SOC 159 Syllabus

Section 2: Social Science View of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Organizations & Culture
Reading: When is Virtual Virtuous?
Reading: Through the Organizational Looking Glass
Class Materials: Organization Slides & Culture slides

Strategies in New Organizations
Reading: Aldrich, Entrepreneurial Strategies in New Organizational Populations

Class Materials: Strategies slides

Social Networks
Reading: Burt, Social Structure of Competition
Reading: Burt, The Network Entrepreneur
Reading: How to Invest in Social Capital
Class Materials: Social networks slides

Cultural influence on Entrepreneurship

Reading: Meyer, Rationalized Environments

Class Materials:Environment slides

Intra-preneurship
Reading: How does a Company Keep the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
Reading: What is an Organizations Culture
Class Materials: intra-preneurship slides

Section 3: Social Entrepreneurship

No Class - Work on Social Entrepreneur Profile

Banker to the Poor Discussion
Book: Yunus, Banker to the Poor

Hand in 1 page Opinion Paper

Social Entrepreneurship
Reading: Virtous Capital
Reading: Philanthropy's New Agenda: Creating value
Reading: Sources of Financing for Non-profit Ventures
Reading: Creative Capital
Class Materials: Social entrepreneurship #2 slides

Social Entrepreneur Profiles

Hand-In / email Evan (evan@brightleafpartners.com) Company project choice and format choice ;
6 groups may present orally rather than doing a written paper (1st come, 1st serve)

Social Entrepreneur Profile Discussion / Presentations
Au, Advani
McKenzie, Brown
Hurtuk, Stasi
Adrouny, Schneider
Gasiorek, Abramson
Strather, McHugh
Newell, Brown
Besmer, James
Liebeskind, Grien (this group was changed)
Jaffe, Brigham
Joo, Wang
Read through all Social Entrepreneur profiles and be prepared to talk about your social entrepreneur for ~5 minutes and have questions for others

Social Entrepreneur Profile Discussion / Presentations
Eng, Simon
Blase, Yoo
Na, Melnick
Lazarus, Landy
Claster, Dwight
Freeman, Guo
Ko, Lee
Parker, Srinivasan
Stroup, Trupiano
Van winkle, Ketner
Yam, Yang, Chukwuka
Read through all Social Entrepreneur profiles and be prepared to talk about your social entrepreneur for ~5 minutes and have questions for others

Section 4: Practicing Entrepreneurship

Venture Capital Lecture

Reading:What is Venture Capital
Reading: How Venture Capital Works
Class Materials:Venture capital slides

Company Analysis Presentations by students
Group1: Stroup & Trupiano
Group 2: Yam, Chukwuka, Yang
Group 3:Gasiorek & Abramson

Company Analysis Presentations by students
Group1: McKenzie & Brown
Group 2: Van Winkle & Landy
Group 3: Grien & Liebeskind
Company Analysis Projects Due

