Insegnamento a.a. 2016-2017

20455 - TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STRATEGY - MODULE I (TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT)


EMIT

Department of Management and Technology

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 22
EMIT (6 credits - I sem. - OB  |  SECS-P/08)
Course Director:
PAOLA ZANELLA

Classes: 22 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 22: PAOLA ZANELLA



Course Objectives

This course develops students' understanding of how firms use technology and innovation to position themselves strategically, from the perspective of a Director of Business Development. For this purpose, we rely also on real business cases, dealing with firms which have faced the challenges of managing innovation and technology strategy.
In part 1 we begin with an understanding innovating firms and of how technological systems evolve, with particular emphasis on platforms and ecosystems.
In part 2 we explore the different ways through which firms manage innovation and which organizational structures are best suited to foster or hamper innovation. In part 3 we conclude by covering some emergent hot topics in the strategic management of innovation and technology.


Intended Learning Outcomes
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Course Content Summary

  • Part 1. Fundamentals of Technology Strategy and Innovation Management
  • Part 2. Building the Innovating Organization
  • Part 3. Emerging Themes and Industries


Teaching methods
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Assessment methods
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Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

For non attending students:
Written exam based on the material for non-attending students.
For attending students:
A two-part written exam evaluates students' overall understanding of the topics. The final grade is computed as follows:
  • Class participation (10%).
  • Assignment (10%)
  • Project (30%)
  • Two partial written exams (50%).

Textbooks

For non attending students:
  • D.B. Yoffie, M.A. Cusumano, Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs, New York, Harper Business
  • S. Shane, Technology Strategy for Managers and Entrepreneurs, Prentice Hall

For Attending students:
  • P. Zanella, Cases and Readings on Technology and Innovation Strategy, Egea, 2016
  • Handouts distributed throughout the course
  • D.B. Yoffie, M.A. Cusumano, Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs, New York, Harper Business
Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
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