Hauptseminar: Innovation Management (Seminar & Proseminar) Winter Term
The seminar allows students to conduct a self-driven, structured research project on questions related to current challenges in innovation management.
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Quick Info: Bachelor | Seminar | English | Winter Semester | 6 ECTS according to PStO 2015 | 6 ECTS according to PStO 2024
Summary
- Course
- Hauptseminar
PStO 2015: Innovating for Organizational, Market, and Societal Impact, October 2025 renamed to Innovation Management (Seminar & Proseminar)
PStO 2024: Innovation Management (Seminar & Proseminar) - Chair
- Institute for Innovation Management
- Lecturer
- Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol
- Assistant
- Mr. Yanchen Jin
- Target Group
- B.Sc. BWL
- Examination
- PStO 2015: Presentation (15 minutes) and seminar paper of 22.200 signs per student.
Both examination parts account for 50% of the final seminar grade.
PStO 2024: Presentation (15 minutes) and seminar paper of 22.200-33.000 signs per student.
Both examination parts account for 50% of the final seminar grade. - Prerequisities
- Courses recommended for participating in the seminar (not mandatory): Creating Market Offerings (PStO 2024) / Managing the Front End of Innovation (PStO 2015)
Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite to write a Bachelor thesis at our institute (please also see the guidelines for Bachelor Theses on the ). - Course Material
- Kick-off slides and recommended readings
- Rotation
- Every winter term
- Language
- English
- ECTS
- 6 ECTS PStO 2015
6 ECTS PStO 2024 - Examination guidelines / Attendance
- This is a "Hauptseminar" for which seats are allocated centrally through the faculty's Hauptseminaranmeldung.
The attendance at all sessions (even on days when you are not scheduled to present) is mandatory.
Per examination guidelines, your attendance at the kick-off session makes your participation in the seminar binding - Course content
- Innovation is a top strategic priority across firms. In this context, firms face a variety of challenges related to how innovation initiatives can be organized and managed in different settings. Moreover, firms are challenged by the emergence of new technologies and the impact that innovations might have on the organization itself, the market in which firms operate but also the wider society and environment. Hence, companies wrestle with questions such as: how to organize the innovation function, how to manage multidisciplinary teams involved in innovation, how generative AI can contribute to innovativeness or what the societal impact of innovation is. Further details will be shared with the participating students via email and during the kick-off.
- Course objective
- The purpose of this seminar is to provide bachelor students with the opportunity to conduct a self-driven, structured research project on a topic that is shaping innovation management and research today. Participants will learn to conduct a deep-dive into a specific phenomenon, understand theoretical underpinnings, and extract practical implications. Students will be coached in conducting a literature review and synthesis, writing a scientific paper, and presenting the findings. This seminar also serves as a preparation for students who are interested in writing a bachelor thesis on topics related to innovation.
- Exam registration
- 01.12.2025 - 23.01.2026
- Cancellation of registration
- 01.12.2025 - 23.01.2026
International Students
A limited number of seats is available for international students. Interested exchange students are welcome to apply for the seminar until October 3rd, 2025 (23:59). Please send your application (CV, transcript of grades, and motivation letter including your experience in teamwork and scientific writing) to yanchen.jin@lmu.de.
Students will be informed of their application status via email no later than October 8th, 2025.