MF2084 Managing Research and Development
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science or the equivalent in the area of mechanical engineering.
The course deals with:
- Different theories and frameworks related to strategy
- Strategies at different levels in a company; e g research and development, innovation and business and company-wide strategies
- Organisational theory and organisational design
- Organisation and management of knowledge intensive activities, in particular R&D
- Product portfolios and product strategies
- Product families, platforms and modularisation
- Scenario analysis
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- apply basic concepts, theories and analytical frameworks related to strategic management
- explain how sustainability aspects are handled in different strategic theories
- apply basic concepts, theories and analytical frameworks related to R&D strategy
- apply basic concepts, theories and analytical frameworks related to organisation of R&D
- use relevant methods to analyse and plan focus and extent of R&D activities
- analyse advantages and disadvantages with product platforms and modularisation, and factors that influence their application
- analyse R&D problems in an empirical context
- write a scientific report that treats a specific subject in management of R&D
- analyse and suggest solutions to concrete R&D questions by applying theories and frameworks
- analyse the interplay between R&D and different company and business strategies, and their consequences for how companies should organise their development activities
- evaluate different ways to lead and organise development activities and explain the circumstances under which different ways to organise these are appropriate
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