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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Course OutlineEntrepreneurship Theory and Practise
Faculty: Umesh Menon
Objecties:
The objective of this course is to motivate the students to know
the origin and history of entrepreneurship. They would be
given an opportunity to explore how an entrepreneur is made,
what motivates them to become entrepreneurs and the process through
whichthey create their enterprises and run them successfully. The
emphasis would be onstudying conceptual perspectives and theories
in the field of entrepreneurship and their application through
case studies.
Contents:
1. Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneur, Enterprise and
Environment
bjective: To understand who an entrepreneur is and what is meant
byentrepreneurial behavior and the entrepreneurial traits re!uired
for survival in a business environment.
"overage: rigin and #istorical development of
entrepreneurship$ndustrial "olonialism
%ho is an entrepreneur&Entrepreneurial traits"harms of being
an entrepreneur %hat motives drive an entrepreneur&
'. Entrepreneurial "ompetencies
bjective To understand the various Entrepreneurial "ompetencies
asdeveloped by (rof )avid *c+elland and to analye whether same
exists in thestudents and on how to develop and improve the
competencies.
"overage: )etailed presentation of all competencies-elf ating
/uestionnaire)iscussion on developing and improving the
competencies withinthe students
0. Entrepreneurship: -ources of -upply of Entrepreneurs
bjective: To enable students understand the sources of supply
of entrepreneurs and the process of develop entrepreneurs.
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"overage: -ources of entrepreneursorn vs. created entrepreneurs
2E)( -trategy3Entrepreneurial (rocessThe Entrepreneurial 4ourney 5
-even usiness "rises
6. Entrepreneurship: Enterprise and Environment
bjective: To help students understand the role of environment in
creation of indigenous and resilient entrepreneurs and enable
them internaliethe process of developing entrepreneurs.
"overage: Environmental function."ritical factors for launching
of a new enterprise.$dentifying and evaluating opportunities.
)eveloping a business plan 2in detail3*obiliation of essential
resources.
7. 8reas of Entrepreneurial *anifestations
bjective: To learn about different types of enterprises in terms
of their structure, functions and business acumen re!uired for
their growthand survival.
"overage: wner9managed ventures
amily9owned organiations"orporate venturing(rofessional
organiations;oluntary organiations
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Total Duration: !" #ours
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Entrepreneurship, The
*c=raw #ill "ompanies, +atest Edition
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'. oy, ajeev 2'>>C3. Entrepreneurship. Bew )elhi: xford
Dniversity (ress.
&e'erences:
0. -chumpeter, 4. 8., 1A6', "apitalism, -ocialism and )emocracy,
Bew ork:
#arper rothers.6. -chumpeter, 4oseph 8., 1ACC, Essays in
Entrepreneurs, $nnovations, usiness"ycles, and the Evolution of
"apitalism 2. "lemence, editor3, (iscataway,Bew 4ersey: Transaction
(ublishers.
7. ;.=. (atel, Entrepreneurship )evelopment (rogramme in $ndia
and itselevance to )eveloping "ountries
.)ollinger, *arc 4. 2'>>63. Entrepreneurship: -trategies
and esources. Bew)elhi: (earson Education.11. )own, -imon
2'>1>3. Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and -mall usiness.
+ondon:
-age (ublications.1'.#ebert, obert . @ +ink, 8lbert B.
2'>>A3. 8 #istory of Entrepreneurship. xon:
outledge.10.#isrich, obert ). 2'>1>3. $nternational
Entrepreneurship: -tarting, developing
and managing a global venture. +ondon: -age
(ublications.16.4ain, (.". 2Ed.3 21AA?3. #andbook for Bew
Entrepreneurship. Bew )elhi: xford
Dniversity (ress.17.Guratko, )onald . @ #odgetts, ichard *.
2'>>?3. Entrepreneurship: Theory,
(rocess, (ractice. Bew )elhi: -outh9%estern 28 )ivision of
Thomson +earning$nc.3
1>?3. "ases in Entrepreneurship. Bew)elhi: -age (ublications
$ndia (vt. +td.
1C.Bandan, aghu 2'>>A3. Dnleashing our Entrepreneurial
(otential. Bew )elhi:esponse ooks 28 )ivision of -age
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1A.-hankar, aj 2'>1'3. Entrepreneurship: Theory and
(ractices. Bew )elhi: T*
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(earning Outcomes:
1. 8fter undergoing this course, the student will appreciate the
#istory of Entrepreneurship and will understand the various
schools of thoughts inEntrepreneurship.
'. -tudents will understand various dimensions of
Entrepreneurship both from theownership perspective and from the
nature of enterprise perspective.0. -tudents will have the ability
to understand the Entrepreneurial "ompetencies and
assess the same.6. -tudents will have a fair ability to identify
business opportunities and prepare
bankable business plans.7. -tudent will be able to understand
various areas of Entrepreneurial *anifestations
and appreciate the nature of entrepreneurship in $ndia.
