2024 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
Theories of Innovation
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Inoue
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue / 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- IEE.D332
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The activities of firms can be seen as sequent function which generate innovations, embodies them as products and services, and deliver it to consumers. Therefore, "innovation management" is significant for all firms. This lecture especially focuses on the innovation management in the field of business management and teaches you the theories about innovations.
Course description and aims
To understand theories of innovation and to be able to apply them to actual business problems.
Keywords
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Intellectual property
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
(a) The lecturer sets groups based on participants' preferences on industry.
(b) Each group discusses about innovation in the selected industries.
(c) Each group presents the achievement.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Explain the concept of innovation. |
| Class 2 | Selection of analytical objects | Explain the innovation case in the specific industry. |
| Class 3 | Famous historical innovations / evolution and decline of firms by innovations (part 1) | Explain the historical role and influence of innovation for firms. |
| Class 4 | Famous historical innovations / evolution and decline of firms by innovations (part 2) | Explain the historical role and influence of innovation for firms, especially in the specific industry. |
| Class 5 | Industry and innovation / measurement of innovation (part 1) | Explain the role of innovation for industry and measurement of innovation. |
| Class 6 | Industry and innovation / measurement of innovation (part 2) | Explain the role of innovation for industry and measurement of innovation, especially in the specific industry. |
| Class 7 | Entrepreneurship / resource allocation and knowledge creation / new product development (part 1) | Explain concepts and methods about entrepreneurship, resource allocation, knowledge creation, and new product development. |
| Class 8 | Entrepreneurship / resource allocation and knowledge creation / new product development (part 2) | Explain concepts and methods about entrepreneurship, resource allocation, knowledge creation, and new product development, especially in the specific industry. |
| Class 9 | innovation strategy / firms' relationship and innovation (part 1) | Explain concepts of innovation strategy and innovation system. |
| Class 10 | innovation strategy / firms' relationship and innovation (part 2) | Explain concepts of innovation strategy and innovation system in the specific industry. |
| Class 11 | Institutions and management of Intellectual property for generation of innovation (part 1) | Explain concepts about institutions and management of Intellectual property for generation of innovation. |
| Class 12 | Institutions and management of Intellectual property for generation of innovation (part 2) | Explain concepts about institutions and management of Intellectual property for generation of innovation, especially in the specific industry. |
| Class 13 | Preparation of final presentation | Organize the achievement in this class and propose the original innovation strategy. |
| Class 14 | Final presentation and discussion | Present and discuss the achievement. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Management Text: Innovation Management (New edition) (Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center Eds.)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Quality of assignment (80%); Contribution to discussion (20%)
Related courses
- IEE.B330 ： Behavioral Economics and Management
- IEE.B331 ： Applied Microeconomics
Prerequisites
none.
Other
Bring your laptop PC.