Entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process

Entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Entrepreneurship (MGT 225)

Unit 1: Introduction

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process.
• Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

• Characteristics of entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurial motivation and feelings
• Entrepreneurial process
• Differences between entrepreneur and manager
• Relationship among entrepreneur, entrepreneurship and owner-manager

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Entrepreneurial behavior

   1. Initiative, persistence and opportunity orientation.
   2. Motivation, emotions and uncertainty.
   3. Stages from opportunity recognition to venture operation.

2. Roles and relationships

   1. Entrepreneur versus manager.
   2. Entrepreneurship as a process rather than an individual role.
   3. Ownership and owner-manager responsibilities.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 54–56.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.