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Exploring the Impact of Culture and Context

Discover how cultural differences impact entrepreneurial activity.

  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    10 hours

Discover how cultural differences impact entrepreneurial activity

Culture shapes the way people think about and respond to risk and opportunities, thus influencing the nature of entrepreneurial activity.

The body of research exploring the relationship between national or regional cultures and the overall level of entrepreneurial activity continues to grow. Some researchers have focused on the culture/entrepreneurship link, while others have focused on the link between culture and innovation.

This course delves deeper into the entrepreneurial mindset in different cultural contexts and considers how those cultural differences impact entrepreneurial activity.

What topics will you cover?

• The entrepreneurial mindset in different cultural contexts

• The impact of different economic models on entrepreneurship

• The social context of entrepreneurship

• How entrepreneurship is socially constructed in different cultures

• Culture and individual characteristics

• The concept of the entrepreneur from the perspective of self, organisation and team

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Compare a range of cultural contexts and discuss their impact on the entrepreneurial mindset
  • Discuss how different economic models and policy arrangements might impact upon entrepreneurship
  • Reflect upon how your national or regional culture might impact upon your own mindset

Who is the course for?

This course is for students undertaking the graduate/ postgraduate certificate, jointly delivered by Coventry University and Deakin University.

Who will you learn with?

Cherisse Hoyte is an associate professor of entrepreneurship in Coventry University’s International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship. Her area of expertise is entrepreneurial sensemaking.

Prof Maas is the Director of the International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship at Coventry University. Has broad international business and academic experiences in various countries.

Dr Matt Mount (Ph.D) is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Deakin Business School. He is an expert in the area of strategy and innovation processes.

Dr Colin Higgins is an Associate Professor in Management at Deakin University and also leads Deakin's Global Courses. He teaches strategy and researches how companies engage with sustainability

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992
  • Location

    Coventry

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

  • Established

    1974
  • Location

    Melbourne, Australia
  • World ranking

    Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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