Key Features: This book is an excellent textbook for introductory or survey courses in technology management. It is suitable for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. This book stresses technology's crucial role in creating wealth and achieving competitiveness. There is a strong emphasis on the importance of considering both the speed and scope of change in technological development and the consequential paradigm shift in the industrial and business enterprise system. Table of Content: 1 Introduction 2 The Role of Technology in the Creation of Wealth 3 Critical Factors in Managing Technology 4 Management of Technology: The New Paradigms 5 Technology Life Cycles 6 The Process of Technological Innovation 7 Competitiveness 8 Business Strategy abd Technology Strategy 9 Technology Planning 10 The Acquistion and Exploitation of Technology 11 Technology Transfer 12 The Manufacturing and Service Industries 13 The Design of Organizations 14 The Changing Game of Management 15 How America Does It

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