The course is aimed at getting strong theoretical knowledge in - innovation, - entrepreneurship, - organizational theory, - management in relation to information systems as well as understanding both the evolution of the companies and possible routes of their rapid future development. The course develops skills in innovations, entrepreneurship and developing business plan.
Pre-class reading
Lecture
Discussions “What does it mean to be innovative for the company?”, “What does it mean to be innovative in information systems for the companies?”, “What are the strategic paradigms of innovative companies?”
Pre-class reading
Lecture
Discussions “Who is successful innovator?”, “What is it creative problem-solving?”
Pre-class reading
Speech of the entrepreneur
Discussions “What is it innovative business idea?”
Group assignment: Think and may be develop business idea (in class assignment + discussion).
Create Business Model applying “Canvas Model” (group assignment outside the class).
Lecture “Company Business processes”
Group assignment: think about business processes for created business idea and define which of them are important (in class assignment + discussion).
Group assignment: Develop business processes for created business idea (outside class assignment+presentation + discussion).
Pre-class reading.
Discussions “What is it entrepreneurial opportunity?” “How external and internal environment of the company can be evaluated?”
Group assignments: Analyze company internal (Zara: Fast Fashion) and external environment (Global Wine Wars: New World Challenges Old) (in class assignment + discussion).
Pre-class reading
Lecture about parts of business plan
Discussion “What is it business plan?”
To develop business plan for the innovative idea.
Implementation of information system is a requirement.
Required Units are going to be presented.
Group 4-5 people.
1. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Peter F. Drucker 2006
2. Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 3rd Edition John Bessant, Joe Tidd, 2015
3. The 20 Most Innovative Startups In Tech, http://www.businessinsider.com/20-innovative-startups-2011-11/#codecademy-is-the-easiest-way-to-learn-javascript-1, 2011
4. https://strategyzer.com/canvas/business-model-canvas
5. Fundamentals of Business Process Management, Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling,Hajo A. Reijers, 2013
6. Business Process Management Practical Guidelines, Jeston J., Nelis J., 2012
8. Strategic Management Theory: An. Integrated Approach, Ninth Edition. Charles W. L. Hill and Gareth R. Jones.
9. Case Harvard Business School “Global Wine Wars: New World Challenges Old”
10. Case Harvard Business School “Zara: Fast Fashion”- Class participation 30% (participation and presentation of minimum 2 case studies and three in-class discussions)
- Project 40% (Preparation of the project 70% and its presentation (30%)). The group responsible for the project will get the total grade. Students will distribute the grade among the group members internally.
- Written exam 30%