Innovation & Entrepeneurship

Entrepeneurship

Center for Executive Leadership – Innovation & Entrepeneurship

A RUTHERFORD Cable program offering graduate-level instruction in conjunction with the Middle Tennessee State University Jennings A. Jones College of Business and University Honors College and underwritten by Nissan.

Assistant Professor, Kristen Shanine, has a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A. from Bradley University. She currently teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship at MTSU, and her primary research applies theory from psychology and sociology to family business in an effort to better understand the family factors that influence succession failure.

10 Sessions — MTSU College of Business 

Scholarships are available on a limited basis to qualified applicants.

Curriculum

Curriculum Highlights

Opportunities (what are opportunities, who exploits them, and how?)
Its role in economic development
Are entrepreneurs born or made?
Entrepreneurs v. Intrapreneurs (types of entrepreneurs)

Are opportunities discovered or created?
Are entrepreneurs different?
Are you an entrepreneur?
Self-Assessment

Sensemaking
Using the entrepreneurial mindset to creatively solve problems
Design thinking
Guest Speaker-Tony Threatt (co-founder, Design Thinking Nashville)

Nissan Tour
Importance of Innovation
Creating an Innovation Culture
Guest Speaker-Allyson Fearns (SCM Director, Nissan)

What is it?
What do they do?
How do they measure success?
Can they promote economic growth?
Guest Speaker-Will Anderson, Salemtown Board Company

Why do women entrepreneurs, on average, underperform their male counterparts?
How can we better support women and minority entrepreneurs?
Mompreneurs
Do you feel like an impostor?
Does age or life stage make a difference?
Guest Speaker-Pam Wright

TSBDC workshop
Banking/VCs
Guest Speaker-Chris Swoner

*Phase 2- March 7 & 14 (Optional One-on-One Coaching)

TSBDC workshop
Banking/VCs
Guest Speaker-Chris Swoner

*Phase 2- March 7 & 14 (Optional One-on-One Coaching)

TSBDC workshop
Banking/VCs
Guest Speaker-Chris Swoner

*Phase 2- March 7 & 14 (Optional One-on-One Coaching)

TSBDC workshop
Banking/VCs
Guest Speaker-Chris Swoner

Complete a business plan and obtain feedback
Guest Instructor – Pat Geho

Creatively solve a problem within your organization
Guest Instructor – Design Thinking Nashville

Leadership Academy

What is the Leadership Academy?

  • Center for Executive Leadership rotates its program each year.  Stay tuned for upcoming programming

Instructor

Course Instructor

Assistant Professor, Kristen Shanine, has a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A. from Bradley University. She currently teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship at MTSU, and her primary research applies theory from psychology and sociology to family business in an effort to better understand the family factors that influence succession failure. She also researches gender issues in entrepreneurship. She has recent publications in the Academy of Management AnnalsHuman Resource Management Review, and Journal of Small Business Management. Additionally, she’s the internship coordinator for the Department of Management and the chair of MTSU’s chapter of Sigma Nu Tau (Entrepreneurship Honor Society).  

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