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At a Glance
- Instructor(s): Jeffrey Glass; Kyra McDonald
- Semester(s) typically taught: Spring (previously offered in both, will not be offered in Fall 2025)
- Units: 3.0
- Grading scale: Graded (A-F)
- Required or elective for MEM degree? Elective
- If elective, applicable elective track(s): Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Technology Development and Commercialization
- Pre-requisites: n/a
- Recommended previous courses: n/a
Course Description/Synopsis
This course will take students through a variety of issues related to managing technology and innovation in the context of a technology-based organization. It is about managing know-how and innovation processes as well as creating an organizational culture that fosters and supports innovation. We will study best practices and benchmarks to help students develop their intuition for managing innovation given each unique situation, including; the organization’s culture, and strategy, the employee’s strengths/weaknesses, etc. Learning objectives include: i) understanding the different processes that affect innovation in a technology-based firm, ii) how to create a culture of innovation in an organization, iii) the critical role of champions and iv) key concepts of innovation strategy.
Course Syllabus
EGRMGMT 572 Innovation Mgmt Syllabus Fall 2024-
A Word From the Faculty
Student Testimonials (from Course Evaluations)
- “This course was extremely valuable for my understanding of Innovation. The concepts you learn are real-world and the content of the course is digestible and meaningful. I would absolutely recommend taking this course to anyone who is curious about what distinguishes innovators (both people and companies) from those who aren’t.”
- “This was one of my favorite classes that I took during my time at Duke. The course material came from a plethora of industry sources, and it provided great insight into various practices that support innovation.”
- “The most helpful parts of the class were the class discussions and the mini cases. Our class discussions helped me to delve into our reading material further, and the mini cases gave me the opportunity to apply our class material to a company scenario. Each of these aspects also allowed for much collaboration in each class, which I always appreciate.”
- “I think this course really teaches innovative thinking and introduces useful tools for implementation of innovation within the company, which are very helpful in preparation for entering the professional field.”
