Aija Leiponen is a Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University (U.S.) and is also affiliated with Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. Her research focuses on organizational strategies in innovation, particularly cooperation between organizations. She has studied the organization of innovation through interorganizational contracts, organizational structures at the firm level, and interorganizational networks of repeated collaborative innovation, particularly in digital industries. Her recent work has examined the interaction between conflict and cooperation in wireless telecommunication standard development and the nature and implications of markets for big data.
Professor Leiponen’s research has been published in leading management and applied economics journals such as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Research Policy, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, and International Journal for Industrial Organization.
Course Overview
5G innovations will not only be based on the telecommunications network, they will also often have a social network structure to themselves. Services taking advantage of 5G might involve people communicating with each other using phone handsets with VR or AR capabilities or firms using IoT technologies to collect data and remotely adjust machine operations. In both cases, 5G enables communication and information exchange through a network of connected devices or people. In this course, you will devise a strategy to build your network which involves getting many parties to adopt your innovation simultaneously. Finally, you will manage the boundaries of the network to your advantage and help customers and complementors switch into your product or service while moderating entry of competitors. These are basic network strategies that are critical for any innovator of communication network applications to master.
You are required to have completed the following course or have equivalent experience before taking this course:
- Innovating with 5G
Key Course Takeaways
- Develop strategies for building your network and reaching critical mass for your 5G innovation
- Explore strategies to position your product or service within the platform ecosystem to gain power
- Develop strategies such as compatibility, openness, and standardization to shape the ecosystem
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Who Should Enroll
- Telecommunication network leaders
- Entrepreneurs
- Research and development leaders
- Operations managers and leaders
- IT strategy managers
- Supply chain managers
- Business leaders looking to better understand the impact of 5G
- Urban design and policy professionals
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