Forecasting and Management of Technology

Alan L. Porter; Scott W. Cunningham; Jerry Banks; Alan Thomas Roper; Thomas W. Mason; Frederick A. Rossini

ISBN 10: 0470440902 / ISBN 13: 9780470440902

Edité par Wiley, 2011

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Hardcover, second edition, xv + 336 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in the USA. Gentle external handling wear, interior is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- The book provides comprehensive strategies and methodologies for anticipating technological changes and managing their impacts. It covers a range of topics including expert opinion gathering, structuring and utilizing information, various analytical techniques like linear regression and Monte Carlo simulation, scenario analysis, economic and market forecasting, and impact assessment. It emphasizes a systematic approach to technology management, integrating cost-benefit and risk analysis, and strategic planning for technology implementation. This edition also focuses on the continuous nature of forecasting in the implementation phase. This book is essential for professionals and students involved in technology management, providing both theoretical insights and practical tools for effective decision-making in technology forecasting and implementation.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Forecasting and Management of Technology
• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0470440902
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780470440902
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 2nd Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Published in 1991, the first edition of Forecasting and Management of Technology was one of the leading handful of books to deal with the topic of forecasting of technology and technology management as this discipline was emerging. The new, revised edition of this book will build on this knowledge in the context of business organizations that now place a greater emphasis on technology to stay on the cutting edge of development. The scope of this edition has broadened to include management of technology content that is relevant to now to executives in organizations while updating and strengthening the technology forecasting and analysis content that the first edition is reputed for.

Updated by the original author team, plus new author Scott Cunningham, the book takes into account what the authors see as the innovations to technology management in the last 17 years: the Internet; the greater focus on group decision-making including process management and mechanism design; and desktop software that has transformed the analytical capabilities of technology managers. Included in this book will be 5 case studies from various industries that show how technology management is applied in the real world.

À propos de l?auteur

ALAN THOMAS ROPER (retired) was a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. He is the past editor of the journal Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal and the past director of the Center for Technology and Policy Studies at Rose-Hulman.

SCOTT W. CUNNINGHAM obtained a MSc in public policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a DPhil in science, technology, and innovation policy from the University of Sussex. He is currently Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis in the Department of Technology, Policy, and Management at Delft University of Technology.

ALAN L. PORTER has led development of "technology opportunity analysis" and mining electronic, bibliographic data sources to generate intelligence on emerging technologies. He holds an MA in psychology and a PhD in engineering psychology, both from UCLA. He is currently Director of Research and Development for Search Technology, Inc., in Norcross, Georgia.

THOMAS W. MASON was the founding head of the Engineering Management Department (www.rose-hulman.edu/msem). While on a three-year leave from Rose-Hulman, he served as CFO and CEO of a 140-person network management systems business.

FREDERICK A. ROSSINI (retired) is a former provost at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

JERRY BANKS is Professor Emeritus, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.