Technology Innovation Strategy

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The purpose of this course is to expose you to the dynamics of industries driven by technological innovation and to train you to think strategically about technological innovation. In this course we will tackle such questions as: How and why are dominant standards chosen in winner-take-all industries. How do firms choose among multiple attractive innovation projects? How do firms decide whether to go it alone or collaborate and how do firms develop an effective collaboration strategy? How do firms make the difficult choice between protecting their technologies with patents or copyrights versus rapidly disseminating them to build installed base and complementary goods? The course will be lecture, case, and discussion based. Like the industries we will study, the course will be fast-paced challenging and exciting.