Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- understand and evaluate the range of opportunities for, and challenges of, growth for entrepreneurial/innovative organisations;
- evaluate the range of strategic options that are available for the successful growth of organisations across the lifecycle in a global context;
- appraise strategies for growth in an integrative perspective including strategy, entrepreneurship, international business and finance.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills, both individually and as part of a collaborative learning group;
- apply research skills to synthesise, analyse, interpret and critically evaluate information from a range of sources.
- recognise that in many situations there are a range of alternatives which should be evaluated;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- different strategic pathways which assist entrepreneurs/innovators in successfully meeting the challenges of growth in a global environment.
- the drivers, types and stages of growth in different regional and national contexts;
- the dynamic nature of strategy and strategic management across the lifecycle of growth-oriented entrepreneurial/innovative businesses;
- the key challenges which a growing organisation faces, utilising an integrative perspective including strategy, entrepreneurship, international business and finance;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- understand and apply appropriate theoretical concepts, models, tools and techniques which facilitate appropriate strategies for growth;
- evaluate alternative approaches to strategies for growth and their appropriateness to different entrepreneurial/innovative organisations in a global context.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Beck, Thorsten, A. S. L. I. DEMIRGÜÇ‐KUNT, and Vojislav Maksimovic (2005). Financial and legal constraints to growth: does firm size matter?. The Journal of Finance, 60(1), pp. 137-177.
Calvo, José L (2006). Testing Gibrat’s law for small, young and innovating firms. Small Business Economics, 26(2), pp. 117-123.
Robson, Paul JA, and Robert J. Bennett (2000). SME growth: the relationship with business advice and external collaboration. Small Business Economics, 15(3), pp. 193-208.
Liu, Jin-Tan, Meng-Wen Tsou, and James K. Hammitt (1999). Do small plants grow faster? Evidence from the Taiwan electronics industry. Economics Letters, 65(1), pp. 121-129.
Evans, D (1987). Tests of alternate theories of firm growth. Journal of Political Economy, 95, pp. 657-674.
Reichstein, Toke, and Michael S. Dahl (2004). Are firm growth rates random? Analysing patterns and dependencies. International Review of Applied Economics, 18(2), pp. 225-246.
Textbooks
Besanko et al. Economics of Strategy.
Roper, Stephen (2013). Entrepreneurship. A Global Perspective.
Dranov, D., Besanko D., Shanley M., Shaefer, S. (2017). Economics of Strategy, Wiley. Wiley.
Spulber, Dan (2011). Global Competitive Strategy. Cambridge University Press.
Daniel Spulber (2011). Global Competitive Strategy. Cambridge University Press.
Gundry, Lisa K. and Jill R. Kickul (2007). Entrepreneurship Strategy: Changing Patterns in New Venture Creation, Growth and Reinvention.
Johnson,G., Whittington, R. and K. Scholes (2010). Exploring Strategy Text & Cases.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Feedback
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Students are encouraged to see the module leader during office hours for any support they need with the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External