Managing New Ventures for Global Growth (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The objective of the course is to enhance your capacity to assess the human resource needs of a new venture, identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage new ventures. You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Content

Building a new team. Leading new ventures.

Materials

Christensen, M. (1997) Innovator's Dilemma, Christensen, M. (2003) Innovator's Solution, Ballard, S.C. (2001) Choosing Your Start-up Team in Jacobsen, K., Paulin, W.L., Vurpillat, V.V., Nukari, J., Peltola, E. and Saukkonen, J. Start-Up Genome Report (latest online version)+ Start-Up genome report on Premature scaling (latest online version)

Completion alternatives

Participation in the classes, subject analysis, demonstrated group work and individual assignments.

Student workload

Lectures 27 h Assignments 54 h Independent study and virtual studies 54 h Total 135h ( one credit equals 27 hours of student work)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 (Sufficient): You know the innovation process.
2 (Satisfactory): You know the innovation process. You are able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 (Good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team, and you know how to lead and manage new ventures.
4 (Very good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team and to lead and manage new ventures.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Qualifications

Global Marketing and Sales

Further information

No further information.