Academic Catalog

BA4137 ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Course Code: 3124137
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Business Administration
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ADÝL ORAN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

This course is designed to provide students with broad perspective of the topics of entrepreneurship, and the structure, development and management of family firms and their specific characteristics. The complex relationship between family, business and ownership are examined. Leadership, corporate culture and ethics of family firms and the reasons behind their short survivals are also analyzed. Other topics to be covered include responding to change, institutionalization of family business and corporate strategy and policy in transition to professional management.