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Course 2006-2007 a.y.

8168 - INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT


GM-LS - MM-LS - OSI-LS - AFC-LS - CLAPI-LS - CLEFIN-LS - CLELI-LS - CLEACC-LS - DES-LS - CLEMIT-LS - CLG-LS
Department of Management and Technology

Course taught in English


Go to class group/s: 31

GM-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - MM-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - OSI-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - AFC-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLAPI-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLEFIN-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLELI-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLEACC-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - DES-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLEMIT-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLG-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI)
Course Director:
ALFONSO GAMBARDELLA

Classes: 31 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: ALFONSO GAMBARDELLA


Course Objectives

This is an advanced course in economics and management of innovation and technology. The course encourages the students to take a critical and analytical approach through the reading and discussion of papers at the frontier of this literature. In the first part of the course the teachers present readings organized around the 7 topics below. In the second part of the course the students prepare a paper in one of the 7 subjects. The paper should develop an original contribution based on the material discussed in class and it should be complemented by additional material. Students are directed in their paper individually or in groups during the regular classes in the second part of the course. They make a formal presentation of their papers in the final classes of the course.


Course Content Summary
  • Topic 1. Institutions and Long-Run Performance. Do Institutions or other factors dominate the long-run performance of economic systems? What implications are there for the management of the firms?
  • Topic 2. Technological competition. What are the main features of competition in the different stages of the technological evolution and change?
  • Topic 3. Technical and non-technical drivers of technological evolution and change. How do technical and non-technical factors interact and shape technological evolution and change?
  • Topic 4. Firms vs Markets in Innovation. Are firms a superior vehicle than markets for producing innovations? Should innovations be based on open or closed systems? Is technological outsourcing a good innovation policy for the firm? Managerial implications?
  • Topic 5. Patents and Open Source. Does the property right system provide superior innovation performance than the open source system? Managerial implications?
  • Topic 6. Patent as Indicators of Innovation and Technical Change. How can patents be used to measure innovation and technical change?
  • Topic 7. Innovation in Networks. How do inter-organizational networks enable firms' innovation and competitive performance?

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Attending students
Written paper based on research, lectures and discussions covered during the course.

Non-attending students
Written exam based on three questions drawn from a list of questions distributed before the end of the course.


Textbooks

Papers made available to the students at the beginning of the course

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
Last change 18/05/2006 00:00
 

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