Business Model Innovation-Period 2 Social Sciences & Humanities Program Fall 2021 Semester - Amsterdam

The course will start with an introduction of business models and corporate innovation strategies. It will then focus on two main paths: Business model innovation based on internal resources and capabilities, as well as business model innovation leveraging external opportunities. A wide range of topics such as business idea generation, business opportunity identification, start-up firms creation, as well as corporate venturing will be discussed in each lecture, respectively. During the lecture, the first part is related to the theories and process of business model innovation. The second part is concerned with the application of tools and models necessary to write a business plan for the business ideas of student groups.

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.