MAN-30103 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

Enterprise and entrepreneurship does not happen in isolation. It is dependent upon a host of other stakeholders, collaborators and intermediaries who enable enterprise, entrepreneurship and businesses to thrive. These 'ecosytems' sometimes emerge naturally but often they are part of a wider set of policies and interventions from governments and agencies. This module will help students and emerging entrepreneurs understand and navigate the nature and dynamics of ecosystems providing them with a critical understanding of their role, function and value.

This module aims to introduce students to the wider infrastructure and intermediaries who support and enable enterprise and entrepreneurship and to explore how this ecosystem evolves and is engineered by stakeholders and partners. It will help students recognise the ways in which individual entrepreneurs and businesses are dependent upon yet also add value to the wider ecosystem.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a critical understanding of theories and policies around entrepreneurial ecosystems: 1,2
Identify and critically evaluate an entrepreneurial ecosystem: 1,2
Develop a critical understanding of entrepreneurship in different contexts and environments: 2

Study hours

24 hours in lectures and seminars
20 hours in the field talking to businesses and stakeholders
35 hours on assessment 1
35 hours assessment 2
36 hours in self directed study and prep for seminars

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment