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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: The unit aims to introduce key innovation management concepts and principles, and to explore the skills required to manage product and process innovation at operational and strategic levels. It focuses on the key strategic and conceptual issues that affect the innovation process, especially the need to understand and manage innovation within an inter-organisational network context. It will examine how different network actors within the business environment may influence, enable and inhibit the innovation process. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course students will be able to: * Identify and describe different types of innovations * Identify the effects of institutions and national systems of innovation on the innovation management process * Assess the skills and capabilities required to manage innovation in the design and introduction of process and product/service offerings * Evaluate a set of enabling mechanisms and structures to encourage innovative behaviour * Identify best practice in managing innovation across multiple sectors, such as benchmarking * Identify the components of innovation strategy and its link with corporate strategy * Assess the extent of innovativeness of an organisation * Identify the enabling and inhibiting role of inter-organisational networks on the innovation process * Articulate appropriate, contingent approaches to managing innovation within different types of networks, including online networks. Skills: Intellectual Skills * a systematic understanding of organisations, the internal and external context in which they operate and how they can be effectively managed; (T, F, A) * a critical awareness of current issues and frameworks in management; (T, F, A) * an understanding of theoretical concepts and frameworks that enable the student to link theory and practice meaningfully and the ability to appraise critically both theory and practice; (T, F, A) * an understanding of appropriate research and methodological techniques that allow detailed investigation into topical business issues and ability to use these skills to produce professional, critical business reports. (T, F, A) Professional Practical Skills * assess and further develop the strategic position of an organisation under conditions of complexity and uncertainty; (F) * evaluate the current standing of an organisation and practically contribute to the attainment of an organisation's strategies and objectives; (T, F, A) * operate effectively both independently as well as within teams and assume leadership roles where appropriate; (F, A) * be self-directed and able to act autonomously in planning and implementing projects at professional levels.(F, A) Transferable/Key Skills * an ability to develop a holistic perspective on an organisation and an understanding of how the different functions relate to one another; (T, F, A) * an appreciation and in-depth understanding of the resources and competences required for successful cross-functional management in organisations including enterprise skills; (T, F, A) * ability to conduct in-depth research into management and business issues. (F, A) Personal/Interpersonal * an ability to manage and work in teams with an awareness of issues such as culture, gender, working styles etc. and to use these to the benefit of the individual and the team; (F) * the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas; preparation and production of effective business plans and reports.(T, F, A) Content: Innovation in practice, drivers and barriers * Key innovation theories * Innovation in a historical context, * Measuring innovation, including benchmarking * Managing innovation within a network context. * The role of different network actors in the innovation process. |
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MN50686 is Compulsory on the following programmes:School of Management
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