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MBA5740

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 07 May 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
OfferedCaulfield MBA Teaching Period 4 2014 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)Dr Paul Kalfadellis

Synopsis

Innovation drives sustainable competitive advantage in organisations. The aim of this unit is to equip students with the knowledge to understand and manage innovation. The unit requires integration of multiple organisational functions but particularly those that impact product and process development. The objective of this unit is to examine the foundations of innovation in product and process for the organisation and its supply chain. It explores innovation at the design, process and system level that is both user-led and technology-led.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. understand the process for managing innovation at the operational and strategic level, specifically by recognising the relationship between markets, technological change and organisational change
  2. understand how innovation in products and processes contribute to competitive advantage in both operations and the supply chain
  3. explore the innovation process both user-led and technology-led innovation as well as knowledge management around these
  4. analyse the process of innovation managing across a range of organisational settings and examples
  5. expand the concept of managing innovation for sustainable competitive advantage
  6. develop capabilities to be future generators of sustainable economic, social and environmental value for business.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Paul Kalfadellis

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in 0028, 3184, 3185, 3189, 3190, 3196, 3198, 3839 or 3849 to undertake this unit.