No Class - Thanksgiving

Class Wrap-Up

Reading: Thornton, Sociology of Entrepreneurship

Class Materials: final class slides

	DAY	DATE		SUBJECT
1	Tuesday	August	26	Entrepreneurship's growth & the affect on the economy. Introduction to course Class Materials:Introduction slides Discuss Social Entrepreneur profile project Email Evan your partner choice; if no email is received by Friday August 29, then random assignments will be made
2	Thursday	August	28	TSI Soccer Reading: TSI Soccer 1 page overview
Section I: Personal, social, background characteristics of entrepreneurs
3	Tuesday	September	2	Entrepreneurs: How do entrepreneurs get started Reading: Stevenson, Heart of Entrepreneurship Class Materials: Class Slides for Heart of Entrepreneurship & vocabulary The Entrepreneur Reading: Brockhaus, Psychology of the Entrepreneur Class materials:Psychology of the Entrepreneurs slides Assign Partners for SOC159 - Click for SOC159 Group Project list
4	Thursday	September	4	StartUp.com Video (1 1/2 hr. video)
Section 2: Social Science View of Entrepreneurship
5	Tuesday	September	9	Finish StartUp.com Discussion Reading: Faces of Success Introduction to Social Science View of Entrepreneurship Reading: Swedberg, Social Science View of Entrepreneurship Class Materials: Social science View & Schumpeter Social Entrepreneur Project Descriptions
6	Thursday	September	11	No Class
7	Tuesday	September	16	Study of Entrepreneurship Reading: Schumpeter, Entrepreneurship as Innovation (do not have to read) Reading: Entrepreneurial History: A Conceptual Overview Class materials: Entrepreneurial History Social Conditions for Innovation Reading: Kanter, When 1,000 Flowers Bloom ... Social Conditions for Innovation Class Materials: 1,000 Flowers Bloom slides Hand in / email Evan (evan@brightleafpartners.com) your Social Entrepreneur profile choice; 1st come 1st serve on choices
8	Thursday	September	18	Entrepreneurial Organizations & Culture Reading: When is Virtual Virtuous? Reading: Through the Organizational Looking Glass Class Materials: Organization Slides & Culture slides Strategies in New Organizations Reading: Aldrich, Entrepreneurial Strategies in New Organizational Populations Class Materials: Strategies slides
9	Tuesday	September	23	Entrepreneurship, Immigration, Gender and Ethnicity Reading: The Influence of Gender Reading: Ethnic Entrepreneurs Class Materials: ethnicity slides ; gender slides Demographic Approaches to Entrepreneurship Reading: Bird, Demographic Approaches to Entrepreneurship Class Materials: Demography slides
10	Thursday	September	25	Social Networks Reading: Burt, Social Structure of Competition Reading: Burt, The Network Entrepreneur Reading: How to Invest in Social Capital Class Materials: Social networks slides
11	Tuesday	September	30	Cultural influence on Entrepreneurship Reading: Meyer, Rationalized Environments Class Materials:Environment slides Environmental Resources and New Ventures Reading: Aldrich, From Traits to Rates Class Materials: Traits to rates slides
12	Thursday	October	2	Intra-preneurship Reading: How does a Company Keep the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive Reading: What is an Organizations Culture Class Materials: intra-preneurship slides
13	Tuesday	October	7	Mid-term EXAM - Sample Mid term questions
Section 3: Social Entrepreneurship
14	Thursday	October	9	Social Entrepreneurship Reading: The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship Reading: Social Entrepeneurship: Promises & Perils Reading: Starting a Non-Profit Organization Click for Social Entrepreneur Profile Sheet Class Materials: Social entrepreneurship slides
	Tuesday	October	14	Fall Break
15	Thursday	October	16	No Class - Work on Social Entrepreneur Profile
16	Tuesday	October	21	Return and review Mid-term Exams Discuss current economic / financial crisis Come to class with at least 1 question on the crisis Social Entrepreneur Profile Due
17	Thursday	October	23	Banker to the Poor Discussion Book: Yunus, Banker to the Poor Hand in 1 page Opinion Paper Social Entrepreneurship Reading: Virtous Capital Reading: Philanthropy's New Agenda: Creating value Reading: Sources of Financing for Non-profit Ventures Reading: Creative Capital Class Materials: Social entrepreneurship #2 slides Social Entrepreneur Profiles Hand-In / email Evan (evan@brightleafpartners.com) Company project choice and format choice ; 6 groups may present orally rather than doing a written paper (1st come, 1st serve)
18	Tuesday	October	28	Social Entrepreneur Profile Discussion / Presentations Au, Advani McKenzie, Brown Hurtuk, Stasi Adrouny, Schneider Gasiorek, Abramson Strather, McHugh Newell, Brown Besmer, James Liebeskind, Grien (this group was changed) Jaffe, Brigham Joo, Wang Read through all Social Entrepreneur profiles and be prepared to talk about your social entrepreneur for ~5 minutes and have questions for others
19	Thursday	October	30	Social Entrepreneur Profile Discussion / Presentations Eng, Simon Blase, Yoo Na, Melnick Lazarus, Landy Claster, Dwight Freeman, Guo Ko, Lee Parker, Srinivasan Stroup, Trupiano Van winkle, Ketner Yam, Yang, Chukwuka Read through all Social Entrepreneur profiles and be prepared to talk about your social entrepreneur for ~5 minutes and have questions for others
Section 4: Practicing Entrepreneurship
20	Tuesday	November	4	Incubator Lecture Reading: Business Incubation, Article from National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) Reading: The Apple Tree Reading: Gurus in the Garage Class Materials: Incubator slides CED Discussion ; review CED website Technology Discontinuities & Technical Innovation Reading: Drucker, The Discipline of Innovation Reading:Accidental Innovation Class Materials: innovation slides
21	Thursday	November	6	Venture Capital Lecture Reading:What is Venture Capital Reading: How Venture Capital Works Class Materials:Venture capital slides
22	Tuesday	November	11	Competitive Strategy Reading: Porter, Competitive Strategy Reading: Rigdon, Second Mover Advantage Reading: What is Strategy Class Materials:Porter slide Exit Strategies Reading: Fortier, Note on Mergers & Acquisitions Reading: Note on the IPO Process Class Materials: IPO and M&A slides
23	Thursday	November	13	Heather Evans Case Study Reading: Heather Evans Case Question for case: How would you advise Heather Evans? What were her successes and failures to date? Hand-In 1 page case write-up
24	Tuesday	November	18	Company Analysis Presentations by students Group1: Stroup & Trupiano Group 2: Yam, Chukwuka, Yang Group 3:Gasiorek & Abramson
25	Thursday	November	20	No Class - Prepare your Company Analysis Projects
26	Tuesday	November	25	Company Analysis Presentations by students Group1: McKenzie & Brown Group 2: Van Winkle & Landy Group 3: Grien & Liebeskind Company Analysis Projects Due
27	Thursday	November	27	No Class - Thanksgiving
28	Tuesday	December	2	Class Wrap-Up Reading: Thornton, Sociology of Entrepreneurship Class Materials: final class slides
29	Thursday	December	4	Final Exam (2nd half of semester only)