Organizing for Innovative Product Development

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Organizing for Innovative Product Development posted by duggu on 12/8/2007

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This course introduces new product development. Topics include technology transfer, relations between science and technology, and the innovation process.

Course calendar.
SES #	TOPICS
1	Introduction
2	Technology transfer: Where and how do new product ideas originate?
3	Relations between science and technology
4	The technological gatekeeper: Care and feeding
5	Reward systems for engineers and scientists
6	The innovation process: How should we organize?
7	Examples of the use of physical space to accomplish organizational goals Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn
8	Some examples: Steelcase; BMW FIZ; Skoda; Volkswagen's Glass Factory Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn
9	The downside of project organization: Conformity and the aging of project teams
10	The matrix: Curse or asset?
11	Physical space and its interaction with organizational space
12	Effects of geographical location on communication patterns
13	Student reports

Further Reading:

SES #	TOPICS	READINGS
1	Introduction
2	Technology transfer: Where and how do new product ideas originate?	Allen, Thomas J. Managing the Flow of Technology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984, chapters 1 and 2. ISBN: 9780262510271. Allen, T. J., D. B. Hyman, and D. L. Pinckney. "Transferring Technology to the Small Firm: A Study of Technology Transfer in Three Countries." Research Policy 12, no. 4 (1983): 199-211. O'Shea, R. P., T. J. Allen, A. Chevalier, and F. Roche. "Entrepreneurial Orientation, Technology Transfer and Spinoff Performance of U.S. Universities." Research Policy 34, no. 7 (2006): 994-1009.
3	Relations between science and technology	Stokes, Donald E. Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780815781776. Allen, Thomas J. "Distinguishing Engineers from Scientists." In The Human Side of Managing Technological Innovation. Edited by Ralph Katz. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780195135312.
4	The technological gatekeeper: Care and feeding	Allen, Thomas J. Managing the Flow of Technology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984, chapters 4, 5, and 6. ISBN: 9780262510271.
5	Reward systems for engineers and scientists	Allen, Thomas J., and Ralph Katz. "The Dual Ladder: Motivational Solution or Managerial Delusion?" R&D Management 16, no. 2 (1986): 185-197.
6	The innovation process: How should we organize?	Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapter 1. ISBN: 9780750682367.
7	Examples of the use of physical space to accomplish organizational goals Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn	Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapter 2-3. ISBN: 9780750682367.
8	Some examples: Steelcase; BMW FIZ; Skoda; Volkswagen's Glass Factory Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn	Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapters 4-5. ISBN: 9780750682367.
9	The downside of project organization: Conformity and the aging of project teams	Katz, Ralph, and Thomas J. Allen. "Investigating the Not Invented Here (NIH) Syndrome: A Look at the Performance, Tenure, and Communication Patterns of 50 R&D Project Groups." R&D Management 12, no. 1 (1982): 7-20.
10	The matrix: Curse or asset?	Hansen, Morten T., Marie Louise Mors, and Bjørn Løvås. "Knowledge Sharing in Organizations: Multiple Networks, Multiple Phases." Academy of Management Journal 48, no. 5 (2005): 776-793.
11	Physical space and its interaction with organizational space	Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780750682367.
12	Effects of geographic location on communication patterns
13	Student reports