Spring 2024  |  ENTR 6036 Section 070: Managing the Growing Business (57107)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
MBA or Mgmt Science MBA
Times and Locations:
Second Half of Term
 
03/12/2024 - 04/29/2024
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (42 of 48 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Challenges posed by rapid growth/change in independent startups. Infrastructure development, radical changes in strategy, continuous needs for substantial additional resources. Emphasizes analysis of factors accelerating/impeding growth and review/creation of growth strategies. Integration of concepts from strategy, operations, marketing, finance, and human resource management. prereq: MBA or Mgmt Sci MBA student
Class Description:
This class is structured to help students understand the perspective of an entrepreneur who is seeking to analyze and start a venture. The class is therefore designed for "apprenticeship-type real-life" replication. You should be open to analyzing unstructured situations. The primary objective of this course is to provide intellectual resources to students who are currently involved in or committed to entrepreneurial pursuits as well as those who are interested in understanding entrepreneurship as a business phenomenon, whether or not they wish to pursue entrepreneurial careers.
Who Should Take This Class?:
This course is designed for students who are interested in the venture field as potential entrepreneurs interested in starting, joining or acquiring their own businesses; as an intermediary/ consultant; or as a financier (investment banker, commercial banker, development financier, etc). Students are asked to analyze and discuss case studies of entrepreneurs who have started or acquired businesses and to develop reports analyzing an opportunity and developing a strategic plan for a business startup or acquisition to obtain insight into the startup process. ENTR 6036 is reserved for MBA students. If you are a non-MBA student seeking to take this course, fill out the petition form found at goo.gl/9Y9PR5. Additional information, including petition deadlines, can be found at http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/master-business-administration/part-time-mba/admissions/mba-course-petition-form
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
 Evaluate the current health of a business relative to its competition
 Identify the stages of venture growth
 Recognize obstacles to growth and how they might be overcome
 Matches growth options to a company's goals, strengths and weaknesses
 Articulate the management and financial challenges associated with growth
Class Format:
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the above Learning Objectives through a combination of class discussion, individual and group assignments, including:
 Case analyses of small companies facing growth challenges
 A group project that develops a strategic growth plan for a Twin Cities business
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57107/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 February 2017

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