Courses & Units

Entrepreneurship and Innovation BMA334

Introduction

This unit will enable you to develop an understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in the development of business ventures. Innovation is now seen as central to the development of business, economy and society. We will explore the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation, the process of innovation development, and the risks associated with entrepreneurship and innovation.

Summary

Unit name Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Unit code BMA334
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Business & Economics
Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline Management
Coordinator Professor Stuart Crispin
Available as an elective? No
Delivered By University of Tasmania and Third Party (Shanghai Ocean University AEIN Institute)
Level Advanced

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Hong Kong Universal Ed Semester 2 On-Campus International Domestic

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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 2 10/7/2023 8/8/2023 28/8/2023 15/10/2023

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Learning Outcomes

  • To evaluate critically the theories and concepts of innovation.
  • To apply knowledge of the theories and concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation to development of a new business concept.
  • To use entrepreneurship theory and independent research to assess contemporary issues in new venture development and commercialisation.
Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
100707 $1,892.00 $888.00 not applicable $2,567.00

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Teaching

AssessmentEnd of Module Tests (30%)|Innovation Audit (30%)|Exam (40%)
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Textbooks

Required

You will need the following text:
Tidd, J & Bessant, J 2013, Managing innovation: integrating technological, market, and organisational change (5th Edition), John Wiley & Son, Sydney.

This text is available as an e-book from the following website:
http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP003053.html
 
Recommended

A recommended text is a resource that you can use to broaden your understanding of the topics covered in this unit. You may also find a recommended text helpful when conducting research for assignments. 
•    Atkinson, RD & Ezell, SJ 2012, Innovation economics, Yale University Press, London.
•    Bessant, J & Tidd, J 2012, Entrepreneurship and innovation, John Wiley & Sons, Sydney.
•    Drucker, PF 2009, Innovation and entrepreneurship, Harper & Row Publishers, New York.
•    Govindarajan, V & Trimble, C 2010, The other side of innovation: solving the execution challenge, Harvard Business Press, Boston.
•    Harvard Business Review 2013, HBR’s 10 must reads: on innovation, Harvard Business Press, Boston.
•    Jones, T 2012, On innovation: turning on innovation in your culture, team and organisation, Essential Ideas Inc, Los Angeles.
•    Von Hippel, E 2005, Democratizing innovation, MIT Press, Boston.

In addition to the texts recommended above, you are also expected to be familiar with the key academic journals in the discipline from which useful insights may be derived. In particular, you are encouraged to review regularly the relevant papers that are published in:
•    American Journal of Entrepreneurship
•    Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Research
•    European Journal of Innovation
•    Industry and Innovation
•    International Journal of Entrepreneurship
•    International Journal of Management and Innovation
•    Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship
•    Journal of Knowledge Based Innovation in China
•    Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
•    Journal of Small Business Management

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