EXMBA562-23W (HAM)

Creating Positive Disruption

15 Points

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The University of Waikato
Academic Divisions
Division of Management
School of Management and Marketing
Engagement and Executive Education

Staff

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Convenor(s)

Antoine Gilbert-Saad

Antoine Gilbert-Saad
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MSB.4.11
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antoine.gilbert-saad@waikato.ac.nz

Clare Swallow

Clare Swallow
MSB.2.32E
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clare.swallow@waikato.ac.nz

Lecturer(s)

Clare Swallow

Clare Swallow
MSB.2.32E
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clare.swallow@waikato.ac.nz

Lee Harrison

Lee Harrison
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lee.harrison@waikato.ac.nz

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: tamie.shewry@waikato.ac.nz

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What this paper is about

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With the rapid improvement and diffusion of technology, businesses are increasingly faced with a dynamic environment where change and upheaval pose formidable challenges. When coupled with pan-industry competition, this culminates in a world of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity). In this challenging landscape, managers require tools and frameworks that can be deployed to evaluate opportunities and threats. Entrepreneurship, innovation, and design thinking are playing an instrumental role in the evolution of business and having an awareness of key theoretical and practical insights will be crucial to managing in the 21st century. This paper provides students with a foundation in entrepreneurship and the building blocks of innovation and design thinking.
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How this paper will be taught

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Classes on Friday 10 March and Saturday 11 March are set aside for your assessed Case Completion. Please make sure that you are available all day on both days. Details of the Case Competition will be confirmed closer to these dates.

Class times and locations are subject to change. Please see Moodle for more information.

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Required Readings

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Opportunity Recognition

Davidsson, P. (2015). Entrepreneurial opportunities and the entrepreneurship nexus: A re-conceptualization. Journal of Business Venturing 30, 674–695

Entrepreneurial Orientation

Wiklund, J. (2005). Entrepreneurial orientation and small business performance: A configurational approach. Journal of Business Venturing, 20, 71-91.

Design Thinking

Brown. T. (2008). Design Thinking. Harvard Business Review.

Business & Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Malecki, E.J. (2018). Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems Geography Compass. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12359

Innovation & Disruptive Innovation

Girotra, K.; Netessine, S. (2014). Four paths to business model innovation. Harvard Business Review.

Christensen, C.M.; Raynor, M.; McDonald, R. (2015). What is disruptive innovation? Harvard Business Review.

Innovation ecosystems, threats and opportunities as catalysts for change, & the influence of risk and uncertainty

Furr, N.; Shipilov, A. (2018). Building the right ecosystem for innovation. MIT Sloan Management Review.

Felin, T.; Zenger, T. (2018). What sets breakthrough strategies apart.MIT Sloan Management Review.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Analyse and assess challenges faced by businesses and formulate strategies that create value for the business
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  • Demonstrate the ability to work as a team to jointly deliver a clear and creative pitch for an entrepreneurial opportunity
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  • Describe and practically apply the entrepreneurial opportunity process in a practical context
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  • Evaluate theoretical concepts associated with the management of innovation, from ideation through to execution
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Assessments

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How you will be assessed

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All assessment is compulsory.
It is expected you have read the Corporate & Executive Education Policies.

PLEASE NOTE: The University has zero-tolerance for Plagiarism.

All assessment must be submitted as a Word document or PDF, unless otherwise stated.

Please refer to Moodle for assessment details.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assessment 1: Innovation Threat Analysis | Individual
22 Feb 2023
6:00 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Assessment 2: Design Thinking Presentation | Group
15 Feb 2023
No set time
15
  • In Class: In Lecture
3. Assessment 3: Reflection of Design Thinking | Individual
26 Feb 2023
No set time
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Assessment 4: Case Competition
11 Mar 2023
No set time
35
  • In Class: In Lecture
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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