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MTC821S - MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY - 2ND OPP - NOV 2024 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HONORS DEGREE
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08HBBM
LEVEL: 8
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COURSE CODE: MTC821S
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SESSION: JANUARY 2025
COURSE NAME: MA NAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
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PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
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EXAMINER(S)
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SECOND OPPORTINITY EXAMINATION
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DR MOSES WAIGANJO
PAPER
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MODERATOR: MR ERNEST MBANGA
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INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
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PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
NONE
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS [2 x 10]
1.1 The advantages of technological innovation include .........
a. The most profit
b. Better utilization of the organization's resources
c. More projects
d. Increased GDP and standards of living worldwide
e. Stronger core competencies
1.2 Many innovation projects fail to generate economic returns because of
a. Technical and market uncertainties
b. Dysfunctional conflict between functional managers and project managers
c. Expensive
d. Infighting
e. Stress
1.3 Use of collaborative research agreement is increasing worldwide
a. Increased awareness
b. Cheaper and faster means of communication
c. Availability and affordability of partnerships
d. Effective monitoring of partnerships and collaboration
e. All of the above
because of ....
1.4 The path that a technology follows through time is called
a. Development route
b. Technology trajectory
c. Technology path
d. Innovation route
e. All of the above
1.5 Product innovation is embodied in ...........
a. How the organization conducts business
b. The retailing channels of the products
c. Outputs, goods and services of the organization
d. Human resources of the organization
e. None of the above
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1.6 Process innovation is............
a. Innovation in the way organization conducts business
b. Innovation in product
c. Project management
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
1.7 The following is a type of innovation ....
a. Continuous
b. Incremental
C. Novelty
d. Explosive
e. Popular
1.8 In 5-curve of technology diffusion, adoption is initially low because of ...
a. High pricing
b. Improper marketing
c. Globalization
d. Regulations
e. Unfamiliarity with the technology
1.9 What percentage of individuals adopting an innovation are early majority?
a. 2.5%
b. 15%
C. 25%
d. 34%
e. 40%
1.10 Technological change is usually cyclical. Which of these describes the trend?
a. Initial period of turbulence ~almness --.diminishing return~ extinction
b. Initial period of turbulence ~iscontinuity--. diminishing retumt termination
c. Turbulence --. rapid improve~nt
diminishinet-returns
technological
discontinuity
d. Diminishing returns--.
technological diseaFJtinuity
rapi~mprovement
termination
e. None of the above
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QUESTION 2
What factors might make some industries harder to pioneer than others? Are there industries
in which there is no penalty for late entry. (20 Marks)
QUESTION 3
To what degree do you think the creativity of the firm is a function of the creativity of
individuals, versus the structure, routines, incentives, and culture of the firm? Provide an
example of a firm that does a particularly good job at nurturing and leveraging the creativity of
its individuals. {20 Marks)
QUESTION 4
a) Identify a situation in which none of the legal protection mechanisms discussed
(patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets) will prove useful. {10 Marks)
b) What factors do you believe influenced the choice of protection strategy used for the
innovation identified above? Do you think the strategy was a good choice? {10 Marks)
QUESTION 5
Are there particular types of innovation activities for which large firms are likely to outperform
small firms? Are there types for which small firms are likely to outperform large firms? {20
Marks)
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