Managing Complexity in High Technology Organizations

by Glinow, Mary Ann Von; Mohrman, Susan Albers

• ISBN13: 9780195057201
• ISBN10: 0195057201
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-01-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

High technology--which accounts for a rapidly growing section of the global workforce--presents a different set of management problems than have usually been encountered by traditional industry. In this book, Von Glinow, Mohrman, and their expert contributors discuss the reasons for this difference and define new organizational forms for global high technology management. Propounding a revolutionary approach to high technology management issues, they explore management teams, high velocity environments, and high technology marketing, as well as human resource considerations, including team interdependence, compensation, and culture clash.

Table of Contents

Contributors

High Technology Organization: An Introduction

Technology Transfer and the Technopolis

Technology and Global Strategies and Organizations

International Competition in High Technology: The Case of the United States, Japan, and Europe

Charting Strategic Decisions in the Microcomputer Industry: Profile of an Industry Star

Dynamic Tension in Innovative, High Technology Firms: Managing Rapid Technological Change Through Organizational Structure

Perennial Renaissance: The Marketing Challenge in High Tech Settings

Managing a High-Reliability Organization: A Case for Interdependence

Implementing New Production Technologies: Exercises in Corporate Learning

Managing High Tech Processes: The Challenge of CAD/CAM

High Technology Performance Management

Beyond the Clash: Managing High Technology Professionals

The Role of Compensation in the Human Resource Management Strategies of High Technology Firms

High Technology Organizations: A Synthesis

References

Index

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