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Management of Technological Change

The Great Challenge of Management for the Future

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Ernst G. Frankel

    1. Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 1-20

  3. Research in the Management of Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 21-29

  4. Economics of Production and Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 30-47

  5. Productivity and Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 48-68

  6. Modes of Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 69-85

  7. Sources of New Technology

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 86-117

  8. Technology Pricing and Economic Evaluation

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 118-137

  9. Technological Forecasting

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 138-164

  10. Product, Process, and Service Innovation Cycles

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 165-178

  11. Decision Theory and Hierarchial Processes

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 179-223

  12. The Economic Impact of Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 224-248

  13. Environmental Impact and Future Role of Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 249-261

  14. Strategic Management of Technological Change

    • Ernst G. Frankel
    Pages 262-264

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 265-268
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About this book

Technological change has been recognized as the major contributor to economic growth and has become one of the most important challenges to policy makers and managers. Many excellent books and papers have been written on the subject. Most of these deal with the macro or micro economic impact of technological change or the technological change process from invention and discovery to innovation, development, and final maturity as well as ultimate obsolescence of technology. This book is designed to present technological change as a decision process and explain the use of recently developed methods for the effective management of technological change. In particular, techniques for the effective choice among technological alternatives, timing of the introduction of new technology both in terms of its own status and that of the technology to be replaced if any, and the rate and method of introduction of new technology are presented. Management of technology is a complex decision process which is affected by both internal and external factors. The purpose of this book is to instruct the reader in effective technology deciSion making which involves the evaluation of the status of technology in use if any, the problem to be solved or output to be obtained, determination of environmental and internal constraints, and the competitive environment or market conditions which affect the technology decisions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Ernst G. Frankel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Management of Technological Change

  • Book Subtitle: The Great Challenge of Management for the Future

  • Authors: Ernst G. Frankel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1988-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0674-0Published: 28 February 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7389-9Published: 27 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1988-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 268

  • Topics: Operations Management, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes

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