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9781405160490

Encyclopedia of Technology and Innovation Management

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405160490

  • ISBN10:

    1405160497

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-03-08
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

This new volume in the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management focuses on the relatively young field of Technology & Innovation Management, which is of growing interest to academics, students and practitioners. Technology and Innovation continues to grow as a field of inquiry in the academy as scholars engage more in research into how innovation takes placein corporations and the impact of changing technology.This timely reference volume provides discussion and explanation from 150 top international scholars in the field of the of the key concepts and debates in technology and innovation. Their entries will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners in strategic management; e-commerce; organization theory; entrepreneurship; innovation; and knowledge management.The subject is relevant to a number of central areas in management and has emerged as a popular field of new research. While the rapidly changing character of the field in the past few years underlines the need for a really authoritative overview, the international profile of the contributors will help ensure this is delivered.

Author Biography

VK Narayanan is Stubbs Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean of Research at Drexel University, Philadelphia. He is the author of a leading text on management and innovation and many journal articles.

Gina O'Connor is Professor of Marketing and Academic Director, Radical Innovation Research Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York.

Table of Contents

Board of Advisors
Preface
About the Editors
List of Contributors
Technology-specific Concepts
Technology: Discourse and Possibility
Technology Evolution
Technology Transition
Technology Intelligence
Technology Forecasting
Disruptive Technology
Intellectual Property
Options and the Analysis of Technology Projects
Technology and Innovation Management: Financing Technology
Industry Level
Innovation-driven Industry Life Cycles
Technological Characteristics of Industries
Competitive Dynamics in High-technology Industries
Innovation
Types of Innovation
Sources of Innovation
Innovation Models
Diffusion of Innovation
Consumer Adoption of Technological Innovations
Firm Level
Open Innovation
Technology Strategy
Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation
The Generations of R&D and Innovation Management
Dual Career Ladders in Organizations
Human Resources in R&D
The Stage-Gate® Product Innovation System: From Idea to Launch
Learning and Experience
New-product Development Innovation and Commercialization Processes
Service Innovation
Process Innovation in Operations
Organizing for Innovation
The Concept of Corporate Entrepreneurship
Intellectual Property Strategy at the Firm Level
Project Level Concepts
Innovation Teams
Understanding Customer Needs
The Front End of Innovation in Large Established Firms
Project Management under High Uncertainty
Evaluating Innovation Projects
Managing Project-Organization Coupling in Breakthrough Innovation
Promotors and Champions of Innovation: Barriers to Innovation and Innovator Roles
National Innovation Systems
Innovation at the National Level
Australia's National Innovation System
Evolution of China's National Innovation System and Its Challenges in Technological Development
The National Innovation System in Taiwan
The National Innovation System in Singapore
The Indian Innovation System
Japan's National Innovation System
The National Innovation System of the Russian Federation
The National Innovation System in Germany
The National Innovation System in Finland
The Dutch Innovation System: Raising the Lowland?
The National Innovation System of Italy
The National Innovation System of Ireland
The U.S. National Innovation System
Cooperative R&D Agreements (CRADAs)
University Licensing
Emerging Technologies
What Are Emerging Technologies?
Biotechnology: The Technology of the 21st Century
The Continuing Economic Potential of Nanotechnology
Emerging Web Technologies
Glossary
Index
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