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Technology, innovation and management
Develop a critical understanding of technological innovation and management. This free course, Technology, innovation and management, will provide you with an overview and introduction to a range of related concepts, ideas and debates. It adopts a broad definition of innovation and subscribes to the view that a fundamental feature of any innovation process is that it results in gaining value.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand the issues around defining 'technology', 'innovation' and 'innovation management'
- recognise the diversity of types of innovation, innovators and innovation settings
- understand the nature and extent of technological change and innovation
- critically assess and explain key current issues in our understanding of innovation as a field of study.
First Published: 02/03/2016
Updated: 21/05/2019
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