MANAGING INNOVATION ASSIGNMENT

QUESTION 1( WEEK 6 VIDEO –Small is beautiful by E.F. Schumacher on appropriate Technology – 1 – you tube). Watch the video and comment on it.

QUESTION 2. (W6TDQ1)

What are the key innovation networks and why is this important in the innovation process? Provide examples.

QUESTION 3. (W6TDQ2 )

What are some of the key challenges of managing innovation networks?

QUESTION 4. ( Review the case under Week 6 Assignments. Your assignment is to do the following):

1) Provide a summary of the case.

2) Discuss the key issues in the case.

3) Evaluate how issues are resolved.

4) Provide a conclusion to the case.

Each of the four sections should be one detailed paragraph. You should use essay format in your analysis with a title page and double spacing. The total length of the paper should be 300- 400 words.

WEEK 6 CASE REVIEW

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING

Written by:

Dr. Luke Pittaway

Dr. Maxine Robertson

Dr. David Denyer

Dr. Kamal Munir

Professor Andy Neely2

Written by:

Dr. Luke Pittaway, Dr. Maxine Robertson, Dr. David Denyer, Dr. Kamal Munir, Professor Andy Neely

AIM – the UK’s research initiative on management

The Advanced Institute of Management Research

(AIM) develops UK-based world-class management

research. AIM seeks to identify ways to enhance

the competitiveness of the UK economy and its

infrastructure through research into management

and organisational performance in both the private

and public sectors.

about AIM

AIM consists of:

¦ Over 100 AIM Fellows and Scholars – all leading academics in their fields…

¦ Working in cooperation with leading international academics and specialists

as well as UK policymakers and business leaders…

¦ Undertaking a wide range of collaborative research projects on management…

¦ Disseminating ideas and shared learning through publications, reports,

workshops and events…

¦ Fostering new ways of working more effectively with managers and policy makers…

¦ To enhance UK competitiveness and productivity.

AIM’s Objectives

Our mission is to significantly increase the contribution of and future capacity

for world class UK management research.

Our more specific objectives are to:

¦ Conduct research that will identify actions to enhance the UK’s international

competitiveness

¦ Raise the quality and international standing of UK research on management

¦ Expand the size and capacity of the active UK research base on management

¦ Engage with practitioners and other users of research within and beyond the

UK as co-producers of knowledge about managementforeword

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