IBES2220 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (5 op)

The course provides students with an understanding of the management of innovation and technology-based organizations. More specifically, the course covers different perspectives to technological evolution and change, innovation management, new product development, and the impact that technological change has on organizations.

• how technologies evolve
• how technological change affects industry structure
• how ideas for innovation are developed
• how new products are developed, and
  
• how robotics and artificial intelligence may affect the future of firms.

• analyze technologies and their future potential 
• justify suitable strategies in relation to the technological evolution of a field, and 
• discuss and evaluate different processes and systems to develop new ideas and innovations.

A collection of research articles and other online sources assigned by the lecturer.