Can innovation be managed? – what perspective helps us understand the management of innovation?

How does organisational culture influence innovative activity within organisations? – how can organisational structure support innovation? – how can leaders support innovation? – what examples can you draw upon to explain the management of innovation Topic 2 National Systems of Innovation & Entrepreneurship – how do the national, state & regional systems shape innovative activity? – how can governments facilitate innovative activity? – what is triple helix? – what models might help us understand the influence of the wider context on innovation? – what factors of the wider context hinder innovation? – what examples can you draw upon to explain the role of the wider context in shaping innovation? Topic 3 Market Adoption & Technology Diffusion -what influences the diffusion of an innovation? -how can organisations better understand diffusion? -why do some innovation diffuse more quickly than others? -why do some innovations fail to diffuse? -what influences technology adoption? -what examples can you draw upon to explain adoption & diffusion? Topic 4 Managing Organisational Knowledge – what are technology trajectories? -what theories help us understand the importance of organisational knowledge in shaping innovation? -what theories help us understand knowledge as a key resource for innovation? -how does the history of an organisation shape its innovative activity? -what examples can you draw from to help explain knowledge & its impact on innovation? NO NEED REFERENCE, just answer and justify these questions