Sociology of Entrepreneurship

2019/2020

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

6

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент социологии

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

4-й курс, 1 модуль

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is offered to students of the 4th year of education of the Baccalaureate program, Main statements and findings might be used in the following disciplines: - Sociology of Markets; - Final qualification paper. In the course implementation, self-preparation of students plays a significant role, because of the intensity of the course as well as of the richness of literature and sources of information. The lectures and seminars deal only with some core methodic and theoretical questions, a big part of relevant materials has to be studied by participants themselves. For this reason, each lecture and workshop topic is supported by a list of core and optional readings; other sources including useful sources and data bases accessible via Internet are indicated, too. The efficiency of self-preparation is subject of control in a form of essays or analytical research papers and its discussion in workshops (interim assessment).

Learning Objectives

• - Study of basic terms and approaches of the contemporary Entrepreneurship theory; - Appropriation of empirical results of entrepreneurship research based on modern approaches (instruments and methods); - Use of basic analytical and instrumental competences in entrepreneurship research. As a result of the course, students should: - know the main specifics of entrepreneurship as a form of economic activity and social practice, the typology of its forms as well as the most important problems of entrepreneurship in transitional economies, - operate with main sociological concepts of entrepreneurship theory, - know the main specifics of entrepreneurial framework conditions in developed market vs. transitional economies, - be able to apply methods of empirical analysis to different aspects of entrepreneurship development.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To know basic terms and its comparative advantages and disadvantages for empirical research on entrepreneurship
• To know and be able to use for secondary analysis the data of internationally most known research projects on entrepreneurship, to know about the constraints and advantages of qualitative and quantitative approach in entrepreneurship research
• Students to know about the most important social actors and institutions who do influence the entrepreneurship development on macro- and mezzo-levels, as well as about the most important theoretical approaches to discover them in entrepreneurship theory
• Students to know about the specific constraints of entrepreneurship in transitional societies with imperfect institutions and strong predatory incentives and about the approaches to make international comparisons of the entrepreneurship ecosystems development

Course Contents

• Entrepreneurship as a socio - economic phenomenon. Typology of entrepreneurship
  Basic terms and definitions related to entrepreneurship. Contextual typology of different forms of entrepreneurship like small busioness, family entrepreneurship, ethnic entrepreneurship, innovative entrepreneurship, copropate entrepreneurship
• Empirical research of entrepreneurship
  Possibilities and contraints of using different methods of research (qualitative, qwuantitative, mixed) in entrepreneurship theory. Examples of some of the most known international projects on Entrepreneurship (GEM, PSED etc.)
• Contextual Framing of the Entrepreneurship
  Role of mezzo (trust, networking) and macro-conditions and actors (State, clients, employees) important to understand the specific of the entrepreneurship framework conditions
• Entrepreneurship in transitional societies
  Pecularities of conditions and performance of entrepreneurship in transitional economies; role of history (path dependence and Socialist legacy) and transitional experience (institutional traps) in the formation of nation specific ecosystems of entrepreneurship. The GEI index in transitional societies

Assessment Elements

• Colloquium
  Same form of control and same criteria during the re-examination
• Тест
• Lectures attendance
  The course is unique, the non-attendance diminishes the possibility of students to choose appropriate sources for seminars
• Activity on seminars
  When missing seminars, students cannot collect scores for the final grading. However, the weight of the 'seminars activity' is not blocking the possibility to receive a positive grade
• Activity on seminars
  No comments

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (1 module)
  0.4 * Activity on seminars + 0.35 * Colloquium + 0.1 * Lectures attendance + 0.15 * Тест

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Alvarez, S. A. (2005). Theories of Entrepreneurship: Alternative Assumptions and the Study of Entrepreneurial Action. Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, (3), 105. https://doi.org/10.1561/0300000003
• Per Davidsson. (2016). Researching Entrepreneurship. Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.spr.insten.978.3.319.26692.3

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Aidis, R., Estrin, S., & Mickiewicz, T. (2007). Institutions and entrepreneurship development in Russia: a comparative perspective. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.DBA334A7
• Gartner, W. B. (1988). “Who is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question. American Journal of Small Business, 12(4), 11–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/104225878801200401
• Hansemark, O. C. (2003). Need for achievement, locus of control and the prediction of business start-ups: A longitudinal study. Journal of Economic Psychology, (3), 301. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.joepsy.v24y2003i3p301.319
• Hoang, H., & Antoncic, B. (2003). Network-based research in entrepreneurship: A critical review. Journal of Business Venturing, (2), 165. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.jbvent.v18y2003i2p165.187
• Mueller, S. L., & Thomas, A. S. (2001). Culture and entrepreneurial potential: A nine country study of locus of control and innovativeness. Journal of Business Venturing, (1), 51. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.jbvent.v16y2001i1p51.75
• Reynolds, P. D. (1997). Who starts new firms?——Preliminary explorations of firms-in-gestation. Small Business Economics, 9(5), 449. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007935726528
• Tomi Ovaska, & Russell S. Sobel. (2005). Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies. Journal of Private Enterprise, (Fall 2005), 8. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.jpe.journl.811