NRE 5480

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NRE 5480
Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research: Theories, Processes, and Contexts

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This doctoral seminar offers an overview of the foundational theories, central phenomena, and evolving conversations in entrepreneurship research. The course begins with a social science approach to entrepreneurship, addressing the nature of theoretical contributions and the development of entrepreneurship as a distinct field of scholarly inquiry. Students will engage with core constructs such as opportunity discovery, exploitation, and creation, and examine the factors influencing entrepreneurial action, including business planning, team composition, networks, and resource acquisition. The seminar further explores themes of new venture growth, family embeddedness, and the emergence of new industries. Drawing on diverse theoretical lenses—including institutional theory, ecological perspectives, the resource-based view, and resource dependence theory—the course emphasizes the multi-level, interdisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship scholarship.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP

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  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18758 NRE 5480   LEC 001

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    • M
    • Mar 11 - May 8, 2026

    • Marx, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to graduate students
    Add/Drop dates: 9:00am, January 13, 2026 - 11:59pm, January 27, 2026 with an additional add/drop period 9:00am, March 11, 2026 – 11:59pm, March 18, 2026. Students are required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after March 18, 2026. If you drop after April 8, 2026, you will also receive a “W” on your transcript.