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Course title Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
Course code EBC2068
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 18-4-2017 9-6-2017 X X
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Cindy Lopes-Bento
For more information: c.lopes-bento@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Technological change and innovation have to be managed by firms. In this course we will explore what main challenges firms face in their technological change and innovation activities and which concepts, techniques, tools and management processes are helpful to successfully advance technological change and innovations.
Description
This is an introductory course to the management of innovation. Thus it aims at introducing theories, models and tools to the students that are central to managing the identification, development and commercialization of innovations. Core topics covered in this course include market failures faced by innovating firms, knowledge about the various definitions of an innovation and innovative activities, how to search for novel ideas (inside as well as outside of the firms’ boundaries), what tools to use inside and outside of the firm to evaluate promising ideas efficiently and accurately, ways to acquire external financing in case of cash flow constraints, tools to use to increase appropriability of innovations as well as various forms to develop innovations inside and outside of the firm.
Literature
Book, articles and case studies.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of: management/business economics, organization and strategy.
An advanced level of English
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Attendance / Participation / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
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Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation Emerging Markets Business Electives
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation Emerging Markets Major Strategy
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation Economics and Management of Information Free Electives
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation International Business Economics Business Electives
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation International Business Economics Major Strategy
Bachelor International Business Specialisation Emerging Markets Major Strategy
Bachelor International Business Business Electives (Major Accounting)
Bachelor International Business Business Electives (Major Finance)
Bachelor International Business Business Electives (Major Information Management)
Bachelor International Business Business Electives (Major Marketing)
Bachelor International Business Business Electives (Major Organisation)
Bachelor International Business Business Electives (Major Supply Chain Management)
Bachelor International Business Major Strategy
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