Management of technologies, innovation and sustainability

ROBERTO RUGGIERI
ROBERTO RUGGIERI

The course of Technological Innovation of Products and Processes intends to present the innovation management as a strategic process, proceeding from an assessment of the competitive dynamics of the market in the formulation of a strategy and its implementation. For this reason, the course is divided into three parts, the first relating to the fundamentals of the dynamics of innovation, allowing the understanding of the technology and its significant trends; a second part which presents the strategic direction and development of an innovation strategy; and a third party that concerns the process of implementing the innovation strategy, taking into account the implications of corporate structure on the processes of innovation and the development process of new products. Acquired knowledge
Students who have passed the technological innovation of products and processes exam will be able to understand the role of product and process innovation as the essential basis of today's competitive capacity of the firm. The training plan will be taken into special consideration the relationship between economics and technology of production designed to grasp the role of technological innovation of product and process in terms of strategy and corporate behavior and consumer preferences.

Acquired competencies
Students who have successfully completed the examination of technological innovation of products and processes have gained expertise and insights on technological product and process, these arrangements as the fundamentals of dynamic analysis of innovation applied to different production contexts. They will also have information and expertise on the development processes of an innovation strategy, criteria for evaluating projects, strategies and collaborative mechanisms to protect property rights, methods for managing the development process of new products.

Knowledge: through the delivery of content, the student will be directed to understand the evolution of technology and specifically how technological innovation can be managed, organized and used within organizations. Also how can I influence the business activity.
Ability to apply knowledge: on the one hand with a theoretical perspective, on the other with examples that come from company cases, the course aims through a path that does not neglect so much the theoretical aspect, but rather the changes that technology experiences daily and imposes inevitably, make society understand the basic elements of this innovation.
Transversal skills and competences: the exposure of the teaching material and listening to the lessons will allow students to argue with a precise and appropriate vocabulary. The teacher will not only offer educational stimuli during the lessons but will also be available to recommend further information, which may be of useful simplification aid through articles and books relating to the discipline and which may be used throughout the entire course of study.

Basic knowledge of the economy and management.

Part One: Industry Dynamics of Technological Innovation (24 hours)

Sources of innovation.
The research and development.
Types and patterns of innovation.
Product and process innovations.
The technological cycles and design dominance.
The value of technology.
Timing of entry.

Part Two: Formulating Technological Innovation Strategy. (24 hours)

Defining the organization’s strategic direction.
Choosing innovation projects.
Collaboration strategies.
Protecting innovation.
Patents, trademarks and copyright.

Part Tree: Implementing technological innovation organization (24 hours)

Organizing for innovation processes.
Managing new product developement team
Managing the new product development process.
The new product developemnt instruments.
Innovation in small and medium-sized businesses.

"Gestione dell’innovazione" fifth edition, Melissa A. Schilling-Francesco Izzo, McGraw-Hill 2021

Frontal lessons with team work and business cases.

Attendance recommended but not required

The exam takes place in written form and possibly in oral form.
If the grade of the written test is less than 25/30, the learner can refuse the grade or record the grade.
If the grade of the written test is between 25/30 and 27/30, the learner can refuse the grade or record the evaluation of 25/30 or access the oral evaluation.
If the evaluation of the written test is between 28/30 and 31/30, the learner can refuse the grade or record the evaluation of 26/30 or access the oral evaluation.
Content and evaluation method of the writings: 31 multiple choice questions. Time avalaible 45 minutes. 1 point is awarded for each correct question.
Evaluation method of the oral exam: Contents of the interview on the topics of the course program.

The relevance of technological innovation