Managing Innovation_Introduction to Innovation

www.CeTIM.orgProf. Dr. Bernhard R. Katzy

Innovation management

Instructor:

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Katzy

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2012

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Innovation?

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Session 1 introduction based on life cases

● Introduction

● Syllabus

● Overview of course content

● Life cases by guest speaker

Agenda



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Introduction – instructor

Instructor: Prof.Dr.Bernhard Katzy

- PhD in industrial management from University of Technology (RWTH) Aachen in Germany and a second Ph.D. (habilitation) in general management and technology management from University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

- Professor @ University BW Munich (DE) and Leiden University (NL); and director of CeTIM Center for Technology and Innovation Management.

- Research interest is about entrepreneurial management of fast growing high-tech firms and the management of strategic change in the transition to the information age

INSTRUCTOR AND HIS TEAM



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Introduction – Motivation of this course

• Innovation and Individual

Innovation leads a better life

• Innovation and Organization

Innovation may cause the rise or the fall of organizations

• Innovation and Society

Innovation may make society vibrant and dynamic

MOTIVATION



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Introduction – What does “innovation” really mean

Innovation is not about knowledge in form of papers or patents of in form of basic inventions, but a process about their application in society

• Innovation VS Invention

• Innovation VS Technology

• Innovation VS Technology Innovation

Note: in this course innovation and technology innovation are substitutes for each other, except for special emphasis

INNOVATION



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Grading

– Class Participation (50%)

Result of quick tests at the beginning of each class(30%). Your active participation in the discussion in class (20%) is integral to the design of this course

– Final paper (50%)

The final paper is to be written solo, in response to the topics offer in class. You are invited to propose your own topic to the instructor. It is due on April 26, 2012 and should be 10 pages in length (Format: , Font size 12pt, 1.5 line spacing).



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Reader in Form of Book

Michael L.Tushman and Philip Anderson. <Managing Strategic Innovation and Change> 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2004,

ISBN-10: 0195135784

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How to prepare for Reading?

1. Download Paper List on www.openlearninglab.org

2. Log into Digital Library

3. Download papers with correct copy right

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All articles for download on www.openlearninglab.org

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Assignment details

• Choose a topic covered in this class that especially interests you• Briefly explain the topic at start of paper

Devote 1-2 pages to this. No extra reading needed here: derive from class lectures and discussions, assigned readings and other sources of information that you may already have.

• Expand the topic in the direction of your interestState and summarize where you are going with the topic and then go to it! Devote remainder of paper to this. Fine to draw in your personal experience and views in addition to findings from extra reading on the topic.

• Example topics Advantages and risks of collaboration for innovation in a “living

lab” IS Implementation failures – a discussion from an innovation

management view point Your own topic

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PAPER ASSIGNMENTS DETAILS

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Syllabus – Grading and assignments

Originality of work

Clear focus

Scientific quality (are the methods appropriate and presented in sufficient detail to allow the results to be repeated and are the data adequate to support the conclusions?)

Language(writing style)

Relationship with the course

GRADING DETAILS FOR FINAL PAPER



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Overview of course content

Basic innovation concepts

Innovation TheoryDominant theory, Main issues and developments of innovation research

Introduction to Innovation…

Innovation System

Organization of innovation

Transformation and entrepreneurship

Innovation Governance

Innovation



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Readings for next session

-> Article 7:

Rebecca M.Henderson, and Kim B.Clark. Architectural innovation: the reconfiguration of existing product technologies and the failure of established firms.

Michael L.Tushman and Philip Anderson. Managing Strategic Innovation and Change. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN-10: 0195135784

-> Article 10:

Carl Shapiro, and Hal R.Varian. The art of Standards Wars.

Michael L.Tushman and Philip Anderson. Managing Strategic Innovation and Change. 2nd editon, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN-10: 0195135784

SESSION 2 BASIC INNOVATION CONCEPTS

