Advanced Topics in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

What it is about

You engage with selected topics of innovation and technology management in high-tech companies. In the end you can assess strategic decisions in innovation processes and clearly present practical management problems from case studies in writing and orally.

What you will be able to do

detailed knowledge on topics of innovation and technology management
application of knowledge to real management case studies
assessment of strategic innovation and technology management decisions
written presentation of complex management problems
oral presentation and defense of analysis results

What the module consists of

SeminarCombination of lectures and case-based instruction; foundation of teaching and discussions

Teaching method

LectureConveying the conceptual foundations
Case-based teachingApplication and deepening of knowledge on concrete case studies; promotes discussion

What you should already know

Technology and Innovation Management: Introductionrecommended

Assessment

written Case-ReportGroup presentationoral discussion

The assessment is based on several study performances: four individual written Case-Reports (each 8 pages) account for 30% of the grade; a group presentation on one of the cases (60 minutes) counts for 50%; the oral discussion of the presentation of another group (10 minutes) accounts for 20%. The performances are assessed individually.

Reading list

Leenders, Erskine & Mauffette-Leenders - Learning with Cases
Von Hippel - Lead Users: An Important Source of Novel Product Concepts
Cooper, Edgett & Kleinschmidt - Portfolio Management for New Products
Baldwin & Woodard - The Architecture of Platforms: A Unified View
Cohen, Nelson & Walsh - Protecting Their Intellectual Assets

Dates

SeminarAdvanced Topics in Innovation & Entrepreneurship (WIB01832, englisch): Innovation and Technology Management in Practice (limited places)2 groups to choose from

ATue16:30–18:00Z538, Seminarraum (0505.Z1.538Z)once on 13.10.
BWed16:30–18:00
Z538, Seminarraum (0505.Z1.538Z)
10× · 21.10.–13.01.
- 21.10.
- 28.10.
- 04.11.
- 11.11.
- 18.11.
- 25.11.
- 02.12.
- 09.12.
- 16.12.
- 13.01.

From the current semester, not binding. You attend one of several groups; the timetable automatically suggests the one with the fewest clashes.

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