Innovation Management & Entrepreneurial Mindset

In a business environment characterized by globalization, rapid technological change, and rapidly changing customer needs, organizations need to act increasingly entrepreneurial to maintain their competitive advantage. In this course, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how established firms can increase their innovativeness. This is achieved by exploring how to facilitate entrepreneurial thinking and acting among employees. Additionally, the curriculum teaches participants how to systematically gather data from external sources. The specific topics discussed throughout the course comprise entrepreneurship as a field of research and practice, the dynamics of innovation, the democratization of innovation, and emerging organizational forms for innovation.