Entrepreneurship and Change Management

1. Explain the concept of entrepreneurship and its various approaches.
2. Analyze the factors influencing corporate outlook and strategies for minimizing corporate failure.
3. Apply transformational leadership principles to enhance organizational effectiveness.
4. Evaluate different change models and their application in managing organizational change.
5. Utilize quality improvement tools and techniques for positive change.
6. Develop a comprehensive business plan for business growth.

13 weeks, about 45 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 1: Introduction to entrepreneurship · 3 hours

     Read the unit introduction to understand the basic idea about entrepreneurship.. Study the definitions and conceptual clarifications of entrepreneurship.. Identify and understand the individual and ethno-cultural factors influencing entrepreneurship.. Reflect on the impact of ethno-cultural factors on consumer behavior..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 2: Understanding the modern concept of entrepreneurship · 3 hours

     Review early references to the entrepreneur and compare earlier and modern scholars' descriptions.. Evaluate the modern concept of entrepreneurship.. Examine the essentials for successful entrepreneurs.. Analyze the merits and challenges of entrepreneurship..

3. Week 3Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 3: Psychological Approach to Entrepreneurship · 3 hours

     Evaluate the personality traits of entrepreneurs.. Discuss the characteristics that set entrepreneurs apart from others.. Analyze the need for achievement and its impact on entrepreneurial behavior.. Explain the two types of locus of control and their relevance to entrepreneurship..

4. Week 4Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 4: Socio-Economic Approach to Entrepreneurship · 3 hours

     Evaluate the key assumptions associated with the sociological approach to studying entrepreneurship.. Discuss Max Weber's paradigm and his perspective on Protestant work ethics in relation to entrepreneurship.. Analyze the behavioral patterns of entrepreneurs within the broader societal context.. Explain the economic incentives necessary to promote and sustain entrepreneurial activities..

5. Week 5Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 5: Business Expansion and the Changing Role of the Entrepreneur · 3 hours

     Understand the challenges with business expansion.. Analyze the changing role of the entrepreneur as the business grows.. Identify alternative solutions to problems of business expansion.. Evaluate the different reactions to business change by entrepreneurs..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Corporate outlook in Nigeria · 3 hours

     Analyze the nature of corporate outlook in Nigeria.. Understand the causes of corporate failure.. Evaluate preventive and curative measures to minimize corporate failures.. Evaluate key areas of corporate failure..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Transformational leadership and organizational effectiveness · 3 hours

     Analyze reasons for transformational leadership in corporate growth.. Explain the components of transformational leadership.. Understand the guidelines for transformational leadership.. Evaluate the approaches to organizational effectiveness..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Models of Effective Change · 3 hours

     Evaluate the basic elements in change management.. Demonstrate the methods of analyzing change.. Analyze the restraining or driving forces that will affect transition.. Discuss some important models of change..

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Entrepreneurship in a Changing Environment · 3 hours

     Understand the nature of changes in the marketplace.. Analyze the meaning of outsourcing and its implications.. Explain the gains of fragmentation in business.. Analyze the role of modern technology in a dynamic environment.. Discuss the competitive advantage of small businesses in a changing environment..

10. Week 10Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Teamwork in a Dynamic Business Environment · 3 hours

      Explain the work-team idea and its importance in a dynamic business environment.. Evaluate why firms are now turning to teams.. Understand different types of teams and their functions.. Discuss the stages of work team formation and their characteristics.. Examine the team learning factors that contribute to team effectiveness..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Team Building in Business Set-Up · 3 hours

      Explain the meaning of team building and its objectives.. Analyze the nature of the team-building cycle.. Evaluate the characteristics of a well-functioning work team.. Examine the guidelines for effective team member participation..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 3: The Views of Quality Gurus · 3 hours

      Evaluate the concept of quality in greater depth.. Analyze the views of quality gurus on quality management.. Discuss the measures for solving quality crises.. Evaluate Clus Moller's Human and Personal Quality concept..

    • Unit 4: Quality Improvement for Positive Change · 3 hours

      Examine the concept of quality concisely.. Analyze quality from different perspectives.. Evaluate the four major stages that quality evolved through.. Discuss the concept of evolution in quality management..

13. Week 13Module 4:

    • Unit 1: Basic quality improvement tools and techniques · 3 hours

      Demonstrate the need for quality tools for the entrepreneur.. Examine the relevance of a particular tool and technique in a given circumstance.. Evaluate quality tools for practical application.. Discuss the benefits and limits of quality tools and techniques..

    • Unit 2: Management of change · 3 hours

      Analyze the forces of change affecting organizations.. Evaluate the types of change and their impact.. Discuss ways of managing change effectively.. Explain the external and internal origins of change..