SBANC
Newsletter
August
15, 2006
Issue 434-2006
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QUOTE
"The
entrepreneur is not really interested in doing the work; he
is interested in creating the way the company operates. In
that regard, the entrepreneur is an inventor. He or she loves
to invent, but does not love to manufacture or sell or distribute
what he or she invents."
-- Michael
Gerber
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FEATURE
PAPER
Teaching
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity Using Student Self-Selected
Change Management Projects
The
following paper was presented at the 2006 USASBE/SBI Joint Conference.
It was written by James D. Bell of Texas State
University.
Abstract
A
recent book, Ideas Are Free: How the Idea Revolution is Liberating
People and
Transforming Organizations, highlighted in the AMA Review stated: "another
tactic that can
help employees ‘get …more and better ideas’ to
solve problems or take advantage of
opportunities is the self-discipline of sharpening their senses
by becoming alert to details and
understanding the meaning reflected by details. Ways to increase
employee’ degree of alertness
include having them record observations—particularly exceptions;
conduct in-depth research;
take time to study problems and potential opportunities; maintain
a keen awareness of the
ongoing changes in their environment; and realize ‘that
every change—whether initiated inside
the organization or outside—can create either the opportunity
or the need for a further change’."
(B. Hayden & Sheets, AMA Review, 2005, 639-641)
This paper describes and discusses results of a course taught over two years to non-business
freshman and sophomore honors students where entrepreneurship, innovation and effecting
change was the course focus. In addition to providing background information relevant to
professors interested in offering a similar course, deliverables, outcomes, and a course syllabus
web site link will be shared.
Introduction
TIs entrepreneurship "more
than " starting and running businesses? Do entrepreneurs exist in
private AND public arenas? Are students in all majors, inherently
focused on success, longing
to make a difference, and interested in entrepreneurship? This
paper provides strategy and
details as to how courses in entrepreneurship may be "modified" and
targeted to non-business
majors on any campus. Specifically, a successful Studies in Entrepreneurship
course, housed in
the College of Business Administration, was modified by changing
the course deliverable from
writing a business plan to "effecting and instituting" change
on campus. Further, a University
Honors Program (>600 students are enrolled in this campus program)
offered and promoted the
course, which was "targeted" to non-business freshmen
and sophomores.
So What Issue: Over the past two years, an entrepreneurship course has been modified, offered,
and taught to non-business honors students; but instead of creating business plans or working
with case studies or simulations, effecting campus change management to projects is the course
focus. This paper describes and discusses results that emphasize a method of teaching innovation
and creativity as well as introducing the concept of entrepreneurship to very smart, motivated
students. Since there are over 700 official Honors Programs (National Collegiate Honors
Association {NCHA}) in the United States and Canada, where 95 % of the students are nonbusiness
majors and 99% of these bright students (gpa’s >3.5) will never take a course in
entrepreneurship, this paper should be of interest to USASBE members.
Read
the Entire Paper...
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CONFERENCES
BAM
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| Who: |
British
Academy of Management
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| What: |
British
Academy of Management Conference
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| Where: |
Belfast,
UK |
| When: |
September
12-14, 2006 |
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EFMD
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| Who: |
European
Foundation for Management Development
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| What: |
EFMD
36th EISB Conference
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| Where: |
Southampton
Solent University, Southampton, UK |
| When: |
September
6-8, 2006 |
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IABE
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| Who: |
International
Academy of Business and Economics (IABE)
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| What: |
IABE-2006
Annual Conference
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| Where: |
Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| When: |
October
15-18, 2006 |
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BI
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| Who: |
Barcoding
Inc.
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| What: |
The
Future of Barcoding and RFID Conference and Exhibition
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| Where: |
Boston,
Massachusetts, USAan Francisco, California, USA |
| When: |
November
14, 2006 |
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AGB
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| Who: |
Association
for Global Business
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| What: |
18th
International Conference
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| Where: |
Hyatt
Regency, Newport Beach, California, USA |
| When: |
November
16 - 19, 2006 |
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
ISOBD
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| Who: |
International
Society of Business Disciplines
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| What: |
Fall
Conference
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| Where: |
Flamingo
Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| When: |
November
5-8, 2006 |
Submission
Deadline:
August 31, 2006
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ASC
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| Who: |
American
Society for Competitiveness
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| What: |
International
Conference on
Emerging Competitiveness Paradigms
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| Where: |
Goa,
India |
| When: |
January
11-12, 2007 |
Submission
Deadline:
September 1, 2006
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ACME
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| Who: |
Association
of Collegiate Marketing Editors
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| What: |
2007
Annual Meeting
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| Where: |
San
Diego, California, USA |
| When: |
March
13-17, 2007 |
Submission
Deadline:
October 1, 2006
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WDSI
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| Who: |
Western
Decision Sciences Institute |
| What: |
36th
Annual Meeting
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| Where: |
Denver,
Colorado, USA |
| When: |
April
3-7, 2007 |
Submission
Deadline:
October 1, 2006
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RCC
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| Who: |
Rollins
China Center, Rollins College |
| What: |
The
Globalization of Chinese Enterprises: The Advent
of a New Age
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| Where: |
Rollins
College in Winter Park, Florida, USA |
| When: |
November
30-December 1, 2006 |
Submission
Deadline:
October 15, 2006
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TIP
OF THE WEEK
Alternate
Presentation Structures
The building model provides a solid organizational structure for a winning presentation. However, there are other ways to organize your presentation. The way you choose to organize your presentation depends on the purpose of your presentation and the amount of time you have to give it.
A few alternate presentation structures:
Step-by-step
lesson. For lengthy training sessions, you'll organize your presentation as a step-by-step guide through the information your audience needs to know. Break down the process you're explaining into steps, and encourage questions from the audience throughout.
Storytelling. A well-told story can provide a compelling illustration
of a situation or an important argument while keeping your
audience listening to your every word. Storytelling is not
appropriate for most business presentations; it's most likely
to fit in at a banquet or retreat, when the audience is more
relaxed and expects to be entertained.
Chronological recitation. Present the history of the events
as they occurred rather than focusing on highlights. This
is not usually a very powerful structure for a presentation,
but it may be the most appropriate when giving background
information, such as reporting on how a product was developed.
Newspaper-style
report. Newspaper stories are written with the critical information
in the first paragraph (who, what, when, how, why) and subsequent
information given in descending order of importance. This way editors
can easily lop off stories from the bottom when there's not enough
room in the paper. You, too, can top-load you most important information,
saving the least important details for the end. This structure is
particularly useful when you're not sure how long every member of
the audience will stay, and you want to make certain they hear the
critical details even if they leave before you're finished.
| Rhonda
Abrams.
Winning Presentation.
The Planning Shop Publishing. 2005 Page 50 |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BAM
The British Academy
of Management, in association with the University of Ulster and
Queen's University Belfast will focus on Building International
Communities Through Collaboration looking at the way in which
'management' as a field of study adds to our knowledge and understanding
of how individuals, groups and organizations can work together
in a way that promotes enhanced performance.
The September conference
will begin with registration and welcome receptions. The following
2 days of the conference will be filled with many sessions and
breaks to accomodate participants. The last few hours of the
event will be a dinner held at city hall in Belfast. The event is
scheduled for September 12-14 of 2006.
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