Innovation Management Seminar

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

This is a real case-based course. In each class invited guests will introduce the topics of innovation management include in course syllabus. Students participation in classes will be promoted and will be consider on the course evaluation.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives

The focus of the course will be on entrepreneurial firms and on firms that have been successful and unsuccessful in their innovation. The main objective is to expose MBA students to different perspectives and examples of innovation management, in order to promote a culture of entrepreneurship.

Competencies

At the end of the course, students are expected to know the main challenges of innovation management and to be able to create and implement processes, structures and strategies to manage innovation.  

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

 

1. Strategy and Innovation

2. The challenges of innovation in large and small firms

3. Technology-based entrepreneurship

4. Knowledge management

5. New product and services development

6. Intellectual property

7. Idea generation process

8. Open innovation

9. Effective innovation plans

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Maria Pereira Abrunhosa Trigueiros de Aragão

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Class participation: 25.0%
Exam: 75.0%

Bibliography

A bibliografia será apresentada nas aulas em função dos temas ou casos apresentados pelos convidados.

 

The readings will be presented on classes depending on the issues and cases suggested by the invited guests.