ECTS credits: 7.5Level of course: Ph.D. courseType of course: Elective for students in business or other social science disciplines studying entrepreneurship and innovation for their PhD.Elective for students in business or other social science disciplines studying entrepreneurship and innovation for their PhD.
Duration: 5 days (Part 1:April 27-28, 2021 and part 2: June 1-3, 2021)
Location: Online.
Faculty responsible: Nord University Business School. The course is part of Norwegian Research School on Innovation, NORSI.
Language: English.
Administrative coordinator: Grete Ingemann Knudsen, Nord University Business School
Course responsible person: Tommy H. Clausen, Nord University Business School
PART 1 (to take place during week 17)
Day 27th of April
09.00-10.00 Opening session: Presentation and overview
10.15-12.00 Foundations of entrepreneurship research. Hans Landström
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Financing entrepreneurial ventures. Hans Landström
14.30-16.00 Group discussions of student papers. Groups of 4-5 students lead by faculty
28th of April
09.00-10.30 Entrepreneurship policy and organizational sponsorship. Tommy Clausen
11.00-12.00 Entrepreneurial ecosystems. Markus Fitza
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-16.00 Group discussions of student papers. Groups of 4-5 students lead by faculty
PART 2 (to take place during week 22, 1st of June to 3rd of June)
1st of June
09.00-10.30 Contextualizing entrepreneurship research. Sarah Jack
11.00-12.00 Families, households and entrepreneurship. Sarah Jack
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Entrepreneurial identity and identity work. Ulla Hytti.
14.30-15.30 Critical Entrepreneurship Studies. Ulla Hytti
2ndof June
09.00-10.30 Effectuation and entrepreneurship. René Mauer
11.00-12.30 The role of uncertainty in entrepreneurship. René Mauer
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.30 Cognitive perspective to entrepreneurship. Andrew Corbett
15.00-16.30 Group discussions of student papers. Groups of students lead by faculty
3rd June
09.00-10.30 The role of opportunities in entrepreneurship. Steffen Korsgaard
11.00-12.30 Sustainable/social/environmental entrepreneurship. Markus Fitza
13.00-15.00 Panel - Publishing entrepreneurship research:
Editor's perspective – Sarah Jack
Reviewer's perspective – Ulla Hytti
Author's perspective – Markus Fitza
15.00-15.30 Closing session, questions and answers
Course evaluation:
The PhD course will be evaluated by the participants in the last session. In addition, an online survey will be implemented asking for feedback on the course, including how it can be improved.
Course content
The theme for the course is perspectives on entrepreneurship Students will become familiar with the most recent research on the foundations of entrepreneurship research as well as with current debates and knowledge gaps in the field of entrepreneurship. The course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to become familiar with different aspects of entrepreneurship research and to discuss this in relation to their own research projects.
During the course students participate in plenary sessions, smaller group sessions where they present and receive feedback on their own work, and contribute to the discussion of their peer students’ work. The plenary sessions will include questions and dialogue and there will be good opportunities for informal discussions among participants and faculty.
Themes covered in the course include:
• Foundations of entrepreneurship research
• Contextualizing entrepreneurship research
• Entrepreneurship policy
• Entrepreneurial opportunities
• Financing entrepreneurial ventures
• Critical perspectives in entrepreneurship research
• Publishing entrepreneurship research
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the participants will:
Knowledge
• Have a good understanding of the forefront of knowledge on entrepreneurship, as well as the foundations for entrepreneurship literature and the role of context
• Have a good overview of relevant theories and current debates in entrepreneurship literature and be able to evaluate their expediency related to specific research questions
• Have a good understanding of knowledge gaps and central debates related to entrepreneurship, and be able to assess how they relate to their own Ph.D. work
Skills
• Be able to critically discuss, evaluate and position own research with the various theoretical perspectives related to entrepreneurship and relate them to own Ph.D. work.
• Be able to apply one or more research streams within entrepreneurship to a research topic of relevance for the Ph.D. student’s own work
General competence
• Have increased their ability to reflect on and consider theoretical problems in a general sense in research
• Have increased their ability to communicate (in writing and orally) problems, analyses, and results to colleagues, including contributing in academic debates in conferences
Prerequisites
Admitted to a PhD program or have the qualifications to be admitted to a PhD program.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic overview of entrepreneurship research literature and core topics and debates.
Mode of delivery
Online lectures and group discussions with student involvement
Organization and learning activities
This is an intensive course divided in two parts . Individual study is required prior to and after the course. The course integrates lectures by experts in the field and discussions of the course literature by the participants. Students are supposed to present and participate in exercises individually and in groups.
Assessment methods and criteria
Active participation in the form of presentations and discussions (written and oral) on selected articles during the course is compulsory. The individual draft research paper delivered before, and the full paper (15-25 pages, 1.5 line space) delivered after the course will be evaluated by the grades ‘passed’ or ‘non-passed’.
Required readings
Published on month prior to course start (part 1)