Teaching Methodologies
Courses are theoretical and practical where themes contents will be presented and illustrated through
discussion of concrete cases. Students are asked to prepare classes previously reading carefully the
references given in each chapter. This previous work is essential to make students fully aware of the contents
to be discussed, to facilitate learning and to improve the final outcome.
Learning Results
• To introduce general problems of entrepreneurship in two perspectives: a) as an economic development
factor; and b) as a management activity of strategic nature.
• To draw students’ attention to entrepreneurship emphasizing conditions for start-up’s success mainly
regarding the new business planning and its products, making the business plan, the new business funding
options and its future management.
Skills to be acquired:
• To identify and analyze the new business idea
• To make a business plan for the new business ;
Program
1. Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur
2. Creativity and idea generation
3. The business plan
4. Funding the new business.
5. Managing the new business.
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Hisrich, R.D., Peters, M. P. and Shepherd, D. A. (2005), Entrepreneurship, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Brandshaw, M. V. e Carrington, P. (Eds) (2009) “Entrepreneurship and its Economic Significance, Behavior and
Effects.”, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York. )
Scarborough, N. N., Wilson, D. I. e Zimmerer, T. W. (2009) “Effective small Business Management: An
entrepreneurial approach”, Pearson International Edition, 9ª Ed.
Wickham, P. (2006), “Strategic Entrepreneurship”, 4ª Ed., Prentice Hall.
Bhidé, A.V. (2000), The Origin and Evolution of New Business, Oxford University Press.
Marques, J. P. C. (2010) “Incubadoras de empresas e empreendedorismo; A experiência portuguesa”, IAPMEI,
Lisboa.
Ferreira, M., Santos, J. e Serra, F, (2008), Ser Empreendedor: Pensar, criar e moldar a nova empresa, Edições
Sílabo, Lisboa.
Costa, H e Ribeiro, P. C. (2007), “Criação & Gestão de Micro-Empresas & Pequenos Negócios”, Editora Lidel,
Lisboa.
Hisrich, R.D., Peters, M. P. and Shepherd, D. A. (2005), Entrepreneurship, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Brandshaw, M. V. e Carrington, P. (Eds) (2009) “Entrepreneurship and its Economic Significance, Behavior and
Effects.”, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York. )
Scarborough, N. N., Wilson, D. I. e Zimmerer, T. W. (2009) “Effective small Business Management: An
entrepreneurial approach”, Pearson International Edition, 9ª Ed.
Wickham, P. (2006), “Strategic Entrepreneurship”, 4ª Ed., Prentice Hall.
Bhidé, A.V. (2000), The Origin and Evolution of New Business, Oxford University Press.
Marques, J. P. C. (2010) “Incubadoras de empresas e empreendedorismo; A experiência portuguesa”, IAPMEI,
Lisboa.
Ferreira, M., Santos, J. e Serra, F, (2008), Ser Empreendedor: Pensar, criar e moldar a nova empresa, Edições
Sílabo, Lisboa.
Costa, H e Ribeiro, P. C. (2007), “Criação & Gestão de Micro-Empresas & Pequenos Negócios”, Editora Lidel,
Lisboa.