Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation module (BU52055)

Gain insights and skills for evaluating, refining, and presenting a new product, service, process, or strategy either as a spin-out or a new initiative within an existing firm. 

What you will learn

In this module you will:

• enhance your understanding of concept, principles and theoretical approaches to corporate entrepreneurship and innovation
• enhance your understanding of the effects of technology in virtual teams and the main characteristics used to analyse technologies

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• understand and analyse various types of corporate entrepreneurship
• critically understand the relationship between sustainability and innovation
• have practical awareness of how corporate entrepreneurship strategies are developed and implemented
• think critically in problem solving
• demonstrate entrepreneurial and innovation capabilities
• critically analyse ethical issues in technology and understand their influence on the relation between business and society as well as individual behaviour within corporations

Assignments / assessment

• individual learning reflection (20%)
• individual essay (50%)
• group presentation (30%)

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

This module will be delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials with group discussions and case studies. Students will be encouraged to read in advance and participate in discussion.