Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

Incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students:

Students should have an initial exposure to modules that relate to business and entrepreneurship in order to attend this module

Co Requisite Comment

N/A

Aims

The module will develop students’ understanding of entrepreneurship in an international context through considering a range of key issues and topics. The module adopts a critical and broad-ranging social science approach to the subject and aims to provide students with the ability to analyse entrepreneurship from an international perspective within the context of a wide range of management, organisation studies and social science debates. The module focuses on both the conceptual aspects of international entrepreneurship as well as some practical elements in order to equip the students with a valid grounding of both theory and practice.

The overall aim of this module will be to educate students on the theoretical and practical aspects of developing and growing a small business internationally, advance cross-national comparisons of entrepreneurial activity and consider entrepreneurship as a solution to global social problems. Students will develop insights and skills, as well as learn about the tools and concepts necessary to understand the challenges and opportunities of growing enterprise internationally.

Outline Of Syllabus

Syllabus to include topics such as:
• International evidence on entrepreneurship and small business
• A macro examination of enterprising nations and impact of cultures
• (Small) Firm internationalisation strategies (e.g., network perspective and born global phenomenon)
• Research on international entrepreneurship: findings from GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor)
• (Social) Entrepreneurship as a solution to global issues and challenges

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

At the completion of this module students should have developed the knowledge to be able to:

1. Analyse core management areas underpinned by the research knowledge base in international entrepreneurship
2. Understand the complexities of international entrepreneurship and business models in our diverse socially connected world through their own practice and research.

Intended Skill Outcomes

By the end of this module students should have developed skills that allow them to:

1. function as an independent learner, critical thinker and reflective international entrepreneurship practitioner;
2. gather, synthesise and evaluate qualitative and quantitative information for decision-making from the perspective of an international (social) enterprise.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

This module utilises experiential learning methodology where students are invited to understand themselves as learners, what will empower them to take charge of their own learning and development.

Students will go through lecture-based learning and group discussions in class. Furthermore, the module will apply different activities (e.g., gaming and improvisation) following the action-based approach on teaching entrepreneurship.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Group Report:
Students will construct a report presenting the key components of their international social venture, supporting information by primary and secondary research.


Students will work in groups on projects around an entrepreneurial solution to a global issue. Emphasis is placed upon the development of business skills, awareness of new venture start-up in a global context and social problems. In teams, students will endeavour to originate and plan an enterprise related to a particular global problem or challenge, involving the development of systems and procedures for operating the enterprise. They will be expected to develop a business idea and research its potential within a specific international context (community, region, country). Lectures will present conceptual debates as well as the tools necessary for start-up activities and case study examples that can stimulate ideation.

General Notes

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