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MGMT 453Creativity and Innovation

3 credits · Management · Penn State

Analysis of the process of innovation in organzations and of how creativity and other variables influence the process. MGMT 453 Creativity and Innovation (3) Creativity and Innovation analyzes the process of innovation in modern business organizations and the variables that influence the process. The relationship between creativity and innovation is investigated and individual, organizational and environmental influences on both the creative and innovation processes are examined. Special attention is given to organizational architectures that are conducive to innovation. A major objective of the course is to help students develop the competencies necessary for managing innovative organizations.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need:

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (1 program).

Required in (1)

  • Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, B.S.

One of the options in (1)

  • Management, B.S. (Capital)
What it opens up

Courses that list MGMT 453 as a prerequisite (2)

  • MGMT 457W Strategic Management of Innovation and Technologies
  • MGMT 485 Entrepreneurial Opportunity Creation