Courses Bachelor Display 2015-2016
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| Course title | Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC2068 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Cindy Lopes-Bento For more information: c.lopes-bento@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
Technology and innovation have to be managed by firms. In this course we will explore which concepts, techniques, tools and management processes are helpful to successfully advance technological innovations.
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| Description |
Many firms need to manage the innovation process. To that end firms obtain particular skills and knowledge. During the course we will probe into the strategic management of technology and innovation. Topics included are how Organisational and industrial context shape technological innovation. We will cover which internal and external sources are important. For instance, links with customer needs and R&D alliances will be discussed. Another topic is how firms can appropriate the value of their innovations. In this context we will discuss corporate venturing and we touch upon the role open innovation may play.
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| Literature |
Book and articles
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| Prerequisites |
Basic knowledge of: marketing, organisation and strategy
An advanced level of English |
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper / Participation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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