Postgraduate course 2023/2024

Research in Innovation Management

Type: Elective course

Area of studies: Postgraduate Studies

Delivered by: Department of Management

When: 2 year, 1 semester

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Nadezhda Nikolaevna Butryumova

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 28

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course introduces key concepts and fundamental questions in the scholarly study of innovation, which are relevant for the graduate students with interest in the innovation field per se as well as for those with innovation as a setting in which to study other issues. Considering that innovation happens to be an extremely broad term of interest to many scholarly communities and disciplines (e.g., engineering, management, sociology, economics), we will focus on the innovation literature that engages with management, particularly from a strategy perspective. The course allows the students to explore important, contemporary issues about strategy and innovation in organizational contexts from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Special focus will be devoted to measuring in innovation management research field.

Learning Objectives

• The cource aims at introducing key concepts and fundamental questions in the scholarly study of innovation and at developing skills to elaborate research proposal in innovation management studies

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Develop a mental model of the innovation studies management field
• Show a deep, nuanced understanding of the key concepts and theories of innovation studies
• Critically analyze and reviews academic studies of innovation
• Develop new ideas and approaches advancing innovation studies
• Communicate new scholarly ideas verbally and in written form

Course Contents

• Introduction: Innovation as a field of management studies
• Topic 1: Absorptive and desorptive capacity
• Topic 2: Balancing between exploration and exploitation
• Topic 3: Leadership and proactive behaviour of employees
• Topic 4: Industry dynamics and innovation
• Topic 5: Triple helix model of innovation
• Research proposal presentation

Assessment Elements

• Critical review and presentation of empirical paper
  During the course the students will be assigned one empirical article for individual analysis. You will need to prepare a critical review of the assigned article, including: theoretical view and argument development, research question(s), method, findings, meaning and significance of the contributions, shortcomings/opportunities for further studies. You will present this critical review during the class and organize the discussion of presented study. The presentation should be submitted via email one day before the class. This assignment should be done individually.
• Research paper proposal
  Each student will be asked to create a detailed research paper proposal at the end of the course, which reviews and synthesizes the research literature. This proposal should focus on a viable research topic centered in your own area of interest (strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, innovation, organization theory, human resources, etc.), dealing with issues related to innovation studies. The ultimate proposed study can take any form (e.g., conventional qualitative/quantitative empirical paper, meta-analysis, theory development, systematic literature review, practitioner paper). This assignment should be done individually.
• Class participation, discussion, estimations, quizzes
  During each class the students should actively participate in discussion, make estimations and pass quizzes. Class discussions and interactions are the essential part of our synthesis of the material and subsequent learning. It is therefore vital that you come to every class prepared and ready to contribute. Good participation implies critical analysis of the literature, asking questions, raising original ideas, making constructive comments, and having a positive attitude toward learning.
• Presentation of the basic paper and class discussion
  During the course the students will be assigned one basic article for individual analysis. You will need to prepare a brief overview of the assigned article, including: definitions, justification of the concept and its core principles, academic and practical implications. You will present this overview during the class and organize the discussion of presented concept. The presentation should be submitted via email one day before the class This assignment can be done individually or in groups up to three students.

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 1st semester
  0.2 * Class participation, discussion, estimations, quizzes + 0.2 * Critical review and presentation of empirical paper + 0.2 * Presentation of the basic paper and class discussion + 0.4 * Research paper proposal

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Adams, R., Bessant, J., & Phelps, R. (2006). Innovation management measurement: A review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 8(1), 21–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2370.2006.00119.x
• Dodgson, M. (2018). Innovation Management : A Research Overview. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1622853

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Dodgson, M. The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management [Электронный ресурс] / M.Dodgson, D.M.Gann, N.Phillips, eds.; БД oxfordhandbooks. - Oxford University Press; 2014– Режим доступа: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694945.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199694945 – Загл. с экрана.