Questions:
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
- Compare and contrast at least one current and one past theories and thinking about innovation
- Explain the practical application of theories and thinking on innovation and creativity to the workplace, giving examples to illustrate your answer.
- Discuss how leadership styles can impact on innovation in organisations. Include at least three examples of leadership styles and their impact on innovation.
- Discuss how the organisational structure may impact innovation at work.
- Discuss how the industry context within which a company operates may impact innovation at work.
- Analyse and discuss three internal conditions or factors that can impact on organisational innovation.
- Analyse and discuss three external conditions or factors that can impact on organisational innovation.
- Explain two strategies that can be used to identify, assess and manage risks associated with innovation.
- Outline three examples of innovation drivers in an organisation.
- Outline three examples of innovation enablers in an organisation.
- Describe three mechanisms that can support innovative practices. The mechanisms you described can be relevant to the organisation as a whole or relevant to specific procedures.
- Discuss three typical challenges and barriers to innovation within an organisation and ways of overcoming these challenges and barriers.
