Theory of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (GEST-D-307) (2005-2009)
Professor: Bruno van Pottelsberghe
Teaching Assistant: Nicolas van Zeebroeck

Outline: The course is organized in different sessions followed by a group work and an exam:

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• Introduction
  • Introductory case studies
  • The social roots of technological inertia
• R&D and growth
• Determinants of R&D
• S&T Policies
• Drivers of Business R&D
• Fiscal incentives
• Intellectual property rights
  • Introduction to IPR
  • The economic justification of patents
  • Patents as a market instrument
  • Patent value
  • The design of patent systems
  • Patenting strategies and the quality challenge
• Academic research
  • Academic research and patents: the Bayh-Dole Act
  • Academic research as a source of entrepreneurship: the case of ULB
• S-Curve and disruptive technologies
• Appropriability and strategy
• The Globalization of technology
  • Patent-based measures and quantitative analysis
  • Survey-based measure of drivers
  • Managerial implications
• Corporate governance and research
• Innovation competencies and patenting performance
• Conclusions
  • An insight into the patent-R&D relationship
  • A critical look at the Lisbon Agenda

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• Course Outline 2007-2008 (PDF - 43Kb)