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 ) | $1,053.30 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- ENTR 101
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship website
- Teaching staff
Lecturer: Daniel Mahn
- 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
- Assessment details
- Group Presentation - 25% of final mark
- This will be in the form of a 5-minute oral presentation, with accompanying PowerPoint slides.
- Group Written Assignment - 25% of final mark
- Develop and create a lean business plan for a new enterprise.
- Final examination - 50% of final mark
- Consists of two short-form essay questions and 40 multi-choice questions.
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(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
1st Non standard period (11 January 2027 - 12 February 2027) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- ENTR 101
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship website.
- Teaching staff
Lecturer: Dr Daniel Mahn
- 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)
Plus additional reading shared by the lecturer during the semester.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
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
- Assessment details
- Group Presentation - 25% of final mark
This will be in the form of a 5-minute oral presentation, with accompanying PowerPoint slides.
- Group Written Assignment - 25% of final mark
Develop and create a lean business plan for a new enterprise. - Final examination - 50% of final mark
Consists of two short-form essay questions and 40 multi-choice questions.
- Group Presentation - 25% of final mark