ENTR 425: Entrepreneurial Leadership
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: (3)
Helps students develop the knowledge and competencies required to be effective entrepreneurial
leaders.
Note(s): Applied Learning designated course.
Detailed Description of Content of Course
Organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal using proactive entrepreneurial
behavior by optimizing risk, innovating to take advantage of opportunities, taking
personal responsibility and managing change within a dynamic environment. Such leadership
aims to cultivate entrepreneurial individuals and teams that fully leverage their
creative potential.
Outline of Major Topics:
鈥isk-Taking - Propensity for well-calculated and prudent 鈥榬isk-taking鈥�; the willingness
to face uncertainties and venture into ambiguous areas despite risk of failure.
鈥roactiveness - Being active in creating and leading toward the future by exploring new opportunities rather than passively waiting to be affected by it.
鈥nnovativeness - Tendency to think creatively and develop novel and practical ideas relating to opportunity recognition, resource utilization and problem solving.
鈥takeholder Enactment - Influencing and inspiring a group of competent and committed supporters to enact the envisioned future while specifying personal limitations.
鈥ctive Learning 鈥� Iteratively develop and test assumptions about problems, customers, stakeholders, and solutions. Rapid response to validated/invalidated results in ongoing change experiments.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
The course will use a mixture of lecture, discussion, and active learning.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
鈥ritically examine and apply key frameworks, theories and models relating to standard and complex entrepreneurial leadership, including leadership as a form of stakeholder service
鈥hink creatively to identify opportunities and develop innovative strategies that simultaneously create positive social and economic outcomes.
鈥evelop novel and practical ideas relating to opportunity recognition, resource utilization and problem solving.
鈥emonstrate an understanding of the importance of networking and describe effective networking strategies
鈥evelop and communicate visions that influence and inspire stakeholder commitment.
鈥emonstrate an understanding of how to organize and lead innovation teams
鈥teratively develop and test assumptions about problems, customers, stakeholders, and solutions
鈥dentify practices that facilitate sustainable change in today's uncertain environment and increasingly diverse workplaces
鈥xplore effective leadership approaches reflecting the interplay of values, ethics,
corporate culture and governance structures
Assessment Measures
Various measures such as exams, projects, case studies or other assignments will be
used.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
DATE ACTION APPROVED BY
Fall 2010 Reviewed by Management Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
03/2011
March 01, 2021