Course Introduction

This course provides  students an overview of entrepreneurship, characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, impact of entrepreneurial firms on economies and societies, entrepreneurial process, and Indications of Increased Interest in Entrepreneurship. The course is designed to provide a broad exposure to its numerous literatures, an understanding of its central concepts, and the opportunity to develop ideas for how you might contribute to this field. I will pursue these goals by examining a mix of theoretical and empirical research on entrepreneurship, thinking critically about their strengths and limitations, and creating a forum for you to test your own conceptual and empirical ideas.

Entrepreneurship is a range of tools that are used for different types of enquiry, just as a variety of tools are used for doing different practical jobs. It is necessary to know what the correct tools are for doing the job, and how to use them to best effect. This course also provides you with the basic information about the tools used in Entrepreneurial Research.