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DOC660 Innovation and Creativity in Business

Module 4 Case

DISRUPTIVE
INNOVATION

Assignment
Overview

As a focal
example for this module, we will consider the case of a disruptive innovation
that is roaring down on society at nearly the speed of light, despite common
acknowledgment that we really do not know what its effects will be. This is
so-called “automated driving” or “driverless vehicles.” There is no question
that within the next 5 to 10 years, the bulk of vehicles on the roads will
switch from being directly human controlled to being largely robotically
controlled, with only sporadic if any human intervention. For all of human
history, transportation has required the direct involvement of a human being,
whether that be the driver of an oxcart or the driver of a Mercedes 18-wheeler.
Management of vehicles has been one of the central preoccupations of humans for
at least the last 100 years. Giant industries are based on this technological
framework. The introduction of robotically controlled vehicles promises to
disrupt these giant industries in critical ways, even eliminating some of them
entirely and reshaping others to be almost unrecognizable.

How will
society deal with these issues? What will survive this disruptive transition,
and what will not? What will our society look like when it is completely
transformed by this virtually inevitable technology? Who will the winners and
losers be? Any look at disruptive innovation always generates more questions
than answers, but by examining those questions we may begin to formulate better
ones and eventually arrive at a more complete understanding. If we do not, then
we will be simply whipsawed by our own technologies whose underlying values may
be significantly different from those we would like to see our society enact.

Case
Assignment

After
reading the required background material and finding at least two other
resources on your own, write a 5- to 7-page paper discussing the topic:

“Self-driving
vehicles as a disruptive technology”

You should
begin your paper by summarizing what is currently known about disruptive
innovations and their effects. Then provide a brief description of the
self-driving vehicle technology and where it currently stands today. You should
then proceed to address the questions posed in the case discussion above:
namely, how will society deal with these issues? What will survive this disruptive
transition, and what will not? What will our society look like when it is
completely transformed by this virtually inevitable technology? Who will the
winners and losers be? Conclude your paper with a couple of paragraphs
summarizing your views on self-driving vehicles in particular, and how society
and organizations might to deal more effectively and productively with disruptive
technologies generally.

Assignment
Expectations

Length: The
written component of this assignment should be 5-7 pages long (double-spaced)
without counting the cover page and reference page.

Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.

Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity. We encourage you to use tools such as grammarly.com and proofread your
paper before submission.

As you complete
your assignment, make sure you do the following:

Answer the
assignment questions directly.

Stay
focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or
devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.

Use evidence
from your readings to justify your conclusions.

Cite at
least five credible resources.

Reference
your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. See
the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11-14
on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is
found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal.

Your
assignment will be graded using the following criteria:

Assignment-driven
Criteria: Student demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the
assignment.

Critical
Thinking/Application to Professional Practice: Student demonstrates mastery
conceptualizing the problem, and analyzing information. Conclusions are
logically presented and applied to professional practice in an exceptional
manner.

Business
Writing and Quality of References: Student demonstrates mastery and proficiency
in written communication and use of appropriate and relevant literature at the
doctoral level.

Citing
Sources: Student demonstrates mastery applying APA formatting standards to both
in text citations and the reference list.

Professionalism
and Timeliness: Assignments are submitted on time.

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Module 4 SLP

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

During
Module 4, your SLP assignment is to develop an annotated outline for chapter 2
– the literature review – of your project draft. This will consist of the
headings in the chapter, and a brief description of each paragraph under each
heading. This description should include the sources you plan to be using in
that paragraph, as well as notes on any further material that you have not yet
been able to obtain. It may be that some paragraphs in your outline will not
draw on any particular sources; that is okay, as long as you explain the
purpose of the paragraph in the context of the chapter as a whole. It may also
be the case that you still do not have some sources necessary to describe how
they will fit into the review. That is okay as well, as long as you note where
you are missing information and present some ideas about how you are going to
get it during the next couple of weeks. The aim is to present a full outline of
your literature review, prior to actually writing all the paragraphs to be included
in the draft.

It may be
that you have already prepared some paragraphs to be included during previous
parts of this project assignment. If so, those should be included in your
outline.

SLP
Assignment Expectations

Length: The
written component of this assignment should be 3-4 pages long (double-spaced)
without counting the cover page and reference page.

Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.

Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity. We encourage you to use tools such as grammarly.com and proofread your
paper before submission.

As you
complete your assignment, make sure you do the following:

Answer the
assignment questions directly.

Stay
focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or
devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.

Use
evidence from your readings to justify your conclusions.

Cite at
least five credible resources.

Reference
your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. See
the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages
11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,”
which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal.

Your
assignment will be graded using the following criteria:

Assignment-driven
Criteria: Student demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the
assignment.

Critical
Thinking/Application to Professional Practice: Student demonstrates mastery
conceptualizing the problem, and analyzing information. Conclusions are
logically presented and applied to professional practice in an exceptional
manner.

Business
Writing and Quality of References: Student demonstrates mastery and proficiency
in written communication and use of appropriate and relevant literature at the
doctoral level.

Citing
Sources: Student demonstrates mastery applying APA formatting standards to both
in-text citations and the reference list.

Professionalism
and Timeliness: Assignments are submitted on time.