MGMT 731 Innovation and Entrepreneurship

In this course, the models for successfully organizing technologically-driven innovations, in entrepreneurial and established firms, are studied, and critiqued. Students learn to develop innovative-based strategies, which will cause entrepreneurial organizations to earn sustained competitive advantage. Students will also discover how to identify, build, and commercialize technological innovations. This course emphasizes the need for continuity in the building and commercialization of valuable innovations. It draws heavily from recent literature and models on entrepreneurial innovation and expects students, not only to critique these existing literature and models, but to design original technology-driven innovations that could aid organizations gain and sustain competitive advantage. The course is divided into 4 Modules, which will take the students from the formulation of innovative ideas to the building of innovative entrepreneurial firms. These modules will systematically guide the students to conduct a focused literature review on some advanced aspect of the studied material and produce a research paper.