This course will introduce students to the processes of innovation and international technology transfer along with associated management issues. It focuses in particular on institutional and cultural factors affecting innovation and transfer processes.

7 x 2 hour sessions.

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The course will be assessed through an individual essay of up to 2,500 words (60%) and two group case studies/ essays of 700 words (2 x 20%).

This course aims to provide an introduction to management issues associated with
the processes of innovation and technology transfer between firms located in different countries and within multinational firms, focusing in particular on institutional and cultural factors affecting the process.

At the end of this elective, students should be able:

1. To analyse critically the processes of innovation and technology transfer, including across national borders;

2. To assess the role of institutional and cultural factors affecting these processes;

3. To describe and evaluate key issues associated with the management of the processes between specific firms   operating in different national contexts and/or within parts of multinational firms located in different countries.

This course will give the students the opportunity to practice the skills of critical evaluation and discursive dialogue which were developed earlier in the programme.

Students must complete at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.