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Syllabus ENTREPRENEURSHIP INNOVATION AND NETWORKS - 53560
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Last update 01-09-2015
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: sociology & soc. anthropology

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof Amalya Oliver

Coordinator Email: amalya.oliver@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Tuesday 9-10

Teaching Staff:
Prof Amalya Oliver

Course/Module description:
The seminar aims to explore the factors associated with innovation and entrepreneurship in the Israeli knowledge intensive industry

Course/Module aims:
The course is designed to integrate the main concepts of the organizational research area of networks, innovation and entrepreneurship

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the end of the seminar the students will be able to examine examples of knowledge intensive organizations in Israel and analyze innovation through networks and collaborations and entrepreneurship

Attendance requirements(%):
10

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures and discussions ad individual meetings with student son their research projects

Course/Module Content:
Social networks, entrepreneurship and innovation

Required Reading:
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Kadushin, Charles. Understanding social networks: Theories, concepts, and findings. Oxford University Press, 2012.þ
Borgatti, Stephen P., Martin G. Everett, and Jeffrey C. Johnson. Analyzing Social Networks. SAGE Publications Limited, 2013.þ
Scott, John, and Peter J. Carrington, eds. The SAGE handbook of social network analysis. SAGE publications, 2011.þ
Borgatti, Stephen P., and Pacey C. Foster. "The network paradigm in organizational research: A review and typology." Journal of management 29.6 (2003): 991-1013.þ
Borgatti, Stephen P., and Rob Cross. "A relational view of information seeking and learning in social networks." Management science 49.4 (2003): 432-445.þ
Borgatti, Stephen P., et al. "Network analysis in the social sciences." science323.5916 (2009): 892-895.þ
Borgatti, Stephen P., and Daniel S. Halgin. "On network theory." Organization Science 22.5 (2011): 1168-1181.þ
Liebeskind, Julia Porter, et al. "Social networks, learning, and flexibility: Sourcing scientific knowledge in new biotechnology firms." Organization science 7.4 (1996): 428-443.þ
Oliver, Amalya L., and Julia Porter Liebeskind. "Three levels of networking for sourcing intellectual capital in biotechnology: implications for studying interorganizational networks." International Studies of Management & Organization 27.4 (1997): 76-103.þ
Oliver, Amalya L. "Strategic alliances and the learning life-cycle of biotechnology firms." Organization Studies 22.3 (2001): 467-489.þ
Oliver, Amalya Lumerman. Networks for learning and knowledge creation in biotechnology. Cambridge University Press, 2009.þ






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Dodgson, Mark, David M. Gann, and Ammon Salter. The Management of Technological Innovation: Strategy and Practice: Strategy and Practice. Oxford University Press, 2008.þ
Dodgson, Mark. "Organizational learning: a review of some literatures."Organization studies 14.3 (1993): 375-394.þ
Dodgson, Mark, and David Gann. Innovation: a very short introduction. Oxford University Press, 2010.þ
Subramaniam, Mohan, and Mark A. Youndt. "The influence of intellectual capital on the types of innovative capabilities." Academy of Management Journal 48.3 (2005): 450-463.þ
Burns, Tom, and George Macpherson Stalker. "The management of innovation." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship(1961).þ
Chesbrough, Henry William. Open innovation: The new imperative for creating and profiting from technology. Harvard Business Press, 2003.þ
Chesbrough, Henry. "Managing open innovation." Research-Technology Management 47.1 (2004): 23-26.þ
Chesbrough, Henry. "Business model innovation: opportunities and barriers."Long range planning 43.2 (2010): 354-363.þ
Chesbrough, Henry. "Business model innovation: it's not just about technology anymore." Strategy & leadership 35.6 (2007): 12-17.þ
Nelson, Richard. "National innovation systems: a comparative analysis."University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship (1993).þ
Burns, Tom, and George Macpherson Stalker. "The management of innovation." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship(1961).þ
Etzkowitz, Henry, and Loet Leydesdorff. "The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations." Research policy 29.2 (2000): 109-123.þ
Leydesdorff, Loet, and Henry Etzkowitz. "The triple helix as a model for innovation studies." Science and public policy 25.3 (1998): 195-203.þ








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Oliver, Amalya L. "Biotechnology entrepreneurial scientists and their collaborations." Research Policy 33.4 (2004): 583-597.þ
Davidsson, Per, and Johan Wiklund. "Levels of Analysis in Entrepreneurship Research: Current Research Practice and Suggestions for the Future*."Entrepreneurship. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. 245-265.þ
Shane, Scott, and Sankaran Venkataraman. "The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research." Academy of management review 25.1 (2000): 217-226.þ
Hoang, Ha, and Bostjan Antoncic. "Network-based research in entrepreneurship: A critical review." Journal of business venturing 18.2 (2003): 165-187.þ
O’Donnell, Aodheen, et al. "The network construct in entrepreneurship research: a review and critique." Management Decision 39.9 (2001): 749-760.þ
Klyver, Kim, Kevin Hindle, and Denny Meyer. "Influence of social network structure on entrepreneurship participation—a study of 20 national cultures."International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 4.3 (2008): 331-347.þ
Greve, Arent, and Janet W. Salaff. "Social networks and entrepreneurship."Entrepreneurship theory and practice 28.1 (2003): 1-22.þ
Burgelman, Robert A. "Corporate entrepreneurship and strategic management: Insights from a process study." Management science 29.12 (1983): 1349-1364.þ
Lee, Chon-Moon, ed. The Silicon Valley edge: A habitat for innovation and entrepreneurship. Stanford University Press, 2000.þ
Zhao, Fang. "Exploring the synergy between entrepreneurship and innovation."International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research 11.1 (2005): 25-41.þ
Brinckerhoff, Peter C. Social entrepreneurship: The art of mission-based innovation. Wiley, 2000.þ
Etzkowitz, Henry, et al. "The future of the university and the university of the future: evolution of ivory tower to entrepreneurial paradigm." Research policy29.2 (2000): 313-330.þ

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 10 %
Research project 70 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

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