1. Course title: Innovation and Technology (I&T) 2. Course code: 3. Type of course: 4. Year and trimester of study: 5. Stream: 6. Credits (ECTS/national): 7. Teaching methods and contact hours: 8. Language (s): 9. Prerequisites: 10. Lecturer: Vitor Corado Simões 11. Website: 12. Objectives of the course: - To understand the relationships between technology and strategy and its implications for company competitiveness - To study new product/process development projects - To understand the processes of entering into, and managing, technology based cooperation agreements - To analyse technology accumulation processes at company level and the whole of management in organational and technological learning 13. Course contents: - Basic concepts - Technology and market changes: the main patterns - Innovation and management in companies - Technology and strategy - Acquisition and development of new technologies - Development and launch of new products - Technology based cooperation agreements - Integration of technology in company knowledge base - Conclusions: future challenges 14. Recommended reading (main and other): Adner, Ron, e Levinthal, Daniel A. (2003), ‘The Emergence of Emerging Technologies’, California Management Review, Vol. 45, nº. 1, pp. 50-66. Burgelman, Robert A.; Maidique, Modesto A. e Wheelwright, Steven C. (2001), Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 3ª edição, Irwin, Londres. Chesbrough, Henry (2004), ‘Managing open innovation’, Research Technology Management, Vol. 47, nº.1, pp.23-26 Dodgson, Mark (2000), The Management of Technological Innovation: Am International and Strategic Approach, Oxford, University Press Leonard-Barton, Dorothy (1995), Wellsprings of Knowledge-Building and Sustaining the Forces of Innovation, Harvard Business School Press, Harvard Mass Simões, Vitor Corado (1997), Inovação e Gestão em PME, GEPE M. Economia, Lisboa Tidd, Joe, John Bessant e Keith Pavitt (2003) Gestão da Inovação – Integração das mudanças tecnológicas, de mercado e organizacionais, Monitor: Lisboa 15. Assessment methods: Students performance will be assessed on the basis of three elements: A – Written examination 45% B – Paper (essay) 30% C – Case discussion and participation in classroom activities 25% Note: To get approval, students should get a mark of at least 8 in the final exam.