Entrepreneurial Profile

Aims of the course

To gain understanding about different entrepreneur profiles (based on theoretical concepts) and their role in economic development as well as about factors affecting their success/failure.
To gain understanding between different types of entrepreneurial ventures (fast growing, traditional, high-tech, family business, women's entrepreneur, intrapreneurship) and to learn about the challenges of entrepreneurial ventures. Students by reading articles in business reviews gain understanding about the current trends in the field of entrepreneurship; the learning process includes analyses of successful entrepreneurial ventures as well entrepreneurial failures.

Course syllabus

Entrepreneurial type:
Schumpeterian entrepreneur
Kirzner's entrepreneur
Other concepts of an entrepreneur
Type of business:
High-growth firm
High-tech business
Family business
Women's entrepreneurs
Intrapreneurship
Social entrepreneurship
Success factors of high growth firms
Each theme is analysed using case studies.

Course director(s)