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Course Title : Growth & Innovation in the EU
Name : Candace TenBrink
   
 

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 

Students will:

1.     Learn about innovation and growth

2.     Compare and contrast innovation and growth between the US, Slovenia, and Austria

3.     To engage in experiential learning

4.     To reflect upon one’s growth and learning relative to this class
   
     
 

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS
 

Homework

40%

Pre-Trip Site Research

35%

Trip Reflection Paper

25%
   
     
 

REQUIRED READING
 

Articles: (these can be found in the library for free)

·      Churchill & Lewis 1983. The five stages of small business growth.

·      Laursen & Salter  (2006). Open for innovation: the role of openness in explaining innovation performance among U.K. mfg firms

·      Mintzberg, H. 1984. Power and Organization life cycles.

·      Semadeni & Anderson (2010). The follower’s dilemma:  Innovation and imitation in the professional services industry
   
     
 

RECOMMENDED READING
 
 

LECTURE TOPICS
 
Innovation
Strategy
Growth