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SPECIALIZATION & ENTERPRISE

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About Course

Module 5, Specialization & Enterprise, is the capstone specialization module of the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Management and Strategic Planning. Where earlier modules built a foundation in general management theory, organizational behaviour, finance, and strategy formulation, this module turns attention to two capability areas that determine whether a manager can actually convert strategic intent into organizational results: the ability to create new value through entrepreneurial and venturing activity, and the ability to communicate, influence, and manage people effectively as a practising manager.

The module is organized into two units. Unit 1, Entrepreneurship & Corporate Venturing, develops the learner’s understanding of entrepreneurship as both an independent career path and a strategic capability that established organizations must cultivate to remain competitive. Unit 2, Communication & Managerial Skills Lab, is a practice-oriented unit that equips learners with the interpersonal, written, oral, negotiation, and conflict-management competencies that underpin effective managerial performance.

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What Will You Learn?

  • On successful completion of Module 5, the learner will be able to:
  • ● Critically evaluate the theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship and distinguish between independent, corporate, and social forms of entrepreneurial activity.
  • ● Design and appraise mechanisms through which established organizations pursue corporate venturing, including internal ventures, external ventures, and corporate venture capital.
  • ● Apply structured frameworks (the Business Model Canvas, the Lean Startup method, and the Timmons model) to evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • ● Analyse the financing options available to new ventures and corporate venture units at each stage of development.
  • ● Demonstrate competent interpersonal, written, and oral communication appropriate to a managerial role.
  • ● Apply negotiation and conflict-management frameworks to realistic workplace scenarios.
  • ● Reflect critically on personal communication style and develop a plan for continuing skills development.

Course Content

UNIT 1: Entrepreneurship & Corporate Venturing

  • 1.1 Introduction and Unit Learning Outcomes
    01:12
  • 1.2 Foundations of Entrepreneurship Theory
    01:28
  • 1.2 Foundations of Entrepreneurship Theory (b)
    00:41
  • 1.3 Types of Entrepreneurial Activity
  • 1.4 Corporate Venturing: Concept and Mechanisms
    02:05
  • 1.4 Corporate Venturing: Concept and Mechanisms (b)
    00:49
  • 1.5 The Entrepreneurial Process: From Opportunity to Venture
    01:04
  • 1.5 The Entrepreneurial Process: From Opportunity to Venture (b)
    01:10
  • 1.5 The Entrepreneurial Process: From Opportunity to Venture (c)
    00:58
  • 1.6 Financing Entrepreneurial and Venture Activities
    00:51
  • 1.7 Risk, Uncertainty, and Decision Logic in Venturing
    00:51
  • 1.8 Building an Entrepreneurial Culture Inside Established Organizations
    00:46
  • 1.9 Case Illustration: Evaluating a Corporate Venture Proposal
    00:58
  • Reflective Exercise

UNIT 2: Communication & Managerial Skills Lab