ULMS Electronic Module Catalogue

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Title INNOVATION AND CHANGE
Code KMBA714
Coordinator Dr LB Day
Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship
Lisa.Day@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

KMBA710 BEING A LEADER 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           50

100

150
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 0
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Every 2nd week (Appr    30       
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    20       
Assessment 3 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Every 2nd week (Fina    30       
Assessment 4 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Every 2nd week (Fina    20       

Aims

Develop an understanding of how context influences performance, and how organisations must change and learn as their context changes;

Understand how driving a sustainable competitive strategy, particularly in the context of disruptive change, is dependent upon organisations fostering a climate of innovation and creativity;

Develop the skills to envision an organisation's sustainable future and foster in the organisation the capacity to achieve the envisioned future.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Examine strategic challenges that firms face, including disruptive change and globalisation;

(LO2) Evaluate the concept of, and need for, sustainable competitive advantage;

(LO3) Compare and contrast key theories of creativity and innovation;

(LO4) Evaluate the means for developing a culture of creativity and innovation in an organisation;

(LO5) Appraise the impact of an inter-culturally diverse workforce on an organisation's creativity and innovation;

(LO6) Formulate a vision for sustainable competitive advantage in an organisation and construct a strategic plan for achieving that vision;

(LO7) Demonstrate the importance of optimizing a firm's 'triple bottom line' in developing a strategy of sustainable competitive advantage.

(S1) Communication Skills: Students will have opportunities to develop written and oral communication skills through group discussions, in-class presentations and coursework. This will be assessed by written assignments, reports the dissertation and short individual and group presentations;

(S2) Problem Solving and Decision Making: Students will be challenged to think critically about organisational issues and dilemmas. They will do this by gathering and synthesising information, analysing alternative perspectives and options and presenting a considered opinion or course of action in their course assessment;

(S3) Numeracy Skills: Students will learn financial and statistical techniques. These are developed as part of the modules covering microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and asset pricing theory;

(S4) Information and Communication Technology Skills: Students will have opportunities to improve their ICT skills. Students will demonstrate skills in the use of software applications including word processing, visual presentations, data bases, econometric packages, spreadsheets and using the internet for information searches in the course of researching and presenting coursework;

(S5) Personal Effectiveness: This applies to all modules where students will be encouraged to think critically about theory and practice and to challenge and critique assumptions about management, economic and financial theory;

(S6) Time Management: This applies to all modules of the programme and is relevant for planning scheduled work and meeting assessment deadlines. This will be evident in the students’ independent management of their assignments and coursework and by meeting coursework deadlines.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Virtual classroom hours (for online modules)
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected in the virtual classroom in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.

Teaching Method 2 - Non-classroom hours (for online modules)
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected for reading, research and other individual work to support engagement in the classroom is 13.


Syllabus

 

The concept and context of sustainable competitive advantage

Theories of creativity and innovation

Strategic design: the IDEO process

Envisioning a sustainable future: Creating a Blue Ocean strategy

Leading and developing the creative organisation

Managing global creativity

Sustainable competitive advantage and the 'triple bottom line'


Recommended Texts

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