Objectives

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to forecast the future technological needs of their organisations, to evaluate the possible sources of new technology, and to manage the transfer of new products and processes, into or out of their organisations. Participants will be able to understand the impact of the rapidly changing technological environment on business processes, structures, organisation and strategy. It will therefore help you to understand and to more fully exploit and manage the interactions between national innovation systems, processes of globalization, and international technology transfer. Participants will develop the ability to identify new technology platforms of potential strategic importance and to successfully assimilate such platforms into their firms. In this course you will also learn about the different contemporary issues (theories) of managing technology in a global environment such as complex projects, biotechnology, sustainable development, etc.

What Would you Learn

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of managing technology in global environment and the skills to manage technology at the strategic, organizational, and operational levels.
• Define technological innovation, its importance, and how firms use it to achieve their objectives.
• Understand the key roles of technological advances in business activities and discuss the opportunities and threats to international business.
• Integrate the management of technological, organisational and market change to support the development of new products and services, implementation of new processes, and creation of new businesses.
• Demonstrate an understanding of e-business technology, the internet marketing and strategies and e-manufacturing.
• Understand the processes to develop and commercialise new products and services.
• Explore the need for innovation management in the ‘new economy’ and assess competencies and intellectual assets.
• Develop interpersonal skills through the use of group presentations, discussions and exercises.