Technology and Innovation
Management
Contacts:
Prof. Francesco Zirpoli
Tel. 041 2348786
fzirpoli@unive.it
Office hours in person and @ https://unive.zoom.us/j/6828136531 on
Wednesday 15:00 – 17:00
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N2vX0W54qHbIPx33k5s4FyxRC8iC5pK3jSSwIVdymM/edit#gid=0
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Reading material
1. Text book: Melissa A. Shilling, Strategic
Management of Technological innovation,
Mc Graw-Hill International Edition,
(preferably) 6th Edition
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
2. Online material for the case study discussion
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Course format
• 10 lectures
• Up to 3 Seminars (check updates on Moodle)
• Up to 3 Case Study discussions in class (check
updates on Moodle)
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Exam format
• Next Exam session: December 23 (h. 9)
• Exam format:
– 60 minutes
– 60 multiple choice questions
• Grading:
– Exam multiple choice questions: correct answer +0.5; wrong answer 0.25;
– Seminar/case study assay: up to 3 points
• Exam will be held in person on Moodle (see instructions on
the course web page)
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Bonus points
• Students participating to a case study discussion and handing
in the relative “short assay” will get 1 point to be added to the
grade of the final exam up to 3 bonus points for students
attending the three sessions
• Students that do not pass the exam in the slots after the
course may use the bonus points afterward
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Course outline & scheduling
1. Introduction
2. The dynamics of technological innovation and its diffusion
3. Firms’ innovation and technology strategy
4. Value creation and value appropriation and the formulation
of an innovation strategy
5. Organizing innovation
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