Strategic Management of Technology

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Strategic Management of Technology (SST301)

Synopsis

SST301 Strategic Management of Technology introduces the concepts of Systems Thinking to students, and then through their subsequent progression how to infuse Systems Thinking Concepts into their analyses of strategic management case studies. The rest of the course covers the general management perspective on integrating technology and strategy, the design and implementation of technology strategy viewed from an evolutionary perspective, identification of key issues in the development of a company’s innovative capabilities to implement a technology strategy, as well as the creation and implementation of a development strategy. The course concludes with a discussion on generating new ideas through case studies on how to increase a company’s capacity for the management of technological innovation.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER
E-Learning: BLENDED - Learning is done MAINLY online using interactive study materials in Canvas. Students receive guidance and support from online instructors via discussion forums and emails. This is supplemented with SOME face-to-face sessions. If the course has an exam component, this will be administered on-campus.

Topics

Concepts of marketing, finance, accounting and supply chain
Introduction of systems thinking to analyze issues in strategic management
Technological innovation: Putting technology into corporate planning
Technological innovation and strategy: Management criteria for effective innovation
Technological evolution: Exploring the limits of the technology S-curve and patterns of industrial innovation
Organizational and industrial contexts in design and implementation of technology strategy
Development of a company’s innovative capabilities
The link between new technology and novel customer needs
Strategy concepts in new product development
Building capabilities through new product development
Innovation challenges in technological companies: building a learning organization
Case analyses taken from the electronic, biomedical, ICT, building and aerospace sectors

Learning Outcome

Formulate case study solutions through the use of Systems Thinking, marketing, finance, accounting and supply chain concepts
Assess the relationships between corporate strategy and technology
Debate the design and implementation of technology strategies in given cases from an evolutionary perspective
Set up the key issues in the development of a company’s innovative capabilities to implement a technology strategy
Create and implement a technology strategy given a case study
Evaluate main ideas generated from a given case study to increase and develop capabilities for managing technological innovation