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How to access tutorials and other module support: All module learning & teaching materials can be
accessed via Blackboard to support your independent learning. Please email the module leader for
individual appointment where necessary.
Who is the module for? This module is a core module for level 7 students on MSc International
Business Programme
Module aims:
1. To enable students to develop a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship principles
and innovation processes in organisations.
2. To explore key concepts in new venture creation process, from idea generation and creative
thinking to opportunity identification and implementation, through to continued growth and
innovation management.
3. To explore the complex and interconnected nature of innovation and entrepreneurship at
individual, organisational, environmental and policy levels with an emphasis on technological
entrepreneurship since technological advancement has significant impact upon opportunitycentred new venture creation in the digital era.
4. To equip students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills that are desirable for managing
entrepreneurial activities and innovation practice. It will also provide the participant
entrepreneurial mindset and skills in enabling start up or an entrepreneur career.
Brief module summary: This module explores the key concepts of entrepreneurship and Innovation. It
will look at the contribution and importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in today’s competitive
markets. You will be introduced to ways of generating ideas, searching for opportunities and
developing innovative outputs for entrepreneurial organisations, looking at different types of
innovation, their business drivers and the key stages of the innovation management process in an
international perspective. By developing ideas on the right conditions for innovation, and
understanding its interrelated entrepreneurship processes, you will be able to evaluate the principles
and values of innovation outcomes and consider how to effectively manage international business
ventures using organisational levers of strategy, culture, systems and structure
Module learning outcomes:
1. Critically evaluate the role, processes and nature of innovation and entrepreneurship in
organisations.
2. Analyse and explain the contemporary theories on innovation and entrepreneurial behaviours,
and how these can be developed by the individual.
3. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the internal and external factors that affect innovation
and entrepreneurial outcomes in organisations.
4. Appreciate emergent technology landscape and technological advances in shaping opportunity
recognition and disruptive innovation; and develop an understanding of technological
entrepreneurship in the digital age.
5. Critically evaluate the policy and regulatory / international environment in supporting and
promoting innovation and entrepreneurship.
6. Analyse the drivers, processes, assessment and decision-making that affect the
internationalisation of innovation and entrepreneurship
Overview of learning and teaching activities on the module:
The learning and teaching strategies will impart and share key knowledge to participants through a
combination of online and offline learning approaches, including lecture, focused reading, webinar and
workshop/seminar. Furthermore, through directed discussion, relevant case studies, video demo,
student-led presentation and role-play interactive exercise, participants will have the opportunity to
evaluate practices from different sectors and countries; and apply theory to practice. The dynamics of
the module will promote active discussions and debates in order to engage participants in the learning
process and to encourage an open exchange of ideas and experiences.
Assessments: taken from approved module descriptor for columns 1, 2 and 5

Summative
assessment
Type		 %
weighting		 Deadline for
submission of work
and where assignment
should be submitted		 Date for return
of mark/grade
and feedback
and where they
will be returned		 (ONLY for
programmes on
special regs where
some assessments
need a pass mark to
pass the module)
Minimum pass mark
for assessment
task(s)
1.Group
Presentation		 40% Group presentation on
22nd & 23rd March
2022.
Presentation slides to
be submitted to
Turnitin before 3pm
28th March 2022.		 11th April 2022 40
2. Individual
Report		 60% Assignment to be
submitted to Turnitin
before/on 3pm 12th
May 2022		 26th May 2022 40

AssignmentTutorOnline

• Further information about the assessment can be found at the end of this handbook, in the
“assessment brief” section.
Indicative schedule of delivery:

