Overview
Learn the importance of incorporating ethical, sustainable, inclusive, and indigenous values and mindsets in your entrepreneurial thinking and the opportunities this creates in new venture development.
What does it mean to be a responsible entrepreneur? This paper teaches the fundamental theories, strategies, and frameworks of entrepreneurial thinking with particular emphasis placed on a values-based approach to business design and new venture development. Students will engage with the importance of incorporating ethical, sustainable, inclusive and indigenous values and mindsets in entrepreneurship and the opportunities this creates in new venture development. Future leaders in business and society will need to be entrepreneurial and responsible agents. This paper aims to inspire students to be such leaders.
About this paper
| Paper title | Responsible Entrepreneurship |
|---|---|
| Subject | Entrepreneurship |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $993.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- ENTR 101
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- bentr@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship website
- Teaching staff
Lecturer: Troy Mihaka
- Textbooks
Required: Frederick, H., O'Connor, A., Kuratko, D. (2019). Entrepreneurship: Theory/Process/Practice 5th Asia Pacific Edition. Cengage Learning (Melbourne)
Recommended: Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P. (2019). Whāriki: The Growth of Māori Community Entrepreneurship. Oratia Books (Auckland)
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Communication, Critical Thinking, Cultural Understanding, Environmental Literacy, Ethics, Global Perspective, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Information Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Research, Scholarship, Self-Motivation, Teamwork
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Recognise the importance of sustainability in business planning
- Demonstrate how Māori and Pasifika philosophies intersect with Western perspectives on business strategy and growth
- Discuss the importance of ethics in entrepreneurial decision making and leadership
- Implement the lean startup methodology for a new business idea