1st Edition

Technology in Context Technology Assessment for Managers

By Ernest Braun Copyright 1998
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Technology in Context is a comprehensive and accessible analysis of technology assessment which defines and describes its role in the strategic management of firms. Subjects covered include: * the fundamental concepts required for the management of technology * the gathering of information in a firm to support strategic decisions on technology * technology assessment in the United States... Read more
1. Technology and Technological Innovation 2. Principles of Technology Assessment 3. Strategic Management of Technology 4. Contemporary Problems of Technology 5. Methods useful in Technological Assessment 6. Some Applications of Technology Assessment

Biography

Ernest Braun is Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Technology Policy Unit, Aston University, UK. He has also held the posts of Head of the Technology Assessment Unit, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, and Visiting Professor, Centre for Technology Strategy, Open University. His books include Futile Progress (1995) and Wayward Technology (1986).