Week Date SESSION INDICATIVE CONTENT INDEPENDENT
STUDY ACTIVITIES
W23 1st Feb
2nd & 3rd		 Lecture 1
Seminars		 Introduction to the Module and An
Overview of Entrepreneurship		 Background reading
W24 7th Feb
8th & 9th		 Lecture 2
Seminars		 Entrepreneurs and Characteristics Background reading
W25 14th Feb
15th & 16th		 Lecture 3
Seminars		 Creativity and Opportunity Background reading
W26 21st Feb
22nd & 23rd		 Lecture 4
Seminars		 Understanding the Innovation Process Background reading
W28 28th Feb No lecture or
seminars		 Academic Development Week Self reflective
learning
W29 7th Mar
8th & 9th		 Lecture 5
Seminars		 Managing Innovation – Part 1 Background reading
W30 14th Mar
15th & 16th		 Lecture 6
Seminars		 Managing Innovation – Part 2 Background reading
W31 21st Mar
22nd & 23rd		 Lecture 7
Seminars		 Building entrepreneurial organisations
Group Presentation		 Background reading
W32 28th Mar
29th & 30th		 Lecture 8
Seminars		 International Entrepreneurship Background reading
W33 4th Apr Easter Holiday
W34 11th Apr Easter Holiday
W35 18th Apr
19th & 20th		 Bank Holiday
Seminars 		Assessment discussion and
preparation		 Background reading
W36 25th Apr
26th & 27th		 Lecture 10
Seminars		 Entrepreneurship in emerging
economies		 Background reading
W36 2nd May
3rd & 4th
May		 Bank holiday
Seminars 		Reflection and Recap Background reading
W37 9th May No Lecture
or seminars		 Individual Study Week Self reflective
learning and
assignment write
up

Referencing system: Please use Harvard Referencing System
For help please visit: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/library/docs/harvard.pdf
Or Cite them Right –https://www.citethemrightonline.com/ (access available through the Library
Search)
Learning Materials/Resources:
All learning materials are available to access on Blackboard Module ‘Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
the International Perspective”. Weekly session plan provides key learning outcomes for each session
and background reading for the session topic. It provides a detailed guidance on what should be
prepared for each week’s lecture and seminar.
• Core Text:
Bessant, J. & Tidd, J (2011) Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 3rd ed. (e-book) Chichester: Wiley. ISBN:
978-1-118-99309-5
Hisrich, R. (2012) International Entrepreneurship: Starting, Developing and Managing a Global Venture,
2nd ed. California: Sage Publications Inc.
• Essential Reading:
Walton, N. and Pyper, N. (2019), Technology Strategy, Macmillan International Higher Education,
London: Red Globe Press, ISBN: 9781137605344
Zheng, P. and Scase, R. (2014), Emerging Business Ventures under Market Socialism: Entrepreneurship
in China, London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1135069940
Tidd, J. and Bessant, J. (2009) Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and
Organizational Change. 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons.
Kuratko D. F. and Hodgetts R.M. (2009), Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice, 8th ed. Mason, OH:
Thomson South-Western.
Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D., and Nelson, R. (Eds.) (2005), The Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
• Recommended Reading:
Barringer, B. R. and Ireland, R. D. (2008), Entrepreneurship: successfully launching new ventures, 2nd ed.
New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. (chapter 6)
Beckinsale, M., Levy, M., and Powell, P. (2006). ‘Exploring internet adoption drivers in SMEs’, Electronic
Markets, 16(4), pp. 361-370.
Blundel, R. and Lockett, N. (2011), Exploring Entrepreneurship: Practices and Perspectives, Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Boutellier, R., Gassmann, O., and von Zedtwitz, M. (2008), Managing Global Innovation: Uncovering
Secrets of Future Competitiveness, Berlin: Springer.
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship and small business, 4th Ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-
1-137-63035-9
Casson, M., Yeung, B., Basu, A., and Wadeson, N. (Eds.) (2006), The Oxford Handbook of
Entrepreneurship, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Chesbrough, H. (2003). ‘The era of open innovation’, Sloan Management Review, 44(3 Spring), pp. 35-
41.
Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D., and Nelson, R. (Eds.) (2005), The Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Kuratko. D. F.; Morris, M. H. And Covin, J. G. (2011) Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship,
International Edition, 3rd Edition, Thomson South-Western.
Scarborough, N. M.; Zimmerer, T. W. and Wilson, D. (2009), Effective Small Business Management: An
Entrepreneurial Approach, 9th Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice.
Trott, P. (2008) Innovation Management and New Product Development. 4th edn. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
Magretta, J. (2002), ‘Why Business Models Matter’, Harvard Business Review, Vol. 80, No. 5, pp. 84-96.
Sawhney, M.; Wolcott, R.C. and Arroniz, J. (2006), ‘The 12 different ways for companies to innovate’,
MIT Sloan Management Review, Spring, 7pp. 5-81.
Rogers, E. (2003) Fifth edition Diffusion of Innovations, New York: Free Press.
Wetherly, P., and Otter, D. (Eds.) (2011) Second edition The Business Environment: Themes and Issues,
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Wickham, P. A. (2006), Strategic Entrepreneurship: A Decision-Making Approach to New Venture Creation
and Management, 4th Ed. London: Prentice-Hall.
Reassessment information: the text below is for ALL handbooks
Some students may be required to take reassessment for the module, following a decision from a
Board of Examiner. Do check the Your Guide to Assessment and Award Processes and seek advice from
your Personal Academic Tutor if this is the case for you. Support from the module team will be
available in preparation for the reassessments.
Should you be required to take reassessment, the nature of the reassessment will be:

