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CODE 80426
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course synthesizes the major research in the field of technological innovation management, providing students with the knowledge needed to enhance case discussion and analysis.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at offering the basic concepts and methodologies that enables students to interpret the dynamics of innovation as a process, which entails both technological and market drivers.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Course description

The course aims at offering the basic concepts and methodologies that enables students to interpret the dynamics of innovation as a process, which entails both technological and market drivers. More specifically, the course is organized into three sections, describing the process of strategic management of technology as a source of competitive advantage for a firm:

  • analysis of the technological environment and its dynamics
  • elaboration of the strategy for technological innovation
  • implementation, through the development and launch of new products/services.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, case-studies, team work.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The management of technological innovation is approached as a strategic process, and as such, is organized to mirror the strategic management process, progressing from assessing the competitive dynamics of a situation, to strategy formulation, to strategy implementation.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schilling M. (2017), Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, McGraw-Hill Education, Fourth edition

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

NICOLETTA BURATTI (President)

FRANCESCO DERCHI

CIDATMA-FRANCESCO VITELLARO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

II semester

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral interview.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral interview.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
12/01/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
26/01/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
02/05/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
07/06/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
21/06/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
05/07/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
06/09/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory.  Students can choose to study the syllabus for attending or not attending students; furthermore, a special syllabus in English for not attending students is available on request.