Entrepreneurship and Innovation unit (BMA334)

Shanghai Ocean University

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	Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline	Management
Coordinator	Doctor Roshni Narendran
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies): Shanghai Ocean University AEIN Institute
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Shanghai Ocean University	Shanghai Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Shanghai Semester 1	11/10/2026	16/11/2026	24/11/2026	7/1/2027

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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• To evaluate critically the theories and concepts of innovation.
• Develop new business concepts by applying advanced principles, theories and concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Assess contemporary issues in new venture development and commercialisation.

Fee Information

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	$2,174.00	$1,020.00	not applicable	$2,972.00

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Teaching

Assessment	Innovation Audit (30%)|Midterm Tests (30%)|Final Exam (Invigilated) (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

You will need the following text: Tidd, J & Bessant, J 2020, Managing innovation: integrating technological, market, and organisational change (7th Edition), John Wiley & Son, Sydney. This text is available as an e-book from the following website: https://www.wiley.com/en-au/Managing+Innovation%3A+Integrating+Technological%2C+Market+and+Organizational+Change%2C+7th+Edition-p-9781119713197

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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