Managing Technological Innovation

Download or read book Managing Technological Innovation written by Tugrul U. Daim and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Technological Innovation provides a set of tools and case studies for R&D managers to effectively manage technological innovations from the identifying of technological needs to the launch of the product. The book is divided into five parts. Part 1 addresses the policies and strategies necessary to provide direction to R&D organizations in the management of technological innovation. Part 2 focuses on technological assessment; presenting the methods available to better matching of technologies to strategic directions, supported with case studies to illustrate the evaluation methods. Part 3 covers the development and building of technological portfolios with new products, as well as mitigation strategies. Part 4 focus on the execution phase of built portfolios the development of new products. And finally, Part 5 rounds up with a study on the factors which impact the diffusion of technological innovations into the market place.