Research and Development Management: Technology Journey through Analysis, Forecasting and Decision Making

✍ Scribed by Tugrul Daim, Jisun Kim, Kenny Phan (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 294
Series: Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This book introduces readers to essential technology assessment and forecasting tools, demonstrating their use on the basis of multiple cases. As organizations in the high-tech industry need to be able to assess emerging technologies, the book presents cases in which formal decision-making models are developed, providing a framework for decision-making in the context of technology acquisition and development. Applications of different technology forecasting tools are also discussed for a range of technologies and sectors, providing a guide to keep R&D organizations abreast of technological trends that affect their business. As such, the book offers a valuable the theoretical and practical reference guide for R&D managers responsible for emerging and future technologies.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Technology Assessment in the Automotive Sector....Pages 3-15
Technology Assessment in the Financial Sector....Pages 17-30
Technology Assessment in the Software Sector....Pages 31-45
Technology Assessment in the Transportation and Retail Sectors....Pages 47-60
Technology Assessment in the Energy Sector....Pages 61-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Technology Forecasting: Case of 3D Printing....Pages 89-104
Technology Forecasting: Case of Robot Technology....Pages 105-123
Technology Forecasting: Case of Electric Vehicle Technology....Pages 125-136
Technology Forecasting: Case of RFID Technology....Pages 137-162
Technology Forecasting: Case of Solar Technology....Pages 163-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Technology Management: Case of 3D Printing in Healthcare....Pages 179-197
Technology Management: Case of Facebook....Pages 199-225
Technology Management: Case of Cost, Frugal and Reverse Innovations....Pages 227-246
Technology Management: Case of an Organization in Transition....Pages 247-273
Technology Management: Case of the Internet of Technologies and Smart City....Pages 275-292

✦ Subjects

Innovation/Technology Management;R & D/Technology Policy;Operation Research/Decision Theory;Transportation;Robotics and Automation

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