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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Management e strategia d’impresa - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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Leadership and innovation management (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S008096
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/08 - MANAGEMENT
Period
primo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Oct 4, 2021 al Dec 17, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge in the field of innovation management, focusing particularly on product innovation and small business innovation. Leadership issues connected to innovation management are considered too. At the end of the course the student will acquire: - a basic understanding of the paradigms of innovation and leadership; - methods to innovate in business and him/herself and to manage a team or to be leaders of him/herself; - the awareness of the personal skills to be provided to give full effect to the manager or entrepreneur's figure.
Program
This course gives the opportunity to understand the principles and tools of innovation within companies, specifically referring to product and process innovation. The course introduces tools from Design Management and tools from the Toyota Production System - Lean which underpin process innovation. Digital innovation and digital tools from the so-called Industry 4.0 will be explained as well. Finally, skills and competencies related to how to become a leader for innovation will be analysed
Detailed program:
- innovation sources
- ideator and users
- where does innovation come from?
- types and patterns of innovation
- product and process innovation
- incremental and radical innovations
- modular and architectural innovation
- S-shaped curve
- who could adopt the innovation?
- technological cycles
- standards battle and design dominance
- timing of entry
- first mover, early follower, late entrant
- technological innovation strategy
- choosing innovation projects
- collaboration strategies
- open innovation
- shared economy
- product development and design management
- Toyota Production System - Lean Manufacturing
- Lean tools
- Lean Manufacturing and Lean Office
- Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution
- Cyber-Physical Technologies and innovations
- ERPs and process digitalisation
- the innovation leader inside the company
Bibliography
Examination Methods
Written exam with the possibility of directly marking the results. Discretionary oral examination (+/- 3 marks)
