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David H. Hsu

Associate Professor of Management The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania
2028 Steinberg Hall – Dietrich Hall 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone:
(215) 746–0125
Email:
dhsu@wharton.upenn.edu

MGMT 731 - Technology Strategy

This quarter-length course presents tools necessary for managing businesses involved in or affected by technological innovation. It does so by developing and applying conceptual models concerned with creating, capturing, and delivering value. The course is designed to meet the needs of future managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, or bankers who must understand the interactive role of technology and organization in deriving competitive advantage. The first half of the course focuses on analytic frameworks for managing the innovation process. This segment examines the patterns and sources of technological change and the mechanisms for capturing the economic benefits from innovation. The second half of the course studies the strategic and organizational challenges involved in managing technological innovation. Case studies throughout the course will offer opportunities to apply the frameworks.

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MGMT 801 - Entrepreneurship

The purpose of this MBA course is to explore the many dimensions of entrepreneurship, venture creation and development. While most of the examples in class will be drawn from new venture formation, the principles also apply to new business development in corporate settings and to non-profit entrepreneurship. We will be concerned with content and process questions as well as with formulation and implementation issues that relate to conceptualizing, developing and managing successful new ventures.

The emphasis in this course is on applying and synthesizing concepts and techniques from the functional areas of strategic management, finance, accounting, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organizational behavior in the context of new venture development. The class serves as both a stand-alone one and as a preparatory course to those interested in writing and implementing a full scale business plan (the subject of the semester-long MGMT 806 class).

MGMT 801 will appeal to individuals who have a desire to become entrepreneurs at some stage of their career. Similarly, students who intend to work in the venture capital industry or in businesses interacting with entrepreneurial firms will benefit from the course.

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