Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneurial learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words entrepreneurial learning.

  1. 1. Learning Together, Leading Change : Understanding Collective Learning in Social Entrepreneurial Organisations

    Author : Morteza Eslahchi; Ali Osman; Maria Gustavsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; collective learning; social entrepreneurial organisations; social entrepreneurship; social entrepreneur; social innovation; communities of practice; Sweden; COVID-19 pandemic; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to generate an understanding of collective learning in social entrepreneurial organisations in Sweden, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing a collective learning-centred perspective, I want to explore the following key areas: a) the learning conditions and organising processes entailed in becoming a social entrepreneur and creating a social entrepreneurial organisation, b) the importance of collective learning for organisational adaptation and change in tackling exogenous factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and c) the role of leadership in creating conditions conducive to collective learning processes in social entrepreneurial organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  2. 2. Towards Entrepreneurial Engineering Pedagogy: Exploring the Unsettled Trajectories of Entrepreneurial Projects

    Author : Oskar Hagvall Svensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; project-based learning; engineering education; situated learning; pedagogical models; scaffolding;

    Abstract : Background: Contemporary perspectives on engineering education have featured repeated calls for development of entrepreneurial ways of practicing engineering among engineering graduates, and entrepreneurial engineering pedagogy has recently become a burgeoning research topic. Previous work on entrepreneurial engineering pedagogy has proposed engaging students in self-directedly framing and tackling of real-world projects, in connection to external stakeholders. READ MORE

  3. 3. Entrepreneurial Methods

    Author : Yashar Mansoori; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurial methods; theory and practice; learning; uncertainty; method perspective;

    Abstract : The interest in approaches for creating new ventures has been amplified by a recent surge in practitioner-driven entrepreneurial methods. Entrepreneurship education programs in prestigious institutions as well as prominent incubators and accelerators have started adopting these methods. READ MORE

  4. 4. A Career Beyond Startups: Entrepreneurial Competencies in the Careers of Venture Creation Program Graduates

    Author : Martin Stockhaus; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurial competencies; venture creation program; entrepreneurial career; entrepreneurship education;

    Abstract : The entrepreneurial career is an emerging concept in entrepreneurship research. When aiming to understand the trajectory of those embarking on entrepreneurial careers, research has predominantly focused on those who found start-ups. Firm founding is also widely used in research to assess outcomes of entrepreneurship educations. READ MORE

  5. 5. Entrepreneurship, Career Experience and Learning - Developing Our Understanding of Entrepreneurship as an Experiential Learning Process

    Author : Diamanto Politis; Richard Harrison; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; management; Företagsledning; Management of enterprises; entrepreneurial knowledge; experiential learning; Entrepreneurial learning; career experience; Entrepreneurial Learning;

    Abstract : Why are some individuals more successful in recognizing and exploiting new venture opportunities than others? The common view is that successful entrepreneurs have acquired and developed specific types of knowledge through their previous career experiences, which in turn facilitate their involvement in the entrepreneurial process from opportunity recognition to opportunity exploitation. If this is true, how can we understand the learning mechanisms that underlie this experiential learning process? The overall purpose of this dissertation is to develop concepts that enhances our understanding of entrepreneurship as an experiential learning process, and based on this development to empirically test a conceptual framework that explains how individuals develop entrepreneurial knowledge through experiences acquired in their careers. READ MORE