Competitiveness Through Technology and Innovation

This is a two-part individual 4,000-word assignment.

Part A – Critical literature review (3,250 words)

Technology is widely considered as a stimulus that initiates growth and development for individual organisations as well as world economies. Accordingly, you are required to critically discuss the role of technologies in creating organisational competitiveness.

You are not limited to discussing the technologies from the units of this module, however the following technologies may be worth considering:

Big data analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Automation
Robotics
IoT.
You are expected to support your arguments through the use of relevant examples and academic literature. Therefore, consider the following points in your assignment:

How technology can disrupt Business models.
Key theories discussed during the module.
Relevant case study examples.

Part B – Reflective section (750 words)

Critically reflect on what you have learnt over the course of this module and through the discussion boards, and highlight how you could drive innovation and competitiveness through technology in your own organisation, or in an organisation you’ve worked for in the past.

As this section is a reflective piece of work, it should be written in the first person (‘I’). As this is a personal account it is not possible to specify exactly what it should include, however you are expected to supplement your personal experiences with your understanding of how technology may or may not achieve competitiveness in your discussions. The following points indicate some of the areas you could explore:

An evaluation of a recently implemented technology at your workplace.
A critical discussion relating to challenges associated with technology adoption.
Something unexpected that you discovered relating to technology.