Question Is more entrepreneurship always desirable? Critically analyse the avail

Question
Is more entrepreneurship always desirable? Critically analyse the available evidence and
argue your case.
Guidelines
the approach you take and the argument you develop will be dependent on the
definitions and meanings you ascribe to the terms in the question. Nevertheless, as this is a
course based around the importance of evidence (over assumption), I would expect your
definitions and meanings to be grounded in the literature and good quality evidence, and
your argument to have a strong rationale (i.e. the justification for the particular focus and
line of argument your response to the question follows).
3) You should state which criterion/criteria you are using to define ‘desirable’, and the
rationale for this, in your introduction.
4) The essay is short, so you should choose your focus, and justify it, in the introduction.
Manage the marker’s expectations. An intro should not be a regurgitation of everything you
know on the subject, it should be the launchpad for your argument. There are no ‘spoilers’
in academic writing: say what you are going to argue and why, argue it (point-support-
discussion), then say what you have argued, and reflect upon it. It is better to promise
something small and deliver it, than to promise something huge and fail, or to
promise/deliver nothing at all.
5) A high quality of analysis considers HOW and WHY questions, applying ideas and
comparing examples to each other. This is worth more than descriiption
(WHO/WHAT/WHEN). Your focus here should be providing an analysis which discusses
meaning alongside content.
6) Avoid big quotations. It is generally better to paraphrase someone’s idea in your own
words (with a citation, of course) than it is to paste in (large) quotes (UNLESS the particular
wording is important). This allows you to keep the focus of the writing on your argument,
and also makes combining and synergising ideas easier. Think of it as peeling, washing,
cutting and dicing vegetables when you cook. Generally, nobody wants to see a whole,
unpeeled, dirty onion in their soup!
7) Your argument should not be fitted in where it can, in a cursory, responsive fashion,
around pasted chunks of evidence. The evidence should be fully integrated and subsumed
into your argument.
Module Learning Outcomes:
In this assessment the following learning outcomes will be covered:
• LO 1. Understand the different conceptual approaches and models that underlie
entrepreneurial processes and outcomes;
• LO 2. Demonstrate an ability to analyse empirical data and key readings;
• LO 3. Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate evidence and identify its strategic
implications for small business and entrepreneurship practice;
• LO 4. Demonstrate written communication skills (individual assignment).