NA_CIM Change & Innovation Management

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Pavlák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Miroslav Pavlák, Ph.D.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Kateřina Konupková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NA_CIM/cECPH: each even Monday 15:45–16:29 S35, each even Monday 16:30–17:15 S35, M. Pavlák
NA_CIM/pECPH: Mon 14:00–14:44 S35, Mon 14:45–15:30 S35, M. Pavlák
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to define terms and specifications of the innovation and innovative business, to clarify the meaning of innovation activities in order to ensure high competitiveness of companies in today's global business, to evaluate conditions for successful innovative projects, to define characteristics of managerial processes in a business development while ensuring the profitability of investments in innovation implementation plan. In addition to foreign language terminology acquiring the aim is also to help with techniques of understanding to lectures in a foreign language and students’ own interpretation of the read or otherwise prepared professional topic.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student will have the following professional knowledge. He will be able to: - clarify the meaning of innovation activities in order to ensure high competitiveness of companies in today's global business, - evaluate conditions for successful innovative projects, - understand the role of the company's managers to implement business strategies based on the innovation, - know appropriate processes and procedures related to change management in companies. During the course the student acquires the following professional skills. He will be able to: - ensure the profitability of investments in innovation implementation plan, - work with information sources, analyze acquired data and on their basis set objectives for individual management activities, - find examples of good practice, the benefits of successful managers for organizational development, - specify the term Industry 4.0 and its impacts on individual business units, - prepare the entrepreneurial innovative strategy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Innovation Management 2. Creating Innovation for Competitive Advantage 3. CRM Innovations 4. Innovations in Commerce, Logistics and Production 5. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategy 6. Change and Knowledge Management 7. Innovation Management Techniques and Tools 8. Innovation Effectiveness Measurement 9. Controlling of Innovation Activities 10.Copyright Protection 11.Innovation Project 12.Industry 4.0
Literature
    required literature
  • HARRINGTON, H. J. Innovative change management (ICM): preparing your organization for the new innovative culture. In: . [2018]. ISBN 978-0-8153-7078-9.
  • DOCKERY, Doug a Laureen KNUDSEN. Modern business management: creating a built-to-change organization. In: . [2018]. ISBN 978-1-4842-3261-3.
    recommended literature
  • Adams, Paul, et al. The Little Black Book of Change : The 7 Fundamental Shifts for Change Management That Delivers, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/4189590?accountid=37662.
  • Barbaroux, Pierre, et al. Knowledge Management and Innovation : Interaction, Collaboration, Openness, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/4593128?accountid=37662.
  • Bleistein, Steven. Rapid Organizational Change, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/4875212?accountid=37662.
  • Tuominen, Kari. Management of Change, Oy Benchmarking Ltd, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/4883177?accountid=37662.
Teaching methods
Classes in the full-time study form will be held on the basis of interactive sessions, in which the theory will be supplemented by practical examples, analyzing and interpreting scientific articles from foreign periodicals, as well as an emphasis on the presentation of results of business cases. Students will not only learn a foreign language and technical terminology, but also demonstrate the ability of its use. The lessons will have a lecturing part (theory, new knowledge including practical examples) and a practical part. That will be focused either on reading economical/business articles and their brief interpretation to ensure understanding the expert text, it’s interpretation and possibly to defend the standpoint, or part of the lessons may be also designed as a preparation of the team presentation project, and then on presentation of teams.
Teaching in part-time study form will be held as guided consultations, where the previous reading is expected. A truncated presentation of the topic will be followed by the interactive discussion and consultation of the studied topics. In both full and part-time study forms each topic will be mostly presented (in detailed or condensed form – according to the type of study) in PPT presentations, followed by an interactive discussion. Some topics may be supplemented by the guest lectures (speakers are usually prominent experts from industry or diplomatic services). All the prezentations will be available as an additional study material in IS under this course.
Teaching in the distance form of study will be realized in the form of tutorials, continuous consultation and control of the fulfillment of ongoing tasks, tests.
Assessment methods
The subject is finished with a CREDIT and TEST. Completion CONDITIONS to get CREDIT for both full and part-time study form: Active participation in the seminars [= active listening, discussing, reading, analyzing& interpreting of economic articles or case study results, presence at lectures]. Team case study elaboration & it’s active professional presentation (topics of case study must be agreed with lecturer at the beginning of semester). Min 10 pages. !!! Deadline for sending your seminar work to me: one week before passing exam !!! Completion CONDITIONS to pass the EXAM for both full and part-time study form: Knowledge test (knowledge test: written, combination of open and multiple choice questions, expecting brief answers to make it clear if you understand the principles and terminology of innovation management. 5 questions. To pass the examination student must achieve at least 50% correct answers).
Completion conditions for ISP students are following: 1. to pass the exam test under the above mentioned conditions 2. to write a seminar work.
Distance learning: The conditions for completing the course are as follows: 1. passing the exam test 2. Credit is tied to participation in tutorials (but not only attendance, but active participation in tutorial, discussion, interaction, argumentation) and defending the seminar work.
Students of all forms of teaching (full-time, part-time, distance): late attendance during classes will not be accepted, and if classes are conducted through Microsoft Teams, it is expected that the camera and microphone will be turned on when prompted by a tutor.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011, summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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