364-1104-00L Advanced Studies in Entrepreneurship
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | B. Clarysse |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Course | Does not take place this semester. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Abstract | This course aims to introduce students to important themes and conversations in entrepreneurship research. |
| Learning objective | At the end of the course, students will understand core conversations in the field of entrepreneurship research and are expected to be able to discuss how respective theories and concepts might relate to their own research interests in entrepreneurship or adjacent managerial fields. |
| Content | Session topics: 0. Introduction Session (1hr) 1. The Entrepreneurial Process: PSED, Discovery vs. Creation, Social Ontology 2. Behavioral Approaches to Entrepreneurship I: Traits & Motivations, Intentions & Passion 3. Behavioral Approaches to Entrepreneurship II: Entrepreneurial Cognitions, Opportunity Decision-making 4. Resource Mobilization I: Venture Capital — now and then 5. Resource Mobilization II: Crowd-funding, Community-approaches, Accelerators 6. Entrepreneurial Strategy I: Foundations of Entrepreneurial Strategy, Technology Commercialization Strategies 7: Entrepreneurial Strategy II: Strategic Entrepreneurial Action — Agency vs. Institutional Logics Further Details: http://www.entrepreneurship.ethz.ch/education/fall/advanced-readings.html |
| Lecture notes | All papers are accessible through the ETH Library or will be provided at the start of the course. |
| Literature | See Syllabus |
| Prerequisites / Notice | For each session, students will need to prepare for an in-depth discussion of all assigned papers. That means, students are supposed to read and critically review all the papers assigned for the session. A brief summary assessment of the session papers will need to be submitted in advance. Students will also take discussion leadership for selected papers. Discussant roles will be assigned in the introduction session. |