Public Sector Entrepreneurship

Aims of the course

Student develops knowledge about the following topics:
- public sector as an opportunity for entrepreneurial venture creation
- types of entrepreneurship in the public sector
- developing business plans for entrepreneurial ventures in the public sector
- knowledge and skills necessary for managing entrepreneurial ventures in the public sector

Course syllabus

1. Definition of public sector entrepreneurship
1.1 definition of the public sector
1.2 »new public management«
1.3 entrepreneurship in the public sector
1.4 public entrepreneur
1.5 internal entrepreneurship in the public sector
1.6 public sector funding

2. Opportunity areas for entrepreneurship in the public sector
2.1 sub-sectors of the public sector as an opportunity for new venture creation
2.2 entrepreneurship in public administration
2.3 innovation in the public sector

3. Planning the entrepreneurial venture in the public sector
3.1 vision, mission and strategic goals of public sector organisations
3.2 innovative business models
3.3 organisational issues in public sector organisations
3.4 public-private partnerships
3.5 economics of entrepreneurial ventures

4. Managerial tools for entrepreneurial ventures in the public sector
4.1 motivation and organisational culture (principal-agent problem within public sector organisations)
4.2 marketing in the public sector
4.3 balanced-score card
4.4 organisational design
4.5 efficiency analysis
4.6 cost-benefit analysis

Course director(s)