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363-0389-00L 3 Credits BSC , DR , MSC , NDS D-CHAB , D-MTEC , D-MAVT , D-ARCH , D-ITET
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Technology and Innovation Management

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Stefano Brusoni, Dr. Axel Zeijen
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:16:53

Abstract

This course focuses on the analysis of innovation as a pervasive process that cuts across organizational and functional boundaries. It looks at the sources of innovation, at the tools and techniques that organizations deploy to routinely innovate, and the strategic implications of technical change.

Objective

This course intends to enable all students to: - Acquire and understand the basic jargon necessary to discuss, in a precise and concise manner, innovation processes and their outcomes - Analyse the relationship between individual and organizational decision processes and their innovative outcomes - Discuss the relevance and importance of different decision-making criteria, and critically assess their impact on desired innovative outcomes

Content

This course looks at technology and innovation management as a process. Continuously, organizations are faced with a fundamental decision: they have to allocate resources between well-known tasks that reliably generate positive results; or explore new ways of doing things, new technologies, products and services. The latter is a high risk choice. Its rewards can be high, but the chances of success are small. How do firms organize to take these decisions? What kind of management skills are necessary to take them? What kind of tools and methods are deployed to sustain managerial decision-making in highly volatile environments? These are the central questions on which this course focuses, relying on a combination of lectures, case-based discussion, and guest speakers.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Slides will be available on the Moodle page

Literature

Readings will be available on the Moodle page

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC , DR , MSC , NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination
Mode
written 90 minutes
Aids
None
Digital
The exam takes place on devices provided by ETH Zurich.
Students can earn a bonus grade by successfully completing in-class online quizzes (max. +0.25).

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Technology and Innovation Management
The lecture will take place in presence and will be recorded.
  • Mon 14:15-16:00 (NO C 60)
2 h weekly

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