{
"item_title" : "The Management of Innovation and Technology",
"item_author" : [" John Howells "],
"item_description" : "This book analyzes a range of social contexts in which human decisions shape technology in the market economy. It comprises a critical review of both a select research literature and in-depth historical studies. Material is drawn from many social science disciplines to inform the reader of the reality of taking decisions on innovation.The chapters cover: The social context for individual acts of creative insightThe development of the technology-market relationshipThe management of R&D and technological standardsTechnological competitionThe role of institutions of finance in innovationThe reciprocal relationship between intellectual property law and technological innovationThe role of technological skills and regimes of technological education in innovationAn introduction to the role of the state in maintaining the innovative capacity of the private sector ",
"item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/76/197/024/076197024X_b.jpg",
"price_data" : {
"retail_price" : "105.00", "online_price" : "105.00", "our_price" : "105.00", "club_price" : "105.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : ""
}
}
The Management of Innovation and Technology : The Shaping of Technology and Institutions of the Market Economy
by John Howells
Overview
This book analyzes a range of social contexts in which human decisions shape technology in the market economy. It comprises a critical review of both a select research literature and in-depth historical studies. Material is drawn from many social science disciplines to inform the reader of the reality of taking decisions on innovation.
The chapters cover:
- The social context for individual acts of creative insight
- The development of the technology-market relationship
- The management of R&D and technological standards
- Technological competition
- The role of institutions of finance in innovation
- The reciprocal relationship between intellectual property law and technological innovation
- The role of technological skills and regimes of technological education in innovation
- An introduction to the role of the state in maintaining the innovative capacity of the private sector
This item is Non-Returnable
Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780761970248
- ISBN-10: 076197024X
- Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
- Publish Date: February 2005
- Dimensions: 9.58 x 6.82 x 0.66 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 304
Related Categories
