General topic: MICRO APPROACHES TO INNOVATION AND INNOVATION NETWORKS
Week 1
Week 1: Micro-Economics of Innovation (April 11th-15th, 2011)
Outline of the week: this week will give an overview of some fundamental research topics in the micro-economics of technological change mainly, but not exclusively, within an evolutionary economic perspective. Particular emphasis will be given to the role of firms as drivers of innovation. Topics covered will include the economic sources and consequences of innovation, innovation and industry dynamics, appropriability of innovation, relations between technology and organization, competencies and diversification, and how firms organize their innovative activities.
Coordinators
Luigi MARENGO, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa, Italy, luigi.marengo@sssup.it
Fredrik TELL, Linköping University, Sweden, fredrik.tell@liu.se
Teaching staff
Stefano BRUSONI, Università Bocconi, Milano, Italy
Patrick COHENDET, HEC Montréal, Canada/Strasbourg University, France
Felicia FAI, University of Bath, UK
Patrick LLERENA, Strasbourg University, France
Aija LEIPONEN, Imperial College, UK
Luigi MARENGO, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa, Italy
Angelo SECCHI, University Paris-Sorbonne (Paris I), France
Fredrik TELL, Linköping University, Sweden
Monday, April 11th
9.00 – 9.30: Welcome, practical and organizational issues.
9.30 - 10.30: General introduction to the themes of the week – Fredrik TELL
10.45 - 12.45: “Innovation and knowledge communities” – Patrick COHENDET
14.00 – 15.45: “The dynamics of technologies and organizations. Part I” - Stefano BRUSONI
16.00 - 18.00: PhD presentation n°1: Ambarin ASAD KAHN : Junior discussant: ArjanMARKUS; senior discussant Stefano BRUSONI
Tuesday, April 12th
9.00 - 10.45: “The dynamics of technologies and organizations. Part II” - Stefano BRUSONI
11.00 - 12.45: “Elements for a knowledge based theory of the firm: the dual theory of the firm” – Patrick LLERENA
14.00 - 15.45: “Capabilities, Innovation and Industry Dynamics: Technological discontinuities and incumbents” – Fredrik TELL
16.00 - 18.00: PhD Presentation n° 2: Joeri WESSELING; Junior discussant : Serdal OZUSAGLAM, Senior discussant: Fredrik TELL
PhD presentation n° 3: Negin SALIMI; Junior discussant: Matthias DUSCHL; Senior discussant: Patrick LLERENA
Wednesday, April 13th
9.00 - 10.45: “What makes firms innovative (and persistently so)” – Luigi MARENGO
11.00- 12.45: “Breadth of knowledge sourcing in innovation” – Aija LEIPONEN
14.00-15.45: “Technology standards and intellectual property rights” – Aija LEIPONEN
16.00 - 18.00: PhD Presentation n° 4 Arjan MARKUS; Junior discusant: Negin SALIMI; senior discussant: Aija LEIPONEN
PhD presentation n°5: Katharine LOVELL; Junior discussant: Sadaf BASHIR; Senior discussant: Luigi MARENGO
Thursday, April 14th
9.00 - 10.45: “Technological core competencies: reality or myth?” – Felicia FAI
11.00 - 12.45: “Strategic issues and technological diversification” – Felicia FAI
14.00 - 15.45: “Efficiency, innovation and industry dynamics I” – Angelo SECCHI
16.00 - 18.00: PhD Presentation n° 5 Sadaf BASHIR; Junior discussant: Altay OZAYGEN; Senior discussant: Felicia FAI
PhD presentation n°6: Magda SMINK; Junior discussant: Tobias FLEITER; Senior discussant: Angelo SECCHI
Friday, April 15th
9.00 - 10.45: “Efficiency, innovation and industry dynamics II” – Angelo SECCHI
11.00 - 12.45: Summary, conclusions and assessment – Luigi MARENGO