Innovation Management

Brief description

• kinds and types of innovations and their characteristics, • approaches and models of innovation management, entrepreneurs as innovators (Schumpeter: creative destruction), • specific aspects of managing innovation projects, • innovation management challenges in project-oriented companies and startups, • implications of innovation management approaches for project and process management

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

• Lercher, H. (2019): Big Picture Das Grazer Innovationsmodell, 2nd revised ed., Graz: Kleine Zeitung • Ries, E. (2017): The lean startup. How today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses, New York: Currency

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lecture, case studies, (individual) exercises

Assessment methods and criteria

assessment of the quality of student assignments and presentations

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Strategy and Organization; Decision-Making and Change

Infos

Degree programme

Projectmanagement & Organisation (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to • discern and describe different kinds and types of innovations as well as essential approaches and models of innovation management, • assess the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches and identify their requirements and effects on the process and project management of a business, and • devise the management subsystems involved accordingly.

Course code

0388-20-01-BB-DE-25b