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Innovation management
Innovation management
This doctoral course will examine the connections between the competitive landscape, managerial decisions, and the processes of creating, capturing, and delivering value through innovation and related activities.
Innovation management is a dynamic and wide-ranging field involving academics and professionals from both the public and private sectors. The primary goal of this course is to offer PhD students a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical foundations of innovation management. The course is part of the PhD programme in Management at USN.
The course adopts a broad perspective, reviewing significant studies from such as management, marketing, and product innovation literature. It begins with an overview of innovation and its impact on performance, followed by topics such as disruptive innovation, competition, product launches, inter-organizational alliances, the role of product design, and strategic orientations. By incorporating diverse viewpoints, students gain a deeper understanding of observable phenomena and the methods scholars use to describe, explain, and predict outcomes.
Recognizing the importance of publishing for career advancement, the course places a strong emphasis on research practices. The main goal is to provide students with knowledge about conducting and publishing high-quality research in the fields of innovation management and product development.
Objectives:
- Understand how economic and technological scenarios influence a company's innovation strategy.
- Recognize the importance of organizational innovation in establishing an innovation-oriented company.
- Comprehend the shift from technological to marketing innovation.
- Analyze multiple potential sources of innovation.
- Develop and manage innovative strategies for companies in various scenarios.
Link to course website: https://www.usn.no/studier/studie-og-emneplaner/#/emne/IM9000_1_2025_V%C3%85R
This is a blended course of 5 ECTS, with digital and in-presence components: Online session : 6 March 2025 Offline/in-presence sessions in Drammen: 25-29 March Online session: 31 March Online session: 29 May 2025 Date for submitting the final paper/assessment: 12 June 2025
Learning activities
The course employs a blended learning strategy, featuring a combination of seminars on campus (Drammen) one week (3-5 days) during the semester and digital meetings, learning resources and activities.
- Lectures
- Individual guidance on the exam paper will be scheduled with a supervisor.
- Discussions and group work in class online and offline
- Presentations of the student’s individual topics/research questions for their papers.
The assessment is an individual paper of 6000-8000 words (counts 80 %) and an individual oral exam (counts 20 %).
Fees and costs
There are no tuition fees for the course. Participants must cover costs related to travel, accommodation, meals and social activities themselves. Hotel rooms start at approx. € 100 per night. Travel from the airport to Drammen by train (one way): approx. 30 €. Meals: approx. 70 € per day.
Accommodation
Participants are responsible for finding and booking accommodation. The USN campus is centrally located in Drammen, within walking distance from all major hotels. Comfort Hotel Union Brygge is the closest.
Admission requires a completed master's degree, normally with a grade of B or better. Motivated master’s students from the EDUC university network may be admitted after application, but are subject to the approval from the course responsible on a case by case basis.
| Code | USN-IM9000 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language/s | English |
| Level | B1 |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Teacher | Teacher/Mentor: Sbihi, Abdelkader |
| Starting Semester | Spring (2nd) |
| Mode | Mixed |
| Platform | In presence/online |