Course PhD/MSc

Course: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

Workload: 45 hours (3 credits)

Level: Master's and Doctorate

Professors: Dr. Fernanda Frankenberger and Dr. Luiz Pinheiro

Non-degree enrollment: open to master's and doctoral applicants, with (10) limited seats

I - OBJECTIVES:

1. Analyze and understand the drivers and barriers affecting the implementation of innovation in organizations, in order to identify the main factors that influence the innovation process. 

2. Comprehensively and systematically integrate different innovation management concepts, considering the multiple actors involved in innovation ecosystems, with a view to promoting effective and sustainable value creation. 

3. Develop and produce technical innovation management outputs that demonstrate the cohesion and synthesis of the concepts and discussions covered in class, providing a critical and well-grounded approach to advancing innovation management.

II - SYLLABUS

• Introduction to Innovation Management.

• Innovation Environments and Ecosystems.

• Culture and Leadership for Innovation.

• Strategy for Innovation.

• Innovation Management Tools and Models.

• Funding Sources for Innovation.

• ESG and Innovation Management.

• Indicators and Metrics for Innovation Management.

• Trends in Innovation Management.

III - METHODOLOGY

• Student-led presentations

• Discussions and 

• Critical reviews of articles, 

• Videos and practical case studies. 

• Use of the 5W2H tool in applied projects.

IV - DETAILED SCHEDULE

CLASS/DATE: 001

TOPIC: Introduction to Innovation Management (Prof. Pinheiro)

Supplementary readings:

1) Govindarajan V, Trimble C. (2011). The CEO's role in business model reinvention. Harvard Business Review.

2) Christensen, C. M. (2013). The innovator's dilemma: when new technologies cause great firms to fail. Harvard Business Review Press.

Deliverables:

• Personal introductions;

• course presentation;

• proposal presentation;

• Team formation;

• Adjusting dates/conferences.

CLASS/DATE: 002

TOPIC: Innovation Environments and Ecosystems (Prof. Pinheiro)

Required readings:

1) Granstrand, O., & Holgersson, M. (2020). Innovation ecosystems: A conceptual review and a new definition. Technovation, 90, 102098.

2) Ribeiro, R. R., Lima, I. A. D., & Nogueira, S. P. (2022). Políticas públicas e o ecossistema de inovação em Curitiba: o caso do Vale do Pinhão. LUSOCONF2022, 339-347.

Visitors: There will be 5 seats for visitors on this date. To register, simply send a request by email to: luiz.junior@up.edu.br by Aug 9.

Deliverable 1: each team prepares and presents a 5W2H plan for the project, organized for delivery in 3 stages.

CLASS/DATE: 003

TOPIC: Culture and Leadership for Innovation (Prof. Fernanda)

STUDENTS: Flávia de Sá & Fábio Scabeni

Required readings:

1) Villaluz, V. C., & Hechanova, M. R. M. (2019). Ownership and leadership in building an innovation culture. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 40(2), 138-150.

2) Scarpin, M. R. S., & Machado, D. D. P. N. (2015). O impacto da cultura sobre ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento de inovações. INMR - Innovation & Management Review, 12(1), 148-173. Retrieved from https://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/100320

CLASS/DATE: 004

TOPIC: Strategy for Innovation (Prof. Fernanda)

STUDENTS: Edna & Marcus Vidal

Required readings:

1) Baum, C. F., Lööf, H., & Nabavi, P. (2019). Innovation strategies, external knowledge and productivity growth. Industry and Innovation, 26(3), 348-367.

2) Adner, R. (2006). Match your innovation strategy to your innovation ecosystem. Harvard Business Review, 84(4), 98.

CLASS/DATE: 005

TOPIC: Innovation Management Tools and Models (Prof. Pinheiro)

STUDENTS: Kauana Yrina & Thiago Doerr

Required readings:

1) Teece, D. J. (2010). Business models, business strategy and innovation. Long Range Planning, 43(2-3), 172-194.

