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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. Application Fields of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Innovation Management
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen A1: AI as Innovator - Evaluation metrics for AI-generated content in product development processes
Bachelor/Master
Recommended literature:
Joosten, J., Bilgram, V., Hahn, A., & Totzek, D. (2024). Comparing the ideation quality of humans with generative artificial intelligence. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 52(2), 153-164.
Doshi, A. R., & Hauser, O. P. (2024). Generative AI enhances individual creativity but reduces the collective diversity of novel content. Science Advances, 10 (28).
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen A2: AI as Teamplayer – Integration of generative AI in group-based creativity techniques (6-3-5 method, World Café, etc.) within the product development process
Bachelor/Master
Recommended literature:
Gassmann, O., & Sutter, P. (2013). Praxiswissen Innovationsmanagement: Von der Idee zum Markterfolg (3., überarb. und erw. Aufl.). Carl Hanser Verlag.
B. National innovation systems and innovation economics
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen B1: The national innovation system in China – The role of the government(s), universities and firms
Bachelor/Master
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen B2: The role of chinese universities in driving innovation in China
Bachelor/Master
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen B3: The role of chinese universities in Chinas automotive industry
Bachelor/Master
C. Strategic Management in Selected Technological Industries
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen C1: The role of established and new players in driving innovation in the automotive industry
Bachelor/Master
Recommended literature:
Clayton M. Christensen, Richard S. Rosenbloom. “Explaining the attacker's advantage: Technological paradigms, organizational dynamics, and the value network”, Research Policy, Volume 24, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 233-257Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen C2: Diversification vs internalization: Strategies of established and new players in the automotive industry
Bachelor/Master
D. Technology Trends
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E. Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen E1: Female Entrepreneurship - Gender Differences in the Start-Up Scene
Bachelor / Master
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen E2: Innovation through Entrepreneurship
Bachelor / Master