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INNOVENT 307 : Ecosystems for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Undergraduate course

Project description

Introduces the eco-system concept to examine ways that innovating firms interact with various actors to build and sustain viable global enterprises. Actors include: suppliers, competitors, investors, users/customers, governments and universities. Develops the analytical skills needed to identify different actors for potential partnerships and strategies to engage with them.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Recognise the key characteristics of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in different national contexts, including Aotearoa-New Zealand (Capability 1) Examine and present the characteristics of growth-oriented firms, their role in innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems, and their importance for Aotearoa-New Zealand (Capability 1, 4.3 and 6) Articulate and critique the activities of central support actors in Aotearoa-NZ entrepreneurial ecosystem aimed at supporting growth-oriented firms (Capability 2, 4.2 and 5.1) Explain the actors and factors of entrepreneurial ecosystems, including the role of high-growth firms (Capability 1)