GENERAL
| SCHOOL | School of Economics and Political Science |
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| DEPARTMENT | Sociology |
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| Level of Study | Undergraduate |
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| COURSE CODE | 431094 |
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| COURSE TITLE | Sociology of Entrepreneurship (S) |
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| Independent Teaching Activities |
Weekly Teaching Hours |
CREDIT UNITS |
| Lectures - assignments |
3 |
6 |
| TOTAL |
3 |
6 |
| Course Type | General Background |
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| Prerequisite Courses | No |
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| Teaching and Examination Language | Greek |
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| THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | No |
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| Course Webpage (URL) | |
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(2) LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- to systematically understand the basic sociological theories related to entrepreneurship,
- to critically compare economic, managerial, and sociological approaches to entrepreneurial action,
- to analyze the role of class, gender, culture, networks, and institutions in entrepreneurial pathways and
- apply sociological concepts to the analysis of real-world entrepreneurship ecosystems and policies.
General Capabilities
- Ability for critical and analytical thinking, through the interpretation of complex social, economic, and institutional phenomena related to entrepreneurship.
- Synthesis of theoretical and empirical data, utilizing concepts and tools of sociological analysis.
- Search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary tools for bibliographic research
- Project execution: individual or teamwork
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Generation of new research ideas
- Respect for diversity and multiculturalism, demonstration of social, professional, and ethical responsibility and gender sensitivity
(3) COURSE CONTENT
The course examines entrepreneurship as a social, cultural, institutional, and political phenomenon. Moving beyond heroic and individual-centric narratives surrounding the entrepreneur, the course explores how entrepreneurial action is embedded in social structures, class relations, networks, genders, nationalities, institutions, and historical contexts. Drawing on classical and contemporary sociological theory, students analyze entrepreneurship as a form of labor, power, identity, and social transformation within the context of capitalism. The course integrates approaches from economic sociology, political economy, cultural sociology, and critical studies, utilizing empirical examples from startups, family businesses, the platform economy, and innovation ecosystems. Within the framework of the course, the following modules will be analyzed:
- Entrepreneurship as a social and historical phenomenon
- Classic theoretical foundations: Capitalism, risk, innovation
- The business enterprise as an institutional invention of capitalism
- From the merchant to the corporation
- Entrepreneurship without entrepreneurs?;
- Order, power, and corporate entrepreneurship
- The company's legitimacy crisis
- From the company to the platform
- Entrepreneurship, State and Public Policy
- Entrepreneurship, Gender and Migration
- Networks, trust and social capital
- Entrepreneurship, precarity and work
- Space, place, and entrepreneurship ecosystems
(4) TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS – EVALUATION
| DELIVERY METHOD | Face to face |
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| Information and Communication Technologies |
- Lectures with presentation
- Display of supporting audiovisual material
- Support of the learning process through the electronic platform (e-class)
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| Activity |
Semester Workload |
| Lectures |
39 |
| Interactive teaching |
12 |
| Literature study and analysis |
50 |
| Monitoring of audiovisual material |
11 |
| Exercises/Activities in e-class |
15 |
| Writing a Paper |
20 |
| Exams |
3 |
| Course Summary |
150 |
Student Evaluation
| Process Description Evaluation |
- Attendance and Participation (20%)
- Preparation and presentation of a paper or participation in a midterm exam (40%)
- Final Exam (40%)
They are listed and available on e-class
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(5) RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Suggested Bibliography
- Galoutsos, A. (2024). The myth of the self-made entrepreneur. Magma Publications.
- Polanyi, K. (2007). The Great Transformation. Nisides Editions.
- Mazzucato, M. (2013). The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths. Kritiki Editions.
- Micklethwait, J., & Wooldridge, A. (2005). The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea. University Press of Crete.
- Schumpeter, J. A. (2006). Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. Papazisis Publishers.
- Srnicek, N. (2014). Platform Capitalism. Topos Press.
- Weber, M. (2006). The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Gutenberg Publications.
Related Scientific Journals
- American Journal of Sociology
- Socio-Economic Review
- Small Business Economics
- Journal of Business Venturing
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
