Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course students will be able to apply the understanding of the process of economic development for cities, regions and countries in both a historical and contemporary context; and evaluate the effectiveness of public policies, and in particular the role of entrepreneurship and innovation, in meeting economic development challenges particular to a region.

combination of lecture and class discussion

From Social to Sustainable: Humanizing Entrepreneurship in the Klagenfurt School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategic Management of PlaceFactors & Resources Spatial Structure & OrganizationThe Human Dimension Public Policy* Please find detailed  information on course content and relevant chapters for the course units in Syllabus on moodle 

Master level studies

required literater (two mentioned sources which will be found on moodle or free access via University Library Access):  Everything in its Place: Entrepreneurship andthe Strategic Management of Cities, Regions, and States. David B. Audretsch,Oxford University Press, 2015The Strategic Management of Place at Work: Why, What, How and Where. David B. Audretsch, Alice Civera, Erik E. Lehmann, Konstantin P. Leidinger, Jonah M. Otto, Laurenz Weiße and Katharine Wirsching. Springer, 2023

active Participateion during course, final assessment paper to be handed in by announced deadline

POLICY REPORT AND PRESENTATION:The final assessment is a student project, in which each student, in self-organized teams of four or five people, analyzes the strategic management of a city or region of their choosing. In this project, you are to address the following questions:What are/were the main economic development problems and challenges? What evidence can you provide documenting these challenges?What policies did the governing bodies implement to deal with these challenges? Why was this particular set of policies pursued?How successful were these policies in meeting the economic development challenge particular to that city or region? What evidence can you provide to document the policy’s success or lack thereof?

POLICY REPORT AND PRESENTATION:The final assessment is a student project, in which each student, in self-organized teams of four or five people, analyzes the strategic management of a city or region of their choosing. In this project, you are to address the following questions:What are/were the main economic development problems and challenges? What evidence can you provide documenting these challenges?What policies did the governing bodies implement to deal with these challenges? Why was this particular set of policies pursued?How successful were these policies in meeting the economic development challenge particular to that city or region? What evidence can you provide to document the policy’s success or lack thereof?