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Overview
This course aims at introducing Ph.D. students to understand the theory and relevance of the increasingly important overlap of international business and innovation studies. Based on selected examples, we will practice theory adaption and development for Ph.D. research. At the end of the course, students will know the fundamentals of innovation and international business theory, and be conversant on global innovation theory and practice. They will also have sharpened their creative skills, as well as their decision-making about valuable and relevant contributions to management science.
Programme Structure
Main topics the course: global innovation, international business, technological change, organization science, strategy, evolution, industrial dynamics, performance measurement, problem framing, theory development, knowledge flows.
Day 1. Fundamentals of Innovation Studies
o Is there a theory of innovation? What are the key problems in studying innovation?
o Core concepts in innovation studies: Path dependency, dominant design, architectural innovation, etc.
o How to develop new theory and new research frameworks?
Specialised workshop: by prof.Cornelius Herstatt (Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technology and Innovation Management) Applying qualitative research methodology for innovation studies
Day 2. Multi-Site Innovation Processes
o De-localizing innovation processes: Can innovation work without context?
o Transnational innovation projects: What‘s different?
o What do we know about transnational knowledge flows, coordination, and communication?
Site visit: by prof. Arminas Ragauskas and prof.Renaldas Raišutis to Science and Technology Valley „Santaka“ (http://www.santakosslenis.lt/en/) global R&D labs
Day 3. Global Strategy and Innovation Network Architectures
o Is global innovation a subset of IB or innovation studies?
o Organizational evolution of knowledge-intensive networks.
o What drives global innovation? What drives local innovation?
Specialised workshop: independent preparation of assignments
Day 4. Innovation Capability and Organizational Performance
o How do organizations innovate? How do they build capability?
o Savior or scapegoat: The myth of the leader in innovation
o Principal agency or ‚Are HQ-Subsidiary relations out-of-date‘?
Site visit: lead by prof. Monika Petraite to Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Global R&D excellence centre
Day 5. Reverse Innovation, Low-Tech Innovation, and Diffusion of Knowledge
o What innovation concepts are explicitly international?
o Does innovation need technology to be new? Bottom-of-the-pyramid concepts of innovation.
o How does innovation spread and why it matters?
Audience
The target group are PhD students in the following areas: strategy, international business, innovation and technology management, entrepreneurship, organization science, although other related areas such as operations research, organizational behavior, and economics may also benefit from the exercises and the skills development offered in this course. Preferably, every student has a basic (i.e., general Masters-level) understanding of international management and innovation.
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Max von Zedtwitz, Department of Strategic Management
Prof. Dr. Arminas Ragauskas, Institute of Health telematics
Prof. Dr. Monika Petraite, Department of Strategic Management
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Credits
6 ECTS
Global innovation is a relatively recent phenomenon opening up old problems in organization and management theory that we believed to have solved until innovation started to become dispersed at a grander scale. In this course we learn how old theories apply to innovation to inspire new theory, and how scholars of innovation science go about framing problems such that their work leads to new answers and, of course, new questions. We will dig deep into international business theory, and deeper into innovation research, to find applicable methods and means to understand global innovation better, not just as a phenomenon but also as a field of independent study.
Delivered
Blended
- Semi-structured, Fully structured
- Continuous support with feedback on request
- Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions), Online group works/assignments
Campus Location
- Kaunas, Lithuania
Disciplines
Electrical Engineering Electronics & Embedded Technology Management StudiesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Preferably, each student has a basic (i.e., general Masters-level) understanding of international management and innovation.
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Tuition Fees
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Applies to youNon-residents540 EUR / full≈ 540 EUR / full
Additional Details
4-day 6 ECTS course fee is 540 EUR . Travel and insurance expenses, and accommodation are not included in course fee.
Course is free of charge for students who come to study under the Erasmus+ program.Living costs
Kaunas
Lithuania
428 - 740 EUR / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Course may be funded by the student, student’s home institution or other interested organisations.
The course is free of charge for students comming on Erasmus+ programme.
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