2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MG-GY 8663 Technology Policy

3 Credits
This course focuses on the macro-environment that influences and is relevant to technology decision making, strategy and innovation in firms, government agencies, non-profit institutions and other organizations. Primary concerns include introducing effective approaches to analyze and evaluate societal-wide factors that influence innovation; to assess various attempts and policies to stimulate innovation in a city, region, nation or globally; to explore the role of technology and innovation in diverse managerial, economic and social contexts (e.g., advanced economies, rapidly emerging economies and Third World economies); to examine the relationship between business-government and NGOs in promoting and sustaining innovation; to explore the impact of global rivalry and global cooperation in the technology and innovation arena; and to understand the place of technology and innovation in the post-Cold War era and in the early 21st century.

Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0