MG5633 Entrepreneurship And Small Business Management

MG5633 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
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Main Objective Of The Assessment
Assess the knowledge and understanding of the entrepreneurship field via the use of appropriate literature on one of the following topics:

The role of digital technologies for the growth of entrepreneurial firms
OR
Factors that influence the performance of entrepreneurial firms 
Description Of The Assessment
The essay should provide the state-of-the-art of the literature on one of the above topics, based on relevant academic journal articles. Students should identify
and analyse all relevant articles for the topic chosen in a minimum of 2 ABS listed journals for a time frame at least since 2014 onwards. The recommended
structure is:

I. Introduction
 
II. Main body This section should include:
 
a. A systematic description of the method used for selecting the journals and articles analysed (Students should provide information regarding the: database used for identifying the relevant academic journals and articles; the exact name of the journals under study; the specific time frame of the review (e.g. 2016 – 2021); the keywords used for searching in the journals in order to identify the relevant articles; the number of articles included in the analysis;
 
b. A critical review of the content of the articles analysed (aim & objectives; theoretical background; sample characteristics; data analysis; findings).
 
III. conclusion This section should also include implications for entrepreneurs, limitations and future research directions.
 
NB: – Students should research academic articles published in ABS 2021 or 2018 or 2015 listed, high quality journals; Students should ensure the literature research is updated;
 
Students should provide clear academic justification for the choices and claims made;
 
Students should not exceed the 2500 word count, excluding references.
 
The 4 marking criteria all equally weighted (25%)
Marking Scheme
 
Submission Instructions
Coursework must be submitted electronically via the University’s WISEflow system. The required file format for this report is Adobe PDF. Your student ID
number must be used as the file name (e.g. 0123456.pdf). You must ensure that you upload your file in the correct format and use the College’s electronic
coursework coversheet. Please note that submissions of ‘.pages / .docx etc’ documents will not be accepted and must be converted to approved format.
 
The electronic coursework coversheet must be completed and included at the beginning of all coursework submissions prior to submitting on WISEflow.
Academic Misconduct, Plagiarism And Collusion
Any coursework or examined submission for assessment where plagiarism, collusion or any form of cheating is suspected will be dealt with according to the University processes which are detailed in Senate Regulation 6.
 
You can access information about plagiarism here.
 
The University regulations on plagiarism apply to published as well as unpublished work, collusion and the plagiarism of the work of other students. Please ensure that you fully understand what constitutes plagiarism before you submit your work.