UCL - Innovation and Corporate Strategy

[LSMS2116]

[30h] 5 credits

Teacher(s): Benoît Gailly

Language: English

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

By the end of the class, students should master the main concepts underlying the development of innovation management as a core competitive advantage of a firm

Main themes

The design and implementation of strategic innovation management processes within multinational firms.

Content and teaching methods

Summary
Strategic innovation
Corporate innovation management processes
Key success factors
Case studies

Methods
In-class activities
- Lectures
- Interactive seminar
- Micro-teaching (partly presented by students)

At home activities
- Students presentation

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites (ideally in terms of competencies)
Master basic management concepts

Evaluation : Class participation and group project, in French or English

Support : Slides provided through icampus

References : Provided during the class

Internationalisation
- CEMS course
- international content (does the course tackle international issues related to the course content ?)
- international guests

Corporate features
- case study
- corporate guest

Skills
- presentation skills
- team work
- problem solving
- decision making
- critical thinking

Techniques and tools for teaching and learning
- Internet work