepreneurship and Community-driven Innovation, Indigenous Entrepreneurship, Crisis-driven Entrepreneurship and Resilience, Digital Entrepreneurship and Platform Economies, Failed Innovation, or Institutionalization of Innovation. These and other topics will be addressed empirically and conceptually through engagement with foundational concepts and theories of entrepreneurship and innovation and through comprehensive case analysis.

 

Please note that this course requires active participation and that it is intended to teach this course in block sessions of 5h every second week (see description of teaching methods). Furthermore, t he course is not an instruction in setting up new business ventures.

Research-based teaching
CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
  • Classic and basic theory
  • New theory
  • Teacher’s own research
Research-like activities
  • Analysis
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
  • Peer review including Peer-to-peer
Description of the teaching methods
The course is based on active participation and dedicated to mobilizing the knowledge, and capabilities developed in an interdisciplinary learning environment to identify, apply, and discuss various concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation presented in the syllabus. The syllabus involves challenging theoretical readings. Understanding require individual preparation and is supported by quizzes before class. At the end of the classes brief written application exercises consolidate the respective learnings.

Classes include presentations, group work, exercises, quizzes, and classroom discussion as well as a limited lecturing parts. Classes incorporate case discussion.

Students are expected to prepare a 15 min. group presentation and take over assigned tasks for the discussion of the presentations, including giving peer-feedback. This setup aims at fostering an environment of constructive collaboration, discussion, and teamwork.

The course will be taught in 9 sessions.

Session 1: 2h introductory class, in which also the groups are allocated.

Session 2 & 3: 3h each (introduction to case work and providing an overview of the concepts and theories and how to employ them)

Sessions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9: 5h each second week. The sessions are based on group presentations and case discussions; only some aspects will be lectured.

The week before the allocated presentation the respective groups are required to present initial ideas and discuss questions during a supervision meeting of 30 min.

The block format allows the students to be prepared at approximately the same time and to ensure active participation of appr. 9 groups of students through presentation, comments, and feedback in each of the classes.
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback will be provided during the course in the following four ways:
1. The teacher gives oral feedback on the presentations to each group after class;
2. Oral feedback is provided collectively during classes in the context of discussing the presentations;
3. The quizzes on Canvas include feedback on the given answers
4. At the beginning of the lecture there will be oral collective feedback on the application exercises of the previous class.
Student workload
Lectures/workshops 38 hours
Readings and case work 100 hours
Preparation of presentations 30 hours
Preparing comments and feedback 10 hours
Assignments 10 hours
diverse 18 hours
Expected literature

The syllabus will be made available in early August.
Last updated on 22-01-2026