| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Technology transfer: Where and how do new product ideas originate? |
Allen, T. J., D. B. Hyman, and D. L. Pinckney. "Transferring Technology to the Small Firm: A Study of Technology Transfer in Three Countries." Research Policy 12, no. 4 (1983): 199-211. O'Shea, R. P., T. J. Allen, A. Chevalier, and F. Roche. "Entrepreneurial Orientation, Technology Transfer and Spinoff Performance of U.S. Universities." Research Policy 34, no. 7 (2006): 994-1009. |
| 3 | Relations between science and technology |
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| 4 | The technological gatekeeper: Care and feeding |  Allen, Thomas J. Managing the Flow of Technology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984, chapters 4, 5, and 6. ISBN: 9780262510271. |
| 5 | Reward systems for engineers and scientists | Allen, Thomas J., and Ralph Katz. "The Dual Ladder: Motivational Solution or Managerial Delusion?" R&D Management 16, no. 2 (1986): 185-197. |
| 6 | The innovation process: How should we organize? | Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapter 1. ISBN: 9780750682367. |
| 7 | Examples of the use of physical space to accomplish organizational goals Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn | Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapter 2-3. ISBN: 9780750682367. |
| 8 | Some examples: Steelcase; BMW FIZ; Skoda; Volkswagen's Glass Factory Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn | Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapters 4-5. ISBN: 9780750682367. |
| 9 | The downside of project organization: Conformity and the aging of project teams | Katz, Ralph, and Thomas J. Allen. "Investigating the Not Invented Here (NIH) Syndrome: A Look at the Performance, Tenure, and Communication Patterns of 50 R&D Project Groups." R&D Management 12, no. 1 (1982): 7-20. |
| 10 | The matrix: Curse or asset? | Hansen, Morten T., Marie Louise Mors, and Bjørn Løvås. "Knowledge Sharing in Organizations: Multiple Networks, Multiple Phases." Academy of Management Journal 48, no. 5 (2005): 776-793. |
| 11 | Physical space and its interaction with organizational space | Allen, Thomas J., and Gunter Henn. The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780750682367. |
| 12 | Effects of geographic location on communication patterns | |
| 13 | Student reports |
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