Innovation
2 Credits
BU.430.730.S1
TH 6:00-9:00pm/ 6/5/14-7/24/14
Semester – Summer 2014
Class Location: Washington DC Center
Instructor
Robert Roundtree, PhD
Contact Information
Phone Number: (980) 292-1421
E-mail Address: rroundt1@jhu.com
Office Hours
Tuesdays 12pm-1pm (Baltimore)
Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm (DC Center)
Required Textbook
Crawford, Merle and Di Benedetto, Anthony, New Products Management (11th Edition ISBN 978-0-07802904-2). McGraw Hill Publishing, New York, 2015.
Required Readings: Harvard Business Publications Coursepack – Cases can be purchased at
HBSP https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/27137781
Articles
1. Article #594127: “New Product
Commercialization: Common Mistakes”
2. Article #BH505: “The Secret to True Service
Innovation”
3. Article #695051: “Understanding User Needs”
4. Article #599110: “Analyzing Consumer
Perceptions”
5. Article #599112: “Analyzing Consumer
Preferences”
6. Article #590059: Conjoint Analysis: A
Manager's Guide
7. Article #505075: “Note on Innovation Diffusion:
Rogers' Five Factors”
Cases
1. Case #: 602175: “Innovation at
Progressive (A): Pay-As-You-Go
Insurance”
2. Case #601138: “Innovation at
Progressive (B): Homeowners
Insurance”
3. Case #500024: “Brita Products
Company”
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Blackboard Site
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Course Evaluation
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