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Objetivos

• Recognize the importance of innovation as a critical factor for success in the current economic and social context;
• Understand the management of innovation as key factor in the global management model of businesses,
• Highlight innovation in the context of continuous improvement of organizational performance;
• Develop skills to act in order to accelerate the identification, creation, evaluation, implementation and dissemination of ideas and innovative projects, geared to meet the needs and expectations of customers and other stakeholders;
• Develop skills in the use of methods, techniques and tools for Innovation Management, in particular the creation of an innovation friendly organizational culture.

Métodos de Ensino

This course is structured around lectures, class discussions, and projects (the projects should be developed in teams of 4/5 students), which will familiarize students with the theoretical body of the course, and will also focus on the use of tools and techniques of innovation management. Case studies provide an opportunity for knowledge consolidation and the development of skills through learning-by-doing. The theoretical content is both based on literature and supported by practical examples – the main pedagogical resources. Additional Internet based mechanisms can be used for the dissemination of information and asynchronous interaction.

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Programa

1.FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ABOUT INNOVATION
1.1. Invention vs. Innovation
1.2. Concepts and Typologies of Innovation
1.3. Innovation Process
1.4. Diffusion of Innovations

2.INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS
2.1. Strategic Dimension of Innovation

3.THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION
3.1. Process Innovation
3.2. Management of Change
3.3. Characteristics and Routines of Innovative Organizations
3.4. Open Innovation

4.METHODS, TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

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