Psychology of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship has also been studied from the perspective of Psychology, enabling the description and explanation of some of the entrepreneurial behaviours. The curricular unit will allow the analysis of the psychological characteristics of entrepreneurial people, the contexts that promote entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial profile, and the development of skills in this field.
Psychology
Motivation
Personality
Behavior
Decision Making
Mandatory bibliography:
Burger-Helmchen, T. (ed.) (2012). Entrepreneurship - Born, Made and Educated. InTech.
Frese, M. (2009). Towards a Psychology of Entrepreneurship: An Action Theory Perspective. In Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship (Vol. 5, Issue 6). https://doi.org/10.1561/0300000028
Frese, M., & Gielnik, M. M. (2014). The psychology of entrepreneurship. The Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 135–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64304-5_8
Gielnik, M. M., Cardon M. S., & Frese, M. (Eds). (2020). The Psychology of Entrepreneurship. New Perspectives. Taylor and Francis.
Landy, F. J., & Conte, J. M. (2016). Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (5th ed.). Wiley.
Neto, F. (1998). Psicologia Social. Vol. 1. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta
Piske, F. H. R., Stoltz, T., Costa-Lobo, C., Rocha, A., & Vásquez-Justo, E. (2018). Educação de superdotados e talentosos: emoção e criatividade. Juruá.
E-learning
Evaluation is made on individual basis and it involves the coexistence of two modes: continuous assessment (60%) and final evaluation (40%). Further information is detailed in the Learning Agreement of the course unit.