Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(BSO251) -  ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΚΑΡΡΑΣ

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Class times in room 3 (αίθουσα 3)

Fridays 8:00-12:00 (yes, eight in the morning) 

(class times and locations will be flexible, many of the classes will take place in various points of interest in Thessaloniki, and some classes will take place at other times from those advertised - more information will be provided in class)

Office hours (301^α, above the library on the third floor. If you cannot find me phone)

Thursday 9:00-11:00

Friday 16:00-18:00

Contact information

icarras@uom.edu.gr , ianniscarras@hotmail.com , +30 6906-654735

on-line meetings can always be arranged by appointment

Instructor: Ioannis Karras / John Carras / Iannis Carras

Language of instruction: English (and Greek for those who wish to write in Greek).

The course is open to all students, and intended also for ERASMUS students. Students will not be evaluated based on their knowledge of English and every effort will be made to help students who will often be operating in their second or third language. This includes help in the writing of essays and the giving of presentations. Students who are worried about the standard of their English should contact the instructor in advance for advice.

Course summary:

The aim of the course is to explore the relationship between institutions and entrepreneurship in Southeast and Eastern Europe from the 17th century up until the early 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the entrepreneur as a factor of economic and social change both in the regions of Southeastern and Eastern Europe as a whole and in the city of Thessaloniki in particular.

The course will provide a framework by examining key approaches to entrepreneurship taking into account historical, anthropological, business and economic perspectives. The course will examine the periphery/development nexus as a locus for entrepreneurial activity.

The course will present case studies of home-grown and foreign entrepreneurs active in Southeast and Eastern Europe, some specifically from the area of ​​Thessaloniki. Each of the case-studies will address a different aspect of entrepreneurship: education and the transmission of knowledge and information; religion, ethics and entrepreneurship; trading companies; ethnic networks and the uses of trust; the role of fraternities, guilds and other collective institutions; maritime entrepreneurship; manufacturing and industrialisation; access to capital; entrepreneurship and the state. There will also be separate sections on empires and nation-states as sites for entrepreneurial practice (in the context of early globalization), and on the meanings of ‘capitalism’.

The course will be taught both at the university and on some occasions at a number of venues within the city of Thessaloniki. A detailed schedule of meetings and venues will be posted. Modern entrepreneurship will be thematically related to topics discussed in class. The approach aims to compare and contrast entrepreneurship in Southeast and Eastern Europe in the past and in the present. No prior knowledge of business, finance or economics is required.

Deliverables and evaluation

• Mid-term essay (30% of the final grade)

The essay will be written in class under examination conditions. Full instructions will be provided during the class. 

• Team Project! Work on and presentation of one entreprise or entrepreneur from the region (40% of the final grade)

Early on in the term each team will submit a three-page proposal on their chosen topic of study, including a brief preliminary bibliography. The teams should indicate their main research questions here.

The topic of study might be a particular entrepreneur, a business, an industry-sector, a group of workers or a commodity from Thessaloniki, or the wider region of Southeastern and Eastern Europe.

Each team will complete a paper on their chosen research topic.

Each team will present their research findings. The presentation can be in many forms, including video / podcast etc.

• Participation and discussion (10% of the final grade)

 Those who participate in classes, attend visits to locations in Thessaloniki, ask questions,

• Hackathon or oral examination (20% of final grade)

Every year the University of Macedonia organizes a two-day social entrepreneurship hackathon. Students of the class will be called on to make use of their knowledge of the history of entrepreneurship in order to change the present and the future. The business hackathon constitutes and optional part of this course.

The Hackathon will take place on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May.

The alternative is an oral examination which will include a discussion of your essay and the content of the course in total. Details of the oral examination will be provided at a later point.

You can find the full course syllabus and requirements (but not the exact dates of most visits) here

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Παρασκευή 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2023