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Course 2014-2015 a.y.

20456 - TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STRATEGY - MODULE II (TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP)


EMIT
Department of Management and Technology

Course taught in English


Go to class group/s: 22

EMIT (10 credits - II sem. - OB  |  5 credits SECS-P/06  |  5 credits SECS-P/08)
Course Director:
GIOVANNI VALENTINI

Classes: 22 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 22: GIOVANNI VALENTINI



Course Objectives

What is an entrepreneurial opportunity? How do you turn a new technology into an entrepreneurial opportunity? How to develop a successful new venture?
Rooted in the most recent theoretical developments in strategy and entrepreneurship, this course provides students with the necessary knowledge and tools to answer these questions.
This course is based on traditional lectures, interactive sessions, cases, and exercises related to real business problems to allow the students to understand both the theoretical underpinnings as well as the practical implications of the concepts they are introduced to.


Course Content Summary

Part I - Technologies, organizations, and the markets for technology

  • New ideas, new technologies: how the West grew rich.
  • New technologies: Make or Buy?
  • Patents: incentives, scope, value.
  • Markets for technology.
  • Technology and business models.
Part II – Creating and capturing value from entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • The creation and development of entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • Strategic analysis of entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • Assembling the resources for new ventures.
  • The challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurial growth.
  • Harvesting the rewards.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods
Written

Textbooks

A selection of relevant research articles, readings, and business cases is made available to the students at the beginning of the course.

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
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