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Wheatsheath Publisher, Hertfordshire, U.K.
(7) Hossay, Patrick (2006), Unsustainable: A Primer for
Global Environmental and Social Justice, Zed Books,
London.
EQD 7007 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students are able to:
(1) Analyse the relationship between entrepreneurship and
economic development
(2) Interpret key entrepreneurial variables that promote
economic growth
(3) Analyse cash flow forecasting, budgeting, break-even
analysis, and cost, volume & profit (CVP);
(4) Evaluate the types and importance of government
support policy for entrepreneurial development.
Synopsis of Course This course focuses on the role of entrepreneurship as an
Contents agent of economic development. The topics include
economics of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial creativity
and innovation, entrepreneurial models, social
entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, and public policy
support for entrepreneurial development. The course also
emphasises on various financial tools an entrepreneur
needs in real life including business plan, financial
management tools such as cash flow forecasting, financing
a new venture, and budgeting.
Assessment Continuous Assessment : 70%
Final Examination : 30%
Main Reference (1) Naudé, Wim (Editor) (2011), Entrepreneurship and
Economic Development, Palgrave Macmillan.
(2) Parker, Simon C. (2009), The Economics of
Entrepreneurship, Cambridge University Press.
(3) Szirmai, Adam, Naude, Wim, Goedhuys, Micheline
(2011), Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic
Development, Oxford University Press.
(4) Dana, Leo-Paul (2014), Asian Models of
Entrepreneurship - From the Indian Union and the
Kingdom of Nepal to the Japanese Archipelago:
Context, Policy and Practice (Second Edition) (Asia-
Pacific Business, Volume 9), World Scientific Publishing
Company.
(5) Keohane, Georgia Levenson (2013), Social
Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century: Innovation
Across the Nonprofit, Private, and Public Sectors,
McGraw-Hill.
(6) Guillén, Mauro F. (Editor) (2013), Women
Entrepreneurs: Inspiring Stories from Emerging
Economies and Developing Countries, Routledge.
(7) Williams, Sara, (2015), The Financial Times Guide to
Business Start Up 2015, FT Publishing, Pearson.
(8) Blackwell, Edward, (2011), How to Prepare a Business
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