MANAGING INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Année du cours : 1 année(s)

Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management

Langue : English

Période : S2

An interest in digital technology and innovation and would be useful. Critical thinking and group presentation skills are expected.

At the end of the course the student should be able to :

1. Successfully collaborate within a intercultural team
2. Generate sustainable solutions for organizations
3. Organize change management processes
4. Employ state-of-the-art management techniques
5. Thoroughly examine a complex business situation

For almost all organizations, continuous innovation is the key to long-term success and sustainability. The purpose of this course is to examine how managers can facilitate organizational innovation. A specific emphasis is placed on discussing how digital technology can disrupt, enhance, and even stifle innovation activities. To gain a deeper understanding of how management can respond to disruptive innovations, a number of case studies will be presented and critiqued. Emerging innovation management concepts such as ‘open innovation’ and ‘user innovation communities’ will be assessed along with the potential for emerging digital technologies within these paradigms.