Managing Technology and Innovation An Introduction

Name: Managing Technology and Innovation An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415362290

ISBN-10: 0415362296

ISBN-13: 9780415362290

Edition: 2004

Authors: J. Roland Ortt, Robert Verburg, Willemijn M. Dicke

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Modern technology and innovation are vital to the success of all companies, be they hi-tech firms or companies seemingly unaffected by technology and innovation; whether established firms or business start-ups. This book focuses on understanding technology as a corporate resource, covering product development, design of systems and the managerial aspects of new and high technology. Topics investigated include:* the internal organization of high technology firms* the management of technology in society* managing innovation* dilemmas and strategies.The wide-ranging experience of the teachers and experts contributing to this book has resulted in an integrated, multi-disciplinary, textbook that…

Book details

List price: $75.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/16/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



List of figures


List of tables


List of boxes


About the authors


Preface



General Introduction



Management of technology: setting the scene




The Internal Organization of High-Technology Firms


Introduction



Design of technological firms




Human Resource Management for advanced technology




Cost and financial accounting in high-technology firms




Foundations for successful high-technology marketing




The Management of Technology in the Society


Introduction



Managing the dynamics of technology in modern day society




Development and diffusion of breakthrough communication technologies




Forecasting the market potential of new products




The innovating firm in a societal context: labor-management relations and labor productivity




Complex decision-making in multi-actor systems




Managing Innovation


Introduction



Corporate strategy and technology




Innovation in context: from R&D management to innovation networks




Operation management with System Dynamics




Managing knowledge processes




Dilemmas and Strategies


Introduction



Making the impossible possible: controlling innovation




When failure is not an option: managing complex technologies under intensifying interdependencies




Managing performance in firms




Management dilemmas and strategies in practice



Index