Management of Technology

As a member of a select team, you'll choose an emerging technology and complete a full business plan that demonstrates the process of taking a technology-driven product or service to market. This comprehensive and integrative experience concludes with an MoT business plan competition.

During a two-week international residency, you’ll examine the cultural, legal, and economic aspects of each location you visit, gaining a stronger understanding of international business. You will gain a deep foundation of the country's economy and learn how to successfully conduct business in an international locale.

Past International Residencies Focuses:

• Information technology challenges in a changing world
• Technology development and innovation
• Competitive strategies of global companies
• Foreign investment and trade relations
• International supply chain development
• Understanding the challenges and opportunities in emerging markets
• Sustainable development
• Key challenges facing the logistics industry
• Strategies for targeting local markets with new technological products and services
• Challenges that emerge at the intersection of traditional values and modern trends

Previous International Residencies:

International Residency Executive Partners:

• 3M
• Baidu
• Kia Motors
• Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Kodak
• Lenovo
• LG Electronics
• Maersk

During this optional two-day trip, Management of Technology MBA students will visit leading corporations and innovative start-ups to meet with top executives and discuss market and value propositions, technological innovation, entrepreneurship, and the challenges of raising capital and securing customers. Insights gained during the trip benefit the students' capstone project.

Previous Silicon Valley Partners:

• Aptus Endosystems
• AT&T Foundry
• Cisco R&D
• eBay
• Google
• Meraki
• Motiv Power
• PayPal
• SAP Labs