DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – MANILA

College of Business
Business Management Department
S Y L L A B U S

COURSE TITLE / CODE: Advanced Entrepreneurship Theory & Research / DBA 840D
COURSE CREDIT : 3 Units
PREREQUISITE : Management and Organization Theory (DBA810D)
Advanced Multivariate Statistics
PREREQUISITE TO :
TYPE OF COURSE : Core
FACULTY : DR. EMILINA R. SARREAL (emilina.sarreal@dlsu.edu.ph)
TERM / TIME / ROOM : 1st Term, AY 2010 - 2011

Course Description : Theory building and empirical testing of the factors shaping the
identification, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities; creation of new organizations; and
nurturing their growth and development.

Objectives/Values :
At the end of the course, the students are expected to accomplish the following:
1. know the major theoretical breakthroughs and controversies in the field
of entrepreneurship theory and research;
2. understand and apply research methodologies that have been used or are
recommended to be used by empirical studies in this area;
3. determine and explain the linkages between the theory and practice of
entrepreneurship in developed and developing economies.
4. conduct empirical research on the theory and practices of
entrepreneurship which can further be pursued as a possible dissertation
topic.

COURSE CONTENT
Topics/Activities REFERENCES Dates
Course Orientation June 5
Scheduling
Requirements
Grading System
Shane June 12
I. Overview of the field of Coviello
Entrepreneurship Theory &
Research
 Topics/Activities REFERENCES Dates
II. Methodology of Dess June 19
Entrepreneurial Research
Howorth
III. Existence & Discovery of Shane: Chp 2 June 26
Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Shane: Chp 3
Arenius
Holcombe
IV. The Entrepreneur and the Shane: Chp 4 July 3
Decision To Exploit
Shane: Chp 5
Khilstrom
Evans
Mid-Term Examination and July 10
Presentation of
Entrepreneurship Research
Concept paper

V. The Locus of Exploitation Shane: Chp 6 July 17

Drucker

VI. Environmental Influences Shane: Chp 7 July 24

on Firm Formation Baumol
Caves
VII. Firm Formation Processes Shane: Chp 10 July 31
and Organization Design Katz
Azoulay
VIII. Resource Assembly Shane: Chp 8 August 7
Shane
Solymossy
IX. Entrepreneurial strategy Shane: Chp 9 August 14
and Presentation of Berry
Preliminary Research Results

Fieldwork to prepare Research August 21

Proposal
X. Entrepreneurship August 28
Colloquium (Session 13)

XI. Integration and September 4

Submission of Final Research
Report
Teaching Methods/Strategies: The Focus of this course will be on the discussion of published empirical
work and on-going research; and the conduct of an empirical study on entrepreneurship. Students will
take turns serving as Discussion Leaders in class. Each is expected to (a) lead in the discussion of a book
chapter of the main reference book using the other references listed in this syllabus as possible discussion
inputs; (b) integrate a particular published article or material into the stream of entrepreneurship research,
and promote the understanding of a particular assigned article among fellow classmates using the Guide
Question below; and (c) facilitate the understanding of the field of entrepreneurship in a colloquium by
presenting an original research paper.

Guide Questions:
1. What kind of phenomena and/or research problems was the article concerned with describing
and/ or explaining?
2. What are the theoretical framework and key concepts? How are these concepts connected?
3. What research methods were used to study and analyze the phenomena or research problem?
4. What kind of data was collected?
5. What are the major contributions of the article?
(a) More descriptive information about a particular phenomenon?
(b) A new conceptual scheme (useful way of thinking) for (I) investigation
and research; (ii) improved practice; or (iii) both?
(c) A new method or a refinement of an old one?
(d) New findings (empirical generalizations, correlations, statements that a
significant relationship exist between X and Y, causal relations?
(e) A new theoretical explanation for the findings?
6. What assumptions is the article making with respect to values, human nature, and method?
7. What are some of the major weaknesses of the work? How might these weaknesses be
addressed?
8. How can the ideas and the information generated by the article be applied?
9. If you were to conduct a similar or follow-up study, what theoretical framework and research
method will you employ?
10 What are your other observations and comments about the article?

Requirements:
Book Chapter Review and Discussion, Article Review and Critique, Entrepreneurship Research Proposal
and Empirical study. Submission of three (3) ringbound copies of Entrepreneurship Research
Proposal one week before Entrepreneurship Research Colloquium.

Assessment / Evaluation:
Recitation & Class Participation 20%
Assignments: Book Chapters, Review & Critique of Articles 25
Mid-Term Examination 20
Entrepreneurship Research Proposal 35
TOTAL 100%
Passing grade = 2.5 (85-88%)

Text / Materials :
Shane, S. 2003. A General Theory of Entrepreneurship- The Individual-Opportunity Nexus
Chapters 2 to 10