2) Bettencourt, L. A., & Ulwick, A. W. (2008). The customer-centered innovation map. Harvard Business Review, 86(5), 109.

Deliverable 2: each team delivers stage 1 of the project according to the 5W2H schedule.

CLASS/DATE: 006

Funding Sources for Innovation (Prof. Pinheiro)

STUDENTS: Jeferson Freitas, Maysa

Required readings:

1) Hall, B. H., & Lerner, J. (2010). The financing of R&D and innovation. In Handbook of the Economics of Innovation (Vol. 1, pp. 609-639). North-Holland.

2) Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Financing Innovation." Annual Review of Financial Economics 7 (November 2015): 445–462. (Originally Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-034, November 2014.)

CLASS/DATE: 007

ESG and Innovation Management (Prof. Fernanda)

STUDENTS: Alexandre M & Pedro Rudah

Required readings:

1) Kluza, K., Ziolo, M., & Spoz, A. (2021). Innovation and environmental, social, and governance factors influencing sustainable business models-Meta-analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 303, 127015.

2) Saldanha, C. C. T., Terra, A. L. S., Cruz, M. V. G. D., Rosado, C. G., & Santos, J. C. M. F. (2020). Formação de redes de governança para a inovação no setor público: estudo da Rede InovaGov e Comunidade de Simplificação. Revista do Serviço Público. https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v71.i0.4608 

Deliverable 3: each team delivers stage 2 of the project according to the 5W2H schedule.

CLASS/DATE: 008

Indicators and Metrics for Innovation Management (Prof. Fernanda)

STUDENTS: Jeanfrank Sartori

Required readings:

1) Taques, F. H., López, M. G., Basso, L. F., & Areal, N. (2021). Indicators used to measure service innovation and manufacturing innovation. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 6(1), 11-26.

2) Beneli, D. S., Carvalho, S. A. D. D., & Furtado, A. T. (2022). Indicador composto estadual de inovação (ICEI): uma metodologia para avaliação de sistemas regionais de inovação. Nova Economia, 32, 359-395.

CLASS/DATE: 009

Trends in Innovation Management (Prof. Fernanda and Prof. Pinheiro)

STUDENTS: Giancarlo Fasolin, Herminda Bulhões

Required readings:

1) Kim, W. C. & Maugborne, R. (2023) Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive. Harvard Business Review.

2) Mariani, M. M., Machado, I., Magrelli, V., & Dwivedi, Y. K. (2022). Artificial intelligence in innovation research: A systematic review, conceptual framework, and future research directions. Technovation, 102623.

CLASS/DATE: 010

Final project presentations (Prof. Fernanda and Prof. Pinheiro)

Deliverable 4: each team delivers stage 3 of the project according to the 5W2H schedule.

V – ASSESSMENT

• Participation in class activities and preparation of critical reviews at the start – weight 3

• Topic presentations by students – weight 2

• Delivery and presentation of applied projects with peer review – weight 5 

• Attendance: minimum of 75%

V – ASSESSMENT OF APPLIED PROJECTS:

Team A: Professional training course. A set of contents defined according to the competencies required for professional training, in line with the objectives of the Graduate Program. Example:

a) Continuing education for professionals/managers of public and private organizations, with a special offering for professionals linked to the research projects.

Team B: Teaching material. A support product for teaching purposes, mediating teaching and learning processes in different educational contexts. Examples:

a) Printed material such as textbooks and supplementary books,

b) Audiovisual material,

c) TV and radio programs,

d) Material in new media such as e-books,

e) Platforms and mobile apps.

Team C: (Viasoft) - Teaching material. A support product for teaching purposes, mediating teaching and learning processes in different educational contexts.

V – PARTIAL DELIVERABLES:

Deliverable 1: each team prepares and presents a 5W2H plan for the project, organized for delivery in 3 stages.

Deliverable 2: each team delivers stage 1 of the project according to the 5W2H schedule.

Deliverable 3: each team delivers stage 2 of the project according to the 5W2H schedule.

Deliverable 4: each team delivers stage 3 of the project according to the 5W2H schedule.