Managing Technological Innovation: Competitive Advantage from Change / Edition 3

by Frederick Betz

Overview

Written by the author who helped crystalize the field of technology management and the management of innovation with the first two editions of Managing Technological Innovation, this Third Edition brings the subject in line with current business strategy. It also presents information in a newer organized format that aligns more closely with how the topics are presented and discussed in the classroom. Also included is a wider discussion of how science and technology interact with the global economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470547823
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/22/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

FREDERICK BETZ, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management at Portland State University. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Nile University in Cairo, Egypt.

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Table of Contents

Preface.

I Technology Competitiveness—Business Base of Innovation.

1 Technological Innovation.

2 Innovation and Economy.

3 Innovation and National Systems.

4 Innovation Research.

5 Innovation and Corporate R&D.

6 Innovation and Markets.

7 Innovation and Product Development.

8 Innovation and Strategy. 

II Technology Strategy—Technical Base of Innovation.

9 Integrating Technology and Business Strategy.

10 Inventing Technology.

11 Technology Systems.

12 Product Systems.

13 Service Systems.

14 Biotechnology Systems.

15 Ethics and Technology.

III Innovation Handbook.

16 Innovation Practice.

Bibliography.

Index.  

Editorial Reviews

Looks at recent factors influencing the way technology is managed, addresses how technological innovation occurs, discusses concepts and techniques for managing innovation, and examines specific challenges, such as the need to manage advances in software-based service technologies and the integration of service and manufacturing technologies. These issues are linked with the need to integrate organizational change with technological change and the use of new tools to manage new technologies. Includes chapter case studies, summaries, and discussion questions. For managers and engineers in business and government. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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