Course program
PART ONE
Industry Dynamics of Technological Innovation
Sources of Innovation
Types and Patterns of Innovation
Standards Battles and Design Dominance
Timing of Entry
PART TWO
Formulating Technological Innovation Strategy
Defining the Organization's Strategic Direction
Choosing Innovation Projects
Collaboration Strategies
Protecting Innovation
PART THREE
Implementing Technological Innovation Strategy
Organizing for Innovation
Managing the New Product Development Process
Managing New Product Development Teams
Crafting a Deployment Strategy
Project Management
Prerequisites
Economics and business organization
Preferably also the basic contents of Business Management and Operations Management
Books
Schilling, M. A. (2010). Strategic management of technological innovation. Tata McGraw-Hill Education
Teaching mode
Lectures, Exercises, Seminars
Frequency
Attendance not compulsory but recommended
Exam mode
Expected knowledge and skills will be verified through a written test with questions, possibly accompanied by an oral exam. The preparation will be considered adequate (with a mark expressed in thirtieths), if the student demonstrates synthesis skills, using the necessary terminology; if independently, it will be familiar with the management of innovation within the company; if you will be able to reason on links between different topics addressed during the course
Lesson mode
Lectures, Exercises, Seminars