CORPORATE VENTURING
IBU5COV
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will explore business innovation within an international context. They will explore the necessary balance between the management of risks and the development of capability to develop, exploit, and sustain innovation. Students will examine businesses and organisations from a variety of perspectives including managerial psychology and decision sciences, strategic management, entrepreneurship, innovation management, and leadership. The student will examine organisational structures, processes, strategies, and the fit between these elements and other possible variables that may influence the ongoing battle for growth and profit on the international competitive landscape.
School: La Trobe Business School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Michael Wildenauer
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: The Department of Management has an expectation of 80% attendance in all lectures. The University reserves the right to offer this subject in other modes including seminars, lectures, and block mode or modes using electronic technologies.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation 3e | Recommended | Morris, Kuratko, Covin 2011 | Cengage SW |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Describe corporate venturing characteristics, behaviours, skills, knowledge, and attitudes.
- Activities:
- Develop a corporate venturing report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
02. Analyse an existing business for its corporate venturing potential.
- Activities:
- Present an analysis on a company's corporate venture
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
03. Work as a group to discuss and report on the phenomenon of corporate venturing explaining how, when, and where it may occur.
- Activities:
- Do a group presentation about corporate venturing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Study and Learning Skills)
04. Critically analyse a number of business cases for their venturing and entrepreneurship success factors and explain how such success factors could be transferred to other businesses and benefit their operations.
- Activities:
- Analyse a company using a case study approach towards corporate venturing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
City Campus, 2016, Semester 1, Night
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 40
Enrolment information: Space restrictions Room restrictions
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michael Wildenauer
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Please note change of room on March 13 and 27, these sessions will be in Room 5. All other sessions in Room 1"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000 word individual final assessment | this may be in the form of an in-class test, a take home exam or an assignment | 40 | 01 |
| one group presentation and report | equivalent to 1,500-words per student | 30 | 02 |
| one individual assignment | 1,500-words | 30 | 01, 03, 04 |
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michael Wildenauer
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000 word individual final assessment | this may be in the form of an in-class test, a take home exam or an assignment | 40 | 01 |
| one group presentation and report | equivalent to 1,500-words per student | 30 | 02 |
| one individual assignment | 1,500-words | 30 | 01, 03, 04 |
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michael Wildenauer
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000 word individual final assessment | this may be in the form of an in-class test, a take home exam or an assignment | 40 | 01 |
| one group presentation and report | equivalent to 1,500-words per student | 30 | 02 |
| one individual assignment | 1,500-words | 30 | 01, 03, 04 |