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Business Innovation

Code	8248
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	7,5
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Management
Entry requirements	No
Mode of delivery	The sessions are of theoretical and practical and the program is intended as a whole to reflect on the issues while empowering students with solid knowledge of the major theoretical-practical fundamentals. The first chapter introduces the fundamental concepts of innovation: concepts, typologies, historical approaches and approaches of reference on business innovation. In the second part of the program to introduce the main components of research into innovation and training students to communicate and disseminate the results of their research joint the academic community.
Work placements	NA
Learning outcomes	To increase knowledge of various subjects of business innovation. The aim developing encourage the conduct of research on topics of business innovation given the present trends and future research in this field. Skills to be acquired by the student: - To analyze critically and analytically in order to solve ef new problems; - To develop scientific research with quality, originality and autonomy in the areas of innovation and related areas. -To present the results and implications of scientific research for the academic community and society in general.
Syllabus	PART I - BUSINESS INNOVATION - THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS 1. Innovation 2. Historical perspective on innovation 3. Current approaches reference on innovation PART II - RESEARCH COMPONENTS - SCIENTIFIC AREAS 1. Innovative Capacity 2. Innovation systems 3. External relationships in innovation 4. Innovation in services 5. Technology transfer and innovation 6. Innovation and technological entrepreneurship 7. Instruments and measures for evaluating innovation 8. Policy support and promote innovation
Main Bibliography	Asheim, B.; Cooke, P. and Martin, R. (2006): Clusters and Regional Development: Critical reflections and explorations, Routledge. Fagerberg, Jan; Mowery, David C. and Nelson Richard R., (2005): The Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Fernandes, C. and Ferreira, J. (2015). Inovação e empreendedorismo no sector do serviços. Idioteque, Santo Tirso. Ferreira, J.; Raposo, M.; Fernandes, C. and Dejardin, M. (2016). Knowledge Intensive Business Services and Regional Competitiveness, Edited by Routledge.( ISBN: 978-1-13-88596-4) Lundvall, B. A. (Ed.) (1992): National Systems of Innovation: Towards a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning, Printer, London. Nelson, R. R. (1993): “National Systems Of Innovation: A Comparative Analysis”, Oxford University Press, Oxford. OECD (2005): “OSLO Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data”, Paris, France. Rothwell, R. e Dodgson M. (Eds.) (1994): The Handbook of Industrial Innovation, Edward Elgar Publishing Company, UK.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.