Handbook of Technology and Innovation Management Hardcover - 2009

This timely handbook represents the latest thinking in the field of technology and innovation management, with an up-to-date overview of the key developments in the field.

Under the separate but related headings of the evolution of technology, markets, and industry; the development and introduction of new products; the management and organization of innovation; technology strategy; and who innovates; leading scholars contribute essays that chart the important debates and emergent issues in the complex field of technology and innovation management.

The need for this treatment has become increasingly apparent as more research, debates, and courses have converged around understanding how technological innovation impacts on growth and how organizations can achieve more sustainable performance by better management of technologies & innovation processes.

Faculty and researchers in technology and innovation management, entrepreneurship, operations management, marketing, and strategic management will welcome this state-of-the-art reference source, edited by one of the leading scholars in the field.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• The editor provides a critical, introductory essay that establishes the theoretical framework for studying technology and innovation management
• The book includes 16 original essays by leading authors chosen for their key contribution to the field
• These chapters chart the important debates and theoretical issues under five thematic headings
• The book is targeted as a handbook for academics as well as a text for graduate courses in technology and innovation management