Instructions for Course work 1- Case Study on an Entrepreneur.
- Word limit: 1500 (part A 1000 words, part B 500 words)
- The assignment is on an “International Entrepreneur” and NOT on the Enterprises or Ventures they own.
- NO TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Students are to build/create the case studies using secondary sources (NO CUT, COPY and PASTE). Any plagiarism will not be accepted.
- Students are free to choose any International Entrepreneur. Choice of IE will not have any bearing on the mark.
- Please do check your similarity report before you submit your final work.
PART A: (1000 words)
– A brief introduction about an International Entrepreneur + Ventures. Should make use of IE definitions covered in class (Kizner, Hisrich, Oviatt and Mcdougall etc.)
– The motivation to set up the ventures/businesses supported by theories such as: familial influences, education etc.
– Apply trait theories here: Are Entrepreneurs born or made?
– Use effectuation theories by SAVARASTHY, (what makes entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial? What influences their decision making?), applying whichever of the 5 Principles – Bird in hand, affordable loss, Crazy Quilt, Lemonade and Pilot in the sky – that your chosen IE may confirm to.
– What lessons can we draw from this International Entrepreneur? (Lessons learnt should have links to underlying theories and concepts related to entrepreneurs)
Part B: (500 words) – Themes
– Define the theme: for example, define Technology Entrepreneurship using 2 or 3 definitions
– What are the features of Technology Entrepreneurship? (or Other theme/s selected above)
– One Entrepreneur i.e Bill Gates is both Tech and Social (how do these marry into each other?)
– Try to capture the current debates on the subject
– Look at part A and compare, confirm and dis-confirm whether the literature is congruent with these definitions of an IE and the related themes applied in part B.
