Integrating a Work-Study Programme in an Entrepreneurship Course to Develop Leadership
Nathalie Lameta1, Christophe Storai2
Citation : Nathalie Lameta,Christophe Storai, Integrating a Work-Study Programme in an Entrepreneurship Course to Develop Leadership International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research 2016 , 4(12) : 56-60
Summary: Today, there are many Entrepreneurship course opportunities in higher education curricula (universities, management schools). They help gain the necessary skills to manage a company. Sandwich courses offer a training in real-life professional situation likely to develop leadership and thus respond
positively to the underlying challenge of business creation/takeover entrepreneurial activities.
Context: Teaching leadership to future entrepreneurs is not simple since this field requires self in-depth thinking as well as reflection on our relationship with others. The major challenge is to create representative didactic transpositions of future situations in their professional lives within a classroom standard framework.
Challenges: One of the major objectives of entrepreneurship courses is to discuss with students the questions
and challenges associated with team management, leadership and performance assessment and learn how to better manage collective situations. A successful team depends on the contribution of every team member and in particular a trusting environment to be built by the team leader. The leader's task is also to set objectives, remove barriers, make decisions and carry them out. Teachers often use case studies to illustrate best practices1 . However, leadership is an action, '"a praxis is mostly gained through experience, others' experience first, and then our own experience." (Lapierre, 2006).