ECON065 CM - Innovation Management

Taken as part of the Silicon Valley internship program. This course provides several insights for prospective innovators in firms and other organizations. We will discuss the main sources of competitive advantage, describe several stylized facts about innovation, consider how innovations are generated and diffuse and describe how high-tech firms and industries evolve. We will also discuss the role of public policy and the key elements of regional and national innovation systems. Throughout the course our focus is on how appropriate management combined with an understanding of surrounding circumstances can help firms generate innovations and appropriate returns.

Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM

Offered: Every Semester

Credit: 1

Course Number: ECON065 CM