Module – Psychology of Entrepreneurship

The aim of this Module is to support learners to acquire knowledge of the theoretical basis to understand entrepreneurship. Learners will also focus on the theoretical basis for entrepeneurial concepts and approaches over the period of the Module.  Emphasis will be placed on the psychology of entrepreneurship focussing on cognition, affect and personality research anchored in current neuroscientific findings.   Additionally students will display capacity to distinguish concepts (e.g. differences between enterprise and entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship etc.) and gain advanced insight into a range of entrepreneurial capacities including feasibility analysis, resourcing contingency as well as skills and attitudes associated with entrpreneuship in diverse working environments.  The Module will therefore explore current  contemproary discourses with the study of entrpreneurship that will broadly corresponding with basic psychological domains.  As identified by Gorgievski and Stephan (2016)  these include personal differences; careers; health and well-being; cognition and behaviour; and leadership; as well as three cross-cutting themes: gender issues; genetic and biological foundations; and context.