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Topic list for final theses
On this page you will find suggested topics by the Research Group of Technology and Innovation Management for bachelor and master theses, subdivided into topic areas. If you want to write your thesis on a topic of your own choice or in a subject area not listed below, you are welcome to send us an unsolicited application (including an exposé on the proposed topic). The content of the application can be based on the topics covered in a lecture and the current research projects of the research group.
A. Strategic Management of Technologies in the Domain of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen A1: The Disruption of Established Business Models Due to ChatGPT
Bachelor/Master
Literature recommendation:
Christensen, Clayton M., Michael Raynor, and Rory McDonald. "What Is Disruptive Innovation?" Harvard Business Review 93, no. 12 (December 2015): 44–53.
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen A2: Patent Strategies for AI Solutions
Bachelor/Master
B. Management and Economics of Intellectual Property
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen B1: Patent Claims and Their Economic Impact: An Attempt to Typologize Claims
Master
Literature recommendations:
Burr, W./Stephan, M. et al. (2008): Patentmanagement, Schaeffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart 2008.
Stephan, M. (2019): Basics in Filing Patents, Kapitel 6, IPM-Lecture WS 2019/20
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen B2: What are the Static Efficiency Effects of Patents on Plant-Related Inventions in Europe? A Case Study on the Sunflower Technologies Clearfield and ExpressSun
Master
Literature recommendations:
Stephan, M. (2016). Wie wirken Pflanzenpatente? Blockade oder Anreiz für Innovation und Diversität? In B. Brandl & S. Schleissing (Eds.), Biopatente: Saatgut als Ware und als öffentliches Gut (1 ed., pp. 193-220). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.
C. Strategic Technology Management in the Automotive Industry
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen C1: Transformation Strategies of Automotive 2nd- and 3rd-Tier Suppliers: A Systematic Literature Review
Bachelor
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen C2: Opportunities and Challenges of an Automotive Cluster With Regard to the Transformation in the Industry
Bachelor/Master
D. Technology Trends in the Automotive Industry
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen D1: The Development of Shared-Mobility in Germany: A Systematic Literature Review
Bachelor
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen D2: A Critical Review of the Impact of Internet-of-Things (IoT) on the Automotive Industry
Bachelor
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen D3: The Development of E-Mobility: A Critical Analysis of Propulsion Types
Bachelor/Master