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LevelEconomics and strategy of innovation (B-KUL-D0S88A)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractAims
The goal of this course is to provide students a thorough understanding of the state of the art of academic research in innovation management and the economics of innovation.
Previous knowledge
The course is taught to KU Leuven-students taking up the Master of Advanced Business Studies (elective), to students in the doctoral program at the KUL (in particular at dept. of MSI), to Maastricht University students in the MPhil Business Research (required), and to students in the doctoral programs of the METEOR research school and UNU-MERIT. The expected number of participants is about 15.
Content
This course will deal with both theory and empirical research on important topics in innovation. The two generic themes that can be discerned are (i) perspectives on innovation and innovation management and (ii) empirical methods in innovation research. The specific topics in R&D and Innovation that will be addressed are:
Course material
Articles and literature
Toledo / e-platform
Activities
6.0 ects. Economics and strategy of innovation (B-KUL-D0S88a)
Content
This course will deal with both theory and empirical research on important topics in innovation. The two generic themes that can be discerned are (i) perspectives on innovation and innovation management and (ii) empirical methods in innovation research. The specific topics in R&D and Innovation that will be addressed are:
Aims
The goal of this course is to provide students a thorough understanding of the state of the art of academic research in innovation management and the economics of innovation
Description of learning activities
This course is a collaboration between three institutions:
(i) KU Leuven, department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation (MSI),
(ii) UNU-MERIT (research institute on innovation, technology, and development of Maastricht University and the United Nations University) and
(iii) Maastricht University, Department of Organization and Strategy.
PhD students and MPhil (pre-doctorate) students of the three institutions can take the course. The goal of the inter-institutional collaboration is to pool resources (expert researchers from the three institutions) and to create more interaction within larger groups of students.
The course will be taught by eight reputable scholars/lecturers in the field of innovation and R&D. The course consists of eight half-day classes combining lectures with student presentations, in class discussions, and in-classassignments. Classes will be held on seven Wednesdays during the second semester (February-March) in the afternoon and one class will be held on a Friday. The course work extends to pre-class preparation tasks and assignments and/or post-class assignments (short papers, analysis).
The final grade will be an average of grades for each session, based on presentations and assignments.
Literature and assignments will be made available on TOLEDO before each class.
The eight lecturers are:
Prof. Bruno Cassiman (KUL, IESE)
Prof. Dirk Czarnitzki (KUL)
Prof. John Hagedoorn (UMaastricht)
Prof. Pierre Mohnen (UMaastricht, UNU-MERIT)
Prof. Bart van Looy (KUL)
Prof. Otto Toivanen (KUL)
Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke (UHasselt, TU Eindhoven)
Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers (KUL)
Course material
Journal articles and lecture slides.
Evaluation
Evaluation : Economics and strategy of innovation (B-KUL-D2S88a)
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Determination of grades
* The grades are determined by the course holder(s) (titularis), as announced via Toledo and the examination schedule. The result is computed and expressed as a whole number on a scale of 20.
* For each meeting there is a pre-class assignment and in-class presentation, or a post-class assignment for individual students or teams of students. The grade for the course is the average grade over all assignments.
Evaluation third examination period
* During an academic year, the student has 2 chances to participate to the exam: a first time during the first or second examination period, and a second time during the third examination period.
* The characteristics of the evaluation of the third examination period are similar to those of the first or the second examination period.
