Managing Technology and Innovation (DBA651)

DBA651 Managing Technology and Innovation develops senior executives' capability to conduct applied research on technology and innovation that delivers real-world impact. As AI reshapes industries and redefines competitive advantage, leaders need more than operational knowledge — they need the ability to generate rigorous, evidence-based insights that guide strategic decisions. The course covers enterprise AI adoption, generative AI, platform competition, algorithmic management, data-driven business models, and AI governance. Through engagement with cutting-edge research and practitioner cases, students are expected to frame original research questions, evaluate methodologies, and produce findings that inform senior decision-makers, boards and policy-makers. The course is designed for technology leaders, chief digital officers, and senior executives seeking to shape the AI-driven enterprise through research-informed leadership.

• Foundations of technology and innovation management
• Technology adoption frameworks and research approaches
• Generative AI and the intelligent enterprise
• AI agents, autonomous systems and organisational decision-making
• Platform economics and platform competition
• Algorithmic management and the changing nature of work
• Synthetic data, digital infrastructure and the data-driven firm
• Open innovation, ecosystems and collaborative innovation
• AI governance, ethics and regulatory frontiers
• Cybersecurity, trust and digital resilience
• Methodological approaches for technology and innovation research
• Designing an applied research project in technology and innovation

• Appraise foundational and contemporary theories of technology and innovation management as to how they apply to real-world enterprise challenges
• Investigate the academic and practitioner literature on AI adoption, digital platforms and the intelligent enterprise to identify novel, meaningful, and industry-relevant research questions
• Formulate an applied research project that addresses a significant technology or innovation challenge facing senior executives
• Evaluate the conceptual novelty, theoretical foundation, and practical significance of a research question
• Construct a methodologically rigorous and feasible applied research study in technology and innovation
• Justify the positioning of research findings such that they advance both scholarly understanding and practitioner action in technology and innovation