Dibrugarh University
Syllabus for B.COM Programme
Under Directorate of Distance Education
3rd Year
Course No: B. Com. 301: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
Total Marks: 90
Objectives: It provides exposure to the
learners to the entrepreneurial culture and industrial growth so as to prepare
them to set up and manage their own small units.
Block I: Introduction: 18
The
entrepreneur: Definition; Emergence of entrepreneurial class; Theories of
entrepreneur; Role of small business in Indian economy; Govt. policies
regarding small units: Characteristics of entrepreneur; Leadership; Risk
taking; Decision making and business planning.
Block II: Promotion of a Venture: 18
Opportunities
analysis; External environmental analysis-economic, social and technological;
Competitive factors; Legal requirements for establishment of a new unit, and
raising of funds; Venture capital sources and documentation required.
Block III: Entrepreneurial Behavior: 18
Innovation
and entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Behavior and Psycho-Theories, Social
responsibility
Block IV: Entrepreneurial Development
Programme: 18
EDP;
their role, relevance, and achievements; Role of Government in Organizing EDPs;
Critical evaluation
Block V: Generation of Employment
Opportunities: 18
Generation
of employment opportunities, complimenting and supplementing economic growth;
bringing about social stability and balanced regional development of
industries; Role in export promotion and import substitution, forex earnings;
augmenting and meeting local demand
Suggested Readings:
1. Desai
Vasant: Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Development; Himalaya Publishing House;
Mumbai.
2. Khanka
S. S.; Entrepreneurial Development; S. Chand & Company Ltd.; New Delhi.
3. Srivastave
S. B.: A Practical Guide to Industrial Entrepreneurs; S. Chand and Sons’ New
Delhi.
4. Rajkonwar
A. B. Entrepreneurship Development; Kalyani Publishers; Ludhiana.
5. Deb
Rana Bijoy: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship.
6. V.
S. Manjunath: Enterprise & Management; Pearson Education.
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