Description
Description:
This course surveys the key issues related to the strategic management of technology at the firm level. Course objective is to improve the students’ knowledge and skills related to managing technologies in a firm. It provides an introduction to the concepts and methods in the following topic Identification of Firm’s Current and Potential Technologies; Auditing Firm’s Technological Capabilities ; Technology Assessment (Technology Forecasting, Evaluation of Technology Impact on the Firm’s Competitiveness) ; Technology Planning (Strategic view) ; Acquisition & Exploitation of Technology (Technological Innovation, Technology Transfer).
Lab and Tutorials:
The course requires practice and problem solving training during tutorials.
Literature:
• Management of Technology, Khalil Tarik, 2004
