Management of Innovation and Technology

Mauro CAPUTO Management of Innovation and Technology

0622600010
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE
EQF7
MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
2018/2019

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
PROVIDING STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE FOR MANAGING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE ON THE DYNAMICS OF INNOVATION NECESSARY TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING OF PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE INNOVATION PROCESSES, AS TO ITS PLANNING, ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL ISSUES, IN DYNAMIC, COMPLEX AND COMPETITIVE MARKETS.
MAKING JUDGMENTS
STUDENTS WILL WORK ON REAL CASES OF COMPANIES OPERATING IN HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES, BOTH IN GROUPS AND ALONE. SUCH EXPERIENCES WILL MAKE THEM DEVELOP CAPABILITY OF ANALYSIS AND OF MAKING AUTONOMOUS JUDGMENTS.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
STUDENTS HAVE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR PROJECT STO THE CLASSROOM, IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LEARNING SKILLS
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH VARIABLES AND METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE INNOVATION PROCESSES WITHIN HI-TECH COMPANIES.
Prerequisites
NO PREREQUISITES ARE REQUIRED
Contents
INNOVATIVE FIRMS: METRICS AND PERFORMANCES(3 HOURS)
SUMMARY INNOVATION INDEX (3 HOURS)
THE SOURCES OF INNOVATION (2 HOURS)
COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS(2 ORA)
THE TYPES OF INNOVATION (2 HOURS)
TECHNOLOGICAL CURVES (3 HOURS)
TECHNOLOGICAL CYCLE AND DOMINANT DESIGN (3 HOURS)
THE VALUE OF TECHNOLOGY (3 HOURS)
ENTERING THE MARKET (3 HOURS)
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT VS. COLLABORATION (2 HOURS)
COLLABORATION STRATEGIES (2 HOURS)
PROTECTING INNOVATION (2 HOURS)
ORGANIZING FOR INNOVATION (2 HOURS)
THE INNOVATION TEAM (2 HOURS)
INNOVATION TOURNAMENTS (2 HOURS)
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL GENERATION OF OPPORTUNITIES (2 HOURS)
SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES (2 HOURS)
INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES (2 HOURS)
OPEN INNOVATION (2 HOURS)
MEASURING INNOVATION IN AN OPEN CONTEXT (8 HOURS)
USING PATENT DATA TO MEASURE AND ASSESS INNOVATION (8 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
60 HOURS DIVIDED INTO 40 HOURS FOR LESSONS AND 20 HOURS FOR EXERCISES AND CASE STUDIES
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAM OF ABOUT 40 MINUTES
Texts
MELISSA A. SCHILLING, FRANCESCO IZZO, GESTIONE DELL’INNOVAZIONE, MCGRAW-HILL, MILANO.
CHRISTIAN TERWIESCH, KARL ULRICH, INNOVATIONTOURNAMENTS: CREATING, SELECTING, AND DEVELOPINGEXCEPTIONALOPPORTUNITIES, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS, BOSTON.
HENRY W. CHESBROUGH, OPEN: MODELLI DI BUSINESS PER L’INNOVAZIONE, EGEA, MILANO.
DISPENSE DEL DOCENTE DISPONIBILI SUL SITO ELEARNING.DIMEC.UNISA.IT
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