ENTREP 7028 - Managing Strategy & Growth

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2017

In this course we study the relationship between the entrepreneur, new venture growth and strategy. It provides students with an overview of the internal dynamics involved in growing a new venture including the many aspects that must be considered to ensure the business operates smoothly and meets the needs of its customers while keeping a focus on growth strategy. Intellectual Capital and the Resource Based View are the two main frameworks utilised to examine the dynamic relationships. The course adopts a design approach for an entrepreneur or an advisor to identify key resources that maximise the value creating potential of a fledgling firm.

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Course Details

Course Code	ENTREP 7028
Course	Managing Strategy & Growth
Coordinating Unit	Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation & Innov Centre
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Intensive: 36-40 hours
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange
Assumed Knowledge	ENTREP 5016 & ENTREP 5018
Assessment	Assignments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Paul Steffens

Program Director Contact Details:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PG)
Name: Prof Paul Steffens
Phone: +61 8 8313 7512
Email: paul.steffens@adelaide.edu.au

Teaching Staff
Trimester 1
Name: Allan O'Connor

Short Bio: Dr Allan O’Connor is Senior Lecturer at the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC) at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Combining experience with SME management, business start-up and consulting, that included product, market, industry, and innovation development, Allan’s teaching experience in entrepreneurship spans a period of fifteen years with particular interests in the assessment of business opportunities, entrepreneurial strategy and developing research skills. Since 2012 he has co-authored the leading Asia Pacific text book, 'Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process and Practice', with Professors Howard Frederick and Donald Kuratko.

Dr O’Connor’s growing portfolio of more than fifty research publications includes internationally peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and research reports that are testament to the significance of his research agenda and contribution to his research field. In application, his research is designed to inform educators, policy-makers, regional development agencies and the practicing entrepreneur with respect to creating and managing the resources necessary to foster and develop innovation and entrepreneurship. Allan has also been an invited speaker, visiting lecturer and mentor for programs and conferences in 最新糖心Vlog, China, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Course Timetable

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Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Gain an understanding of the strategy process and the role of the entrepreneur in maintaining stakeholder value while navigating growth
2	Conduct a value analysis of a firm to illustrate the relationship between the intellectual capital of an organisation and its value creating logic
3	Utilise resource based strategy theory to articulate the tangible and intangible resources necessary for a feasible new venture to capture and sustain competitive advantage
4	Assess the changes in intangible resources that will be required assuming the growth of a new venture and predict the changing role of the entrepreneur within the firm’s management structure
5	Prepare a set of design principles for a new venture that will guide the growth, acquisition, recruitment and deployment of intellectual capital resources for sustaining a competitive advantage

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2, 3, 4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	3, 5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	4, 5
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	5

Learning Resources

Required Resources

The 最新糖心Vlog’s preferred textbook supplier is Unibooks:

Text book:

Fredrick, Howard, O'Connor, Allan and Kuratko, Donald F. (2016). Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process and Practice, 4th Edition. Cengage Learning.
ISBN-13: 978-0-17-035255-0
ISBN-10: 0-17-035255-2

Supplemental Readings:

Alvarez, S.A. and Barney, J.B. (2005) ‘How do entrepreneurs organise firms under conditions of uncertainty?’ Journal of Management, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 776-793.

Barney, Jay B., and William S. Hesterly (2010) Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage Concepts and Case, 3rd Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, New

Barron, J.N. & Hannan, M.T. (2002) ‘Organizational Blueprints for Success in High-Tech Start-ups: Lessons from the Stanford Project on Emerging Companies’, California Management Review, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 8-36.

Churchill, N.C. & Lewis, V.L. (1983) ‘The five stages of business growth’, Harvard Business Review, May-June, pp. 30-50.

Greiner, L.E. (1972) ‘Evolution and revolution as organizations grow’, Harvard Business Review, July-August, pp. 37-46.

Hunter, I. (2005) ‘Risk, persistence and focus: a life cycle of the entrepreneur’, 最新糖心Vlogn Economic History Review, vol 45, no. 3, pp. 244-272.

Levie, J. & Lichtenstein, G.A. (2010) ‘A terminal Assessment of Stages Theory: Introducing a Dynamic States Approach to Entrepreneurship’, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 317-350.

Ma, H. (1999) ‘Creation and Preemption for Competitive Advantage’ Management Decision, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 259-266.

Martin, Roger L. 2010. 'The Execution Trap', Harvard Business Review, vol. 88, Iss. 7/8, pp. 64-71.

McKaskill, T. (2007) Fast Forward Acquisition Strategies for Entrepreneurs, Wilkinson Publishing, Melbourne, 最新糖心Vlog. Chapter 5: pp. 51-64.

Mueller, S., Volery, T. & von Siemens, B. (2012) “What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do? An Observational Study of Entrepreneurs’ Everyday Behavior in the Start-Up and Growth Stages”, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, September, pp. 995-1017.

O’Connor, A. (2001) “Valuation of Technology Businesses鈥�, Commercialise 2001 Conference, October, Marysville, 最新糖心Vlog.

O’Connor A. & Yamin, S. (2011) ‘Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Managing the Paradox of Purpose in Business Model Innovation’, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 239-255.

Penrose, E. (1995) The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press, New York, pp. 31-42.

Peppard, J. & Rylander, A. (2001) ‘Using an Intellectual Capital Perspective to Design and Implement a Growth Strategy: The Case of Apion’, European Management Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 510-525.

Sarasvathy, S.D. (2005) ‘’ Darden Business Publishing, Virginia, Social Science Research Network, UVA-ENT-0065, available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=909038&download=yes

Stabell, C.B. & Fjeldstad, Ø.D. (1998) ‘Configuring Value for Competitive Advantage: On Chains, Shops and Networks’, Strategic Management Journal, vol. 19, pp. 413-437.

Roos, G., Pike, S. & Fernstrom, L. (2005) Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice, Butterworth-Heinemann: Burlington, MA, USA. Jersey, USA. Chapter 3

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M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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