Entrepreneurial Leadership and Mindset for Innovation - MAN00176M

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Professional requirements

N/A

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 1 2025-26

Module aims

The module aims to provide students with intermediate/advanced conceptual and practical learning on how entrepreneurial leadership and mindset can be used to identify, assess, shape, and act on entrepreneurial opportunities in a variety of contexts. The module introduces entrepreneurial journey, a results-oriented context-driven process used to create and add value to new ventures creation, and to promote innovations within existing organisations. Students will develop critical skills to ‘think like an entrepreneur’, ‘act like an innovator’, and ‘advocate for the public good’ from applying proven concepts and tools that enables a person to undergo the transformative process that is necessary for success in a changing world.

Module learning outcomes

- Learn to use an independent and creative mindset to develop and assess new opportunities that are the critical first step in moving an idea from concept, launch and scale. - Gain an understanding of how entrepreneurial Journey may be applied to behaviours, new ventures, and innovation within existing organisations. - Understand the fundamental concepts and analytical tools that help assess entrepreneurial mindsets and apply these concepts and tools to real world situations. - Define and clearly communicate different types of entrepreneurial innovations in an efficient, effective, and compelling manner. - Negotiate and argue effectively against all the reasons for not starting a business, making a deal, sign-off an innovation, or reaching some organisation goal. - Practice using practical insights from entrepreneurs to develop a roadmap for turning innovative ideas into social, economic, and environmentally sustainable business. - Develop a lifelong entrepreneurial mindset with competencies to make the initial decision about what type of entrepreneurial leader you want to pursue in your future career.

Module content

Entrepreneurial Mindset: meaning and role with regards to wealth creation, values and purpose. Are entrepreneurs and innovators born, made, or created. Entrepreneurial journey: entrepreneur vs. business owner vs. business manager Multidimensional contexts for entrepreneurship: risk-taking, creativity, innovation, achieving results. The power to choose, decide and secure contracts: Influence, negotiation, and deal-making. Recognize, evaluate, and exploit opportunities for turning ideas into action. The dark side of having an entrepreneurial mindset (e.g. failure, burnout, dealing with success, emotional management) Networks, networking, and public relationship building. Building your brand, developing a professional identity (or personal passion).

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100.0

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100.0

Module feedback

Feedback will be given in accordance with the University Policy on feedback in the Guide to Assessment as well as in line with the School policy.

Indicative reading

Krohn, M. (2022). The Crucial Role of Mindsets in Innovation Efforts: Opening the Black Box in the Context of Frugal Innovation. Springer. Mawson, S. and Casulli, L. (2024). Entrepreneurial Thinking: Mindset in Action. Sage. Ngoasong, M.Z. (2023). Women’s Entrepreneurial Journeys in Sub-Saharan Africa. Edward Edgar. Shepherd, D. A. and Patzelt, H. (2018). Entrepreneurial cognition: exploring the mindset of entrepreneurs. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Shaver, K. G. (2024). Psychological Foundations of The Entrepreneurial Mindset. Edward Elgar.