Original assessment
This should be identical to the
assessment table column 1		 Reassessment type
Usually, the same type of
assessment and brief, but exam
questions may vary		 Deadline for submission of
reassessment, and where it
should be submitted
Group Presentation Individual presentation (with a
different topic)		 w/c 12 July

 

Original assessment
This should be identical to the
assessment table column 1		 Reassessment type
Usually, the same type of
assessment and brief, but exam
questions may vary		 Deadline for submission of
reassessment, and where it
should be submitted
Individual Report Individual report (in a different
country context)		 w/c 12 July

This handbook should be read in conjunction with other sources:
• Student Handbook: for programme academic information applying to all modules
• Current Student Webpages: for generic student experience information
Assessment brief/s:
Assignment 1 (Group Presentation) (40%)
Students are to work in groups size 4-6. Identify an organisation and relevant innovation for this
organisation. Research and explain the following aspects:
– a problem or an improvement opportunity
– the suggested solution: an innovation
– explain the nature and type of innovation as the solution
– what would take to implement and manage this innovation (e.g. internal organisational factors
such as strategy, structure, system, & managerial aspects; and external factors such as policy,
technology, market conditions, regulations etc.)
– the implications and benefits for the market and customers
Each group will present for maximum 10 minutes, plus additional 5 minutes for questions and
feedback.
This assignment assesses learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Assignment 2 (Individual Report) (60% – 2400 words):
Choose a home country, an industrial sector and a foreign market (e.g. European or Asian; emerging
markets or mature economies). You select a case study company and research / analyse the
information about the case. Your task is to decide what internationalisation approach (Uppsala,
Globalisation or Internationalisation), what internationalisation methods (Exports, Distribution, Setting
Up Facilities …) you would use and how to develop an international venture or expand to the foregin
market. You need to avoid repeating what the case company has already done and try to explore new
opportunities and innovative ideas for the company’s growth in a foreign market. Exemplify your
answers and explain why. You will have to do a short research of the countries involved.
This assignment assesses learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
Submission Guidelines:
The electronic version of written assignments must be uploaded onto Blackboard Turnitin before the
deadline. Failure to submit the electronic version on Blackboard by the required date will be deemed
a failure to submit overall.
Please include a front sheet with ALL your work. This should detail your name, module title, date,
assignment number and title, and lecturer name. See Click Learn (General Coursework Information) for
a sample cover sheet format to accompany all assessments.
Unless advised otherwise all work must be typed using one and a half spacing. Please note that all
submitted work must use the Times New Roman font, black, regular style and font size 12.
ALL LATE SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT PRE-ARRANGED EXTENSIONS WILL BE MARKED AS “FAIL”.
EXTENSIONS CAN ONLY BE GIVEN BY THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, AND WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED IN
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they keep a proper back-up of all their work. For this reason,
students are encouraged to keep a copy of their work on the University College network. LOSS OF WORK
BECAUSE OF COMPUTER OR DISC FAILURE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. If a
student reports that they are unable to submit work because they have ‘lost’ the work due to computer
or disc failure and have not kept a back-up copy, they will fail on the grounds of non-submission.
Assessment Criteria for Essays and Reports

