Entrepreneurship

Paper Code: 
CBTM 303
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

  1. Create understanding of the nature and forms of entrepreneurial management.
  2. Developing the entrepreneurial skills among students.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CBTM 303

 

Entrepreneurship

(Theory)

 

CO 86 Recognize the nature and forms of entrepreneurial management.

CO 87 Develop the creativity and innovation skills among students.

CO 88 Analyses social entrepreneurship and various business strategies to apply in real life situations.

CO 89 Discuss about the system and functioning of family businesses.

CO 90 Review the sources of financing the entrepreneurial business.

CO 91 Develop different entrepreneurial skills for successful business.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Hours,  Group discussions, problem solving sessions.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions,  Chart preparation.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Entrepreneurial Management: The evolution of the concept of entrepreneurship, Competencies of entrepreneurs, Types of entrepreneurs, Forms of ownership: Sole proprietorship; partnership; limited liability partnership and corporation form of ownership; Franchising; types of franchise arrangements; franchise contracts; Valuation of a new company

12.00
Unit II: 

Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation: Stimulating Creativity; Organisational actions that enhance/hinder creativity, Managerial responsibilities, Sources of Innovation in Business; Business Plan: Concept, Characteristics, Process

12.00
Unit III: 

Social Entrepreneurship: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship; Characteristics of Social Entrepreneurs; Issues in Creating a Non-profit Organization; Business Strategies: Growth, Stability strategy, Harvesting and Exit Strategies, Role of government in Entrepreneurship Development

12.00
Unit IV: 

Family Business and Entrepreneurship: Family Business: Concept, structure and kinds of family firms; Management of family enterprises; Conflict and conflict resolution in family firms; women's issues in the family business and related government policies; Encouraging change in the family business system.

12.00
Unit V: 

Financing the Entrepreneurial Business: Sources of financing, Loan syndication, Consortium finance, Institutional Support to Entrepreneurs – SIDBI, IDBI, IFCI; Venture capital Versus Angel Investors.

Essential Readings: 

1. Burns, P. (2001). Entrepreneurship and small business. New Jersey :Palgrave.
2. Drucker, P. F. (2006). Innovation and entrepreneurship: Practice and principles. USA: Elsevier.
4. Hisrich, R., & Peters, M. (2002). Entrepreneurship. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Holt, D. H. (2004). Entrepreneurship new venture creation. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
6. Kaplan, J. (2004). Patterns of entrepreneurship. Wiley.
7. G.S Sudha (2013) Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. Jaipur. New Delhi . R.B.D Publication
8. Vasant Desai (2011) Entrepreneurial Development. Himalaya Publishing House.
9. Roy Rajeev, Entrepreneurship, Oxford Higher Education

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