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Sociological Entrepreneurship Course

Examining the intersection of society, networks, and innovation.

Module 1: Institutions and Structural Dynamics

UNIT 1 Creative Destruction Theory
UNIT 2 Institutional Theory (Baumol)
UNIT 3 General Institutional Theory
UNIT 4 Population Ecology

Module 2: Capital, Networks and Embeddedness

UNIT 5 Human Capital Theory
UNIT 6 Social Capital Theory
UNIT 7 Jack of All Trades Theory
UNIT 8 Embeddedness Theory
UNIT 9 Social Exchange Theory

Module 3: Identity and Critical Theory

UNIT 10 Social Identity Theory
UNIT 11 Entrepreneurship as Emancipation
UNIT 12 Critical Theory
UNIT 13 Feminist Theory
UNIT 14 Misfit Theory

Module 4: Agency, Family and Context

UNIT 15 Family Entrepreneurship
UNIT 16 Structuration Theory
UNIT 17 Actor-Network Theory
UNIT 18 Informal Entrepreneurship
UNIT 19 Power and Entrepreneurship

Sociological Theory Quiz

1. Which theory describes the perennial gale of innovation that destroys old industries?
2. Weak Ties Theory suggests that most new information comes from:
3. Baumol's Institutional Theory argues that the rules of the game determine if entrepreneurship is:
4. Which theory views entrepreneurship as a tool for individuals to break free from social constraints?
5. Human Capital Theory focuses on which two key individual assets?
6. Embeddedness Theory argues that economic action is constrained by:
7. Structuration Theory examines the interplay between:

Review these theories: