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MGMT 425 New Venture Creation better prepares undergraduate students to be business leaders in adaptive, globally minded, technology-savvy companies. The course is structured so students develop skills that are of high value in any workplace: improved leadership skills, higher self-efficacy, creativity, and the ability to deal with ambiguity. 

Sustainable entrepreneurship questions to consider:

• How can new ventures make “the pie” bigger by making more money from solving societal problems? 
• What are some major industries that stand to be disrupted by more sustainable business models?    
• What are the ways that entrepreneurs can incorporate sustainability into their ventures?

MGMT 426 Invention Commercialization partners with Penn State inventions selected by the Intellectual Property Office to have student teams define an optimum commercialization path for each technology. The goal of this course is to have students understand why invention commercialization is complicated and difficult by participating in the process.

Sustainable entrepreneurship questions to consider:

• How can you discover the sustainable aspects of an invention/technology? 
• What ways would you incorporate sustainable approaches into commercializing an invention?
• How will you evaluate the sustainable indicators for a commercialization plan of an invention? 

MGMT 427W Managing an Entrepreneurial Start-Up Company explores the tensions and experiences of starting and growing a new company. The course will provide students with the knowledge and experience to increase their likelihood of success, whether as a principal in a small company or an investor representative. 

Sustainable entrepreneurship questions to consider:

• What is the role of sustainability in managing a new venture? 
• How can sustainability information impact investor funding decisions?  
• What is the process a new venture can use to formulate and implement a sustainable strategy? 

MGMT 453 Creativity and Innovation analyzes the process of innovation in modern business organizations and the variables that influence the process. Students will develop competencies necessary for managing innovative organizations. 

Sustainable entrepreneurship questions to consider:

• Is innovation positive or negative for sustainability?
• Innovation has gone from creative destruction to destructive creation—is there a way to reverse the trend?
• What are the ethics of innovation when it comes to equality?