Entrepreneurship

Paper Code: 
GBBA 302A
Credits: 
4
Unit I: 
Entrepreneurial Management

Entrepreneurial Management: The evolution of the concept of entrepreneurship, Competencies of entrepreneurs, Types of entrepreneurs, Forms of ownership: Sole proprietorship; partnership; limited liability partnership and corporation form of ownership; Franchising; types of franchise arrangements; franchise contracts; Valuation of a new company

Unit II: 
Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation

Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation: Stimulating Creativity; Organisational actions that enhance/hinder creativity, Managerial responsibilities, Sources of Innovation in Business; Business Plan: Concept, Characteristics, Process

Unit III: 
Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship; Characteristics of Social Entrepreneurs; Issues in Creating a Non-profit Organization; Business Strategies: Growth, Stability strategy, Harvesting and Exit Strategies, Role of government in Entrepreneurship Development

Unit IV: 
Family Business and Entrepreneurship

Family Business and Entrepreneurship: Family Business: Concept, structure and kinds of family firms; Management of family enterprises; Conflict and conflict resolution in family firms; women's issues in the family business and related government policies; Encouraging change in the family business system.

Unit V: 
Financing the Entrepreneurial Business

Financing the Entrepreneurial Business: Sources of financing, Loan syndication, Consortium finance, Institutional Support to Entrepreneurs – SIDBI, IDBI, IFCI; Venture capital Versus Angel Investors.

Essential Readings: 

1. Burns, P. (2001). Entrepreneurship and small business. New Jersey :Palgrave.
2. Drucker, P. F. (2006). Innovation and entrepreneurship: Practice and principles. USA: Elsevier.
4. Hisrich, R., & Peters, M. (2002). Entrepreneurship. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Holt, D. H. (2004). Entrepreneurship new venture creation. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
6. Kaplan, J. (2004). Patterns of entrepreneurship. Wiley.
7. G.S Sudha (2013) Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. Jaipur. New Delhi . R.B.D Publication
8. Vasant Desai (2011) Entrepreneurial Development. Himalaya Publishing House.
9. Roy Rajeev, Entrepreneurship, Oxford Higher Education

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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