This course allows discussing the main concepts regarding entrepreneur and entrepreneurship. And also, provide a better understanding about the suitable environments to promote entrepreneurship. Considering the different types of entrepreneurship, will be analyze and discuss social and corporate entrepreneurship. Finally, the subject explore the entrepreneurial process, and identify strategies to promote entrepreneurial growth, as well as, exit strategies.
Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship and economic development Social and Corporate entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial process
• Fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship and entrepreneur.
• Skills to identify the framework that support entrepreneurial ecosystems.
• Fundamental knowledge to identify different types of entrepreneurship.
• Skills development about entrepreneurial process.
• Knowledge about business’ growth strategies.
The course unit program is divided into eight parts:
1 – General approach about entrepreneurship
2 - Entrepreneur
3 – Entrepreneurial environment and economic development
4 – Social entrepreneurship
5 –Corporate entrepreneurship
6 –Entrepreneurial process
7- Entrepreneurial strategies
8- Growth and exit strategies.
• Mandatory
Carvalho, L.; Costa, T.(2015) “Empreendedorismo. Uma visão glbal e integradora” Edições Sílabo
• Complementar
Sarkar, S. (2014) “Empreendedorismo e Inovação”. (3ª Edição). Escolar Editora
Hisrich, P.; Peters, M.P; Shepherd, S. A. (2011)
“Entrepreneurship” 8th edition, McGraw-Hill Education
• Items supplied by the teacher in class
E-learning
Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 or 3 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a
presence-based final exam (p-folio) in the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one
final presence-based exam (100%).
