Using Management Controls to Enable Innovation

Using Management Controls to Enable Innovation

Dr Breda Sweeney and Dr Emer Curtis *
Institute for Business, Social Sciences and Public Policy (IBSSPP), NUI Galway

Thursday 29th March 2012 from 5.00 to 7.00 pm
Room CA110, Cairnes Building, NUI Galway

This workshop is aimed specifically at those involved in managing a business unit or functional area (such as R&D, operations, sales, commercial, finance, marketing) and who play key roles in enabling successful innovation.

Participants will learn about the following:
• Role of management controls at different stages of the innovation process
• Balancing creativity and efficiency in the innovation process
• Role of belief systems, strategy and boundaries in innovation
• Using feedback and measurement systems in innovation
• Role of constraints in effective innovation

The session will be interactive and will present opportunities to question assumptions, share experiences and discuss challenges for managing innovation.

Attendance is free of charge but the workshop is limited to 40 places. To book please register as soon as possible by emailing garry.lohan@nuigalway.ie

*Dr Curtis and Dr Sweeney are lecturers in Accountancy in NUI Galway. Their research focuses on the role of control systems in generating ideas and translating ideas into successful innovations.

This workshop is funded by IRCHSS with support from IBSSPP.

Pre-Registration Required!

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