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Cms 202: Technology And Innovation Management. Question Paper

Cms 202: Technology And Innovation Management.

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2009

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2008/2009
SECOND YEAR STAGE 1 EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CMS 202: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT.
DATE: APRIL 2009 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Discus how organizations can harness innovation and technology for entrepreneurial
opportunities (10 Marks)
b) The change wheel is the wheel of business evolution that is used to manage organizational
change. Identify the players in the following parts of the wheel and show how modern
organizations are responding to change in the areas.
i) Business environment
ii) Performance measures
iii) Business Ecosystem
iv) Organizational values
(16 Marks)
c) What is technology transfer? (2 Marks)
d) What are organizations and businesses doing in order to transfer technology internally and
externally? (2 Marks)
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QUESTION TWO
Firms have been using research methods and interviewing techniques to ensure that they are hiring a
creative individual.
a) Explore FIVE tests they are using during the interviewing process (5 Marks)
b) Discuss how individuals can demonstrate creativity during an interview (6 Marks)
c) State how an individual can improve their interpersonal skills in readiness for an interview?
(4 Marks)
d) The market place is already utilizing ideas to get their employees creative. What techniques
are organizations using to get their employees creative? (5 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Describe the term ‘Technology Management’ (2 marks)
b) The technological environment is dynamic and evolves over time and therefore organizations
in the technological environment and the linkages among them change. Induced changes
represent the technological consequences created by social, political or economic forces.
Giving examples, discuss how these forces directly or indirectly influence technological
developments. (18 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Define the term change as used in technology and innovation management?
(2 Marks)
b) Fighting change slows it down or diverts it but it won’t stop it forever. There are forces in
organizations that resist the proposed change. Explain the barriers to achieving effective
change? (10 Marks)
c) Discuss the forces in the society and the economy that drive change (8 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Differentiate between innovation and invention (4 Marks)
b) Using the S-Curve describe the life cycle of any innovation. (10 Marks)
c) What are some of the common causes of failure within the innovation process in most
organizations? (6Marks)

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