Approaches to teaching entrepreneurship theory in Russian universities
https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0130-0105-6-59-5-14
Abstract
The article substantiates the content, format, and positioning in the curriculum of a new academic course on entrepreneurship theory and entrepreneurial activity regulation at the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University. We offer a specialized course as a tool to develop higher economic education in two directions. The first relates to filling the gaps in the competencies of professional economists, which they need when considering the role of an entrepreneur in economic processes. The situations of individual choice under structural uncertainty faced by an entrepreneur play an important role in the transformation of global and national economies, including the process of its’ adaptation to external shocks. The proposed theoretical academic course complements disciplines related to entrepreneurship and forms students' professional competencies useful for entrepreneurial activities. The second direction, no less important, is the development of intradisciplinary discourse. It is proposed to use the entrepreneurial activity and its regulation as a subject to discuss and compare the positions of different research programs (using specific examples). This will allow future professional economists, including those who do not associate their careers with research, to partially master the language of intradisciplinary communication. This mission of the course is important because it helps to significantly enrich the set of theoretical tools used in practice by a wide range of economists at minimal costs for them. This is especially relevant given the fact that students are just getting acquainted with economic science, and its’ holistic vision has not yet been formed among the listeners.
About the Authors
A. E. Shastitko
Lomonosov Moscow State University; RANEPA
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
S. I. Fedorov
Lomonosov Moscow State University; RANEPA
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Shastitko A.E., Fedorov S.I. Approaches to teaching entrepreneurship theory in Russian universities. Moscow University Economics Bulletin. 2024;(5):287-310. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0130-0105-6-59-5-14
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