Purpose: This assessment is designed to allow students to critically evaluate an entrepreneur against entrepreneurship theory. This assessment relates to learning outcomes a, b. e.
Value: 20% Due Date: Week 6. midnight Thursday of Week 6 Submission: Upload a soft copy – .doc or .docx to Moodle and Turnitin via the subject Moodle page. Topic: Analyse an entrepreneur for their characteristics and traits compared to entrepreneurship theory.
Task Details: Analyse a current entrepreneur from one of these countries: Indonesia, United Kingdom (UK), France. Critical analysis and reflection on relevant entrepreneurship theories required. not just a simple presentation of the entrepreneur’s biography.
Individual assignment. report format with headings and sub-headings, 1.5 spacing to be used. Suggested structure: Cover page – Please indicate your full name, student ID. class day & time. and tutor’s name Introduction Background of the entrepreneur
– Discuss the background of the entrepreneur (i.e. history, development, family and socio-cultural background) to see what developed his/her entrepreneurial passion/propensity and contributed to this person’s entrepreneurial pathway/success (with reflection on/application of the relevant entrepreneurship theories). Hint: stay relevant in any description to the critical analysis of your entrepreneur against entrepreneurship theory.
Entrepreneurial traits/characteristics
– Discuss the characteristics/traits of the entrepreneur (with reflection on/application of the relevant entrepreneurship theories).
Opportunity recognition and idea development process
– Discuss the processes of opportunity recognition and idea development (with reflection on/application of the relevant entrepreneurship theories).
Competitive advantages
– Discuss the type of business developed and the competitive advantage(s) of the business compared to competitors in the market (to be supported with relevant facts/figures/research where possible, with reflection on/application of relevant theories).
Recommendations
– Discuss future suggestions for the entrepreneur including different types of businesses or avenues (e.g. franchising. mergers, expanding/selling their business etc) he/she may take.
References
Research Requirements: Students need to support their analysis with references from the course text and a minimum of twelve (12) reliable. relevant and acceptable sources. among which at least half academic references needed: Anglia Harvard referencing style. All references used in the report MUST be in English – check with your tutor if you’re unsure of the validity or suitability of any source. Students seeking credit od above should support their analysis with a greater number of reference sources comparable to the grade they are seeking. Sources such as Wiki, scribed.com, docstore.com, etc are not considered acceptable sources and should not be used -reliance on such sources will result in a heavily reduced grade.