Critical Issues in Leadership Theory and Practice: Innovation Management

1 Course Unit

In today’s environment, it is increasingly apparent that success is driven by an organization’s ability to create and capture value through innovations, either technological or non-technological. Thus, the processes used by organizations to develop and foster innovations, the choices they make regarding how to commercialize their innovations, the changes they make to their business models to adapt to the dynamic environment, and the strategies they use to position and build a dominate competitive position all are important issues facing the organizations. Building directly on the learnings achieved in G-MPA 6020, this course identifies and analyzes various types of innovation by socially responsible business leaders, and generates insights about how leaders can strategically manage innovation and implement their innovation strategies to maximize their likelihood of success. 1 Course Unit