Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation- Period 1

This course focuses on the strategic management of technology and innovation. Innovation refers to the development and implementation of new products, services, processes and business models and many of those innovations are enabled by technological developments. Innovation is crucial for business organizations to stay competitive in ever changing markets. In this course, students learn to understand and apply basic theories behind the processes of technology-based innovation within organizations and their environments, the development of innovation strategies, and the organizational implementation of innovation strategies. Theoretical understanding is applied in a simulation game and real life cases focusing on managerial dilemmas in the management of innovation.

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.