The future of breakthrough ideas and technology is dependent on building and sustaining innovative and creative organizations. Interdisciplinary, cross-functional collaboration and teamwork are at the core of these organizations. Creating cost-effective manufacturing, attractive design, superior function and value are primary challenges for innovation management. A successful idea requires many minds in many disciplines. Effective management is a key driver of this success.
The NC State Jenkins MBA Program’s Innovation Management concentration utilizes its network both on and off campus to give you practical product development experience from inception to completion. This concentration is team-taught with faculty from NC State’s colleges of engineering, management, and textiles. Along with our network of multinational innovators, we provide you with the integrated skills and perspectives necessary to conceive, create, launch, and manage innovation as part of a cross-functional team. In the Integrated Product Development Lab – which is part of this concentration – you will put your knowledge to practice as you work with companies on real projects.
This constantly refreshed concentration provides the foundation necessary to equip the next generation of managers with the skills, technology, and knowledge they need to effectively lead corporate innovation efforts and entrepreneurial new business ventures.