Percentage Review of
Literature		 Relationship of
theoretical
perspectives to
practical
circumstances		 Organisation of
documentation or such
other media as may be
used (Appendices,
referencing,
bibliography, etc.)		 Focus of Assignment Clarity of Reasoning
0-39
Fail		 Some reading but
weak selection
and uncritically
presented.		 Some awareness of
relationship between
theoretical
perspectives and
practical
circumstances but
insufficiently
articulated to
illuminate either the
theory or the practice.		 Organisation is weak
and study route is
unclear. Supporting
material is only partially
available and
referencing is weak.		 Some sense of focus but
not articulated in key
questions. No
reflection on
relationship of key
questions to study and
little awareness of
issues involved. No
sense of direction and
no conclusions.		 Embryonic sense of
argument but poorly
expressed lines of
thought. Some
connections
between succeeding
sections.
40-49
Fail		 Adequate
reading. Limited
critical
presentation.
Little recognition
of issues
apparent in
reading.		 Some awareness of
relationship between
theoretical
perspectives and
practical
circumstances with
some articulation. A
recognition that light
might be cast over
each by the other.		 Organisation is
sufficient to support the
study. Most supporting
material is represented
in appendices and
referencing is adequate.
Bibliography is limited.		 Some sense of focus
and partial articulation
in key questions. Little
reflection on
relationship between
questions and study
and limited awareness
of issues involved. No
relationship between
key questions and
conclusions.		 Sense of argument
but conclusions do
not always follow
from premises.
Lines of thought
discernible but
weak. Some sense
of connection
between sections
and sub-sections.
50-59
Pass		 Adequate
reading. Some
critical
presentations and		 An adequate
awareness of the
relationship of
theoretical		 Organisation is
sufficient to support the
study. All supporting
material is presented		 Key questions
acknowledged and
reflection on
relationship between		 Argument
reasonably
expressed. Most
conclusions

 

a recognition of
the issues implicit
in the literature.		 perspectives to
practical
circumstances and a
clear articulation of
this relationship.
Some indication of an
awareness of the way
in which each
illuminates the other.		 and the referencing is
sound. Bibliography is
adequate.		 questions and study.
Some awareness of the
issues involved and
discernible relationship
between objectives of
the study, i.e. questions
to be answered and
conclusions.		 following from
premises. Lines of
thought clearly
discernible and
reasonable
connection between
sections and sub
sections.
60-69
Merit		 Good reading –
well selected
from key texts.
Critical analysis of
literature and
good recognition
of issues implicit
in literature.		 A sound
understanding of the
relationship between
the theoretical
perspectives and the
practical
circumstances and a
clear articulation of
this relationship.
Analysis of the light
that each casts over
the other.		 Organisation fully
supports the study. All
supporting materials
are well presented and
ordered. The
referencing is accurate
to a high degree.
Bibliography is good.		 Key questions clearly
stated and sound
reflection on
relationship of
questions to process of
study. Issues well
covered and
conclusions
informatively related to
objectives of
assignment.		 Arguments
reasonably
expressed.
Conclusions follow
from premises.
Lines of thought
clearly discernible
and well reasoned
connection between
sections and sub
sections.
70 and
over
Distinction		 Excellent range of
well selected
reading. Good
critical analysis of
text including
original
observations.
Issues implicit to
literature made
explicit and
argued through.		 An excellent
understanding of the
relationship between
theoretical
perspectives and the
practical
circumstances and a
clear articulation of
this relationship. A
clear analysis of the
illumination offered
by each to the other
and an awareness of
any general issues
that might derive
from this particular
instance.		 Organisation is
excellent and supports
and complements the
study. All supporting
materials are well
presented and in good
order. The referencing
is accurate to a high
degree and the
bibliography is
impressive.		 Good questioning with
clear expression of
relationship between
questions and process
of study. Good range of
issues identified and
distinctive approach to
dealing with them.
Conclusions clearly
related to objectives of
the assignment and
expressing a degree of
originality.		 Well argued
throughout. Clear
and logically
expressed. Reader is
comfortably taken
through the work
easily apprehending
the general line of
the argument.

 

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