Technology: general issues Books

Book SynopsisThe International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) is one of the largest scientific associations dealing with the education, research and application of management of technology. The annual conferences held by IAMOT assemble the most important scientists and experts in the field. The 16th conference held in 2007 included papers by experts from 32 countries. This book compiles the best of those papers presented at the conference. It covers topics and issues related to the knowledge economy, commercialization of knowledge, green technologies, and sustainable development.Table of ContentsParadigms for the Knowledge Economy; R&D, Innovation and Economic Performance; Green Technologies and Sustainable Development; Commercialization of Knowledge and Economic Development; Organizational Capabilities and Successful Innovation; Technology Foresight and Forecasting.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of papers from the Digital Enablement Conference 2016 aims to illustrate various aspects of the digital enablement phenomenon. Over the last two decades, advances in digital technology have fundamentally transformed the way we do business, work, and live. As new technologies emerge, they offer new possibilities for addressing increasingly complex economic and social problems.Digital enablement refers to the consumerizational and transformational roles of digital technology in driving business and social innovation, and has profound, multi-disciplinary implications. Some of these include: Facilitating new business models that transform the way firms transact, market, and engage with customers; providing new means of income generation for disadvantaged groups; and generating new means of social interaction, which empowers employees, customers, small businesses, and entire communities.This book introduces readers to case studies of digital enablement in business and society. It offers unique insights into the phenomenon from multiple contexts, giving readers a nuanced understanding of the roles digital enablement can play.Table of ContentsDigital Entrepreneurship Ecosystem as a New Form of Organizing: A Case of Zhongguancun (Wenjie Li & Derek Du); Mechanism Balancing the Tension between Consistency and Relevance of Brand Ambidexterity by Digital Enablement - A Case Study of HUANYI International Travel Agency (Chunqing Li & Songling Li); The Characteristics of Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation: A Case Study of YHD, China (De Gao, Zhiduan Xu, Man Gu & Yilong Z Ruan); The Role of Social Media in Social Advocacy (Shamshul Bahri); Digital Performance Management Based on the Perspective of Organizational Control: A Case Study of Advantech (Ning Zhou, Xiaoting Han, Tingting Hu, Yin Zhou & Wenjun Jiang); Research from the Perspective of Resource Orchestration on How Marginal Enterprises Reconfigure the Digital Ecosystem: A Case of Duch 3D printing in China (Zhengyan Cui & Taohua Ouyang); Blockchain brings A New IT Capability: A Case Study of HNA Group (Wenchi Ying & Suling Jia); Red Collar Group: Transform towards Smart Manufacturing (Elaine Chen); Data Connection: Scene Marketing Creates Demand (Daojun Sun, Yanyan Wang & Chunhu Cui); Orchestrating Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (Jiamin Yin & Derek Du); Meeting New Friends via Habitual Use of Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) Apps: System Fit & Cultural Preference (Peter Rachtam); Exploring the Development of China's Mobile Payment from the Perspective of Resource-based Platform Strategies (Jiang Yu, Wenmiao Hu & Yue Zhang); Exploring Service Dominant Logic and Business Model for IT firms to Transition to the Cloud Era: A Focus Group Study (Jau-Rong Chen); Towards Commercialization of University Research Outcomes: Comparative Theories (Tamrin Amboala, John Lenarcic & Joan Richardson); The Role of Disruptive Innovation in Building a Shared Economic Platform: A Case Study of Sheke Net (SKN), China (Haibo Hu, Tao Huang & Yang Cheng); A Study of Frugal Innovation of Manufacturing Enterprises in C2B Model: Learning from Chinese Experience (Fuyin Lan, Xuefeng Liu & Xiaoshan Zhang); Developing Capabilities for the IT-enabled Organizational Transformation: a Case of Traditional Manufacturing Enterprise in China (Delin Zheng, Taohua Ouyang, Zhengyan Cui & Zhenya Tan); Transaction Marketing Orientation VS Relationship Marketing Orientation: Consumer Logic of Enterprises Digital Empowerment (Xin Dai, Ying Zhou & Jingyuan Gong); Exploring the Effects of Scarcity Messages on Online Impulsive Purchase: The Role of Arousal (Liwei Xin, Wu Yi & JP Guo); Based on Technology Affordance the Perspective of Manufacturing Enterprise Innovation Ecosystem Evolution: Transformation Path of the Bright Moon Company (Bo Hu, Baozhou Lu & Zhibin Liu);

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Book SynopsisThis book is the authoritative reference for technology roadmapping, written by authors known worldwide for their expertise on the subject. The book has four parts. The objective of the first part is to introduce established technology management frameworks, to highlight the overall ecosystem for the use of technology roadmaps. This part provides international perspectives as well as examples from industrial organizations and government agencies. The second part provides a toolkit presented through applications and case studies, and provides a review of methods complimentary to technology roadmapping. The tools discussed include technology assessment, technology forecasting and technology intelligence analysis. The objective of this part is to provide professionals with the tools required to gather the essential data for the roadmapping project. Part three presents proven frameworks for technology roadmapping written by those who have developed practical approaches for various organizations. This part provides the know-how for developing and executing technology roadmaps. The final section presents applications demonstrating the use of this powerful tool, providing regional, government and industrial applications. The knowledge base includes projects from Europe, Asia and the Americas.Related Link(s)

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Book SynopsisIn this day and age, technology has become ever more prominent and omnipresent in our lives. As technological developments emerge and become more ubiquitous, it becomes vital to understand and analyze the impact of technology on society.Drivers of Competitiveness focuses on technology and seeks to analyze its causes and consequences on productivity and competitiveness and to examine the dynamic relationships between the different factors in various contexts. Building on state-of-the-art research, the book illustrates the global, institutional and technological factors that shape the performance of business and countries.Unlike most existing books in the field, Drivers of Competitiveness is a self-contained case book ideal for classroom use. The cases in the book are brand new. All of them are written in the context of the global financial crisis, providing a new perspective on the crisis that sheds light on its effect on competitiveness and on the diversity of responses by companies and countries. The cases and the analytical framework that emerges from the book constitute an essential kit for current and future managers, policy-makers and observers of global dynamics.

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Book SynopsisIn this day and age, technology has become ever more prominent and omnipresent in our lives. As technological developments emerge and become more ubiquitous, it becomes vital to understand and analyze the impact of technology on society.Drivers of Competitiveness focuses on technology and seeks to analyze its causes and consequences on productivity and competitiveness and to examine the dynamic relationships between the different factors in various contexts. Building on state-of-the-art research, the book illustrates the global, institutional and technological factors that shape the performance of business and countries.Unlike most existing books in the field, Drivers of Competitiveness is a self-contained case book ideal for classroom use. The cases in the book are brand new. All of them are written in the context of the global financial crisis, providing a new perspective on the crisis that sheds light on its effect on competitiveness and on the diversity of responses by companies and countries. The cases and the analytical framework that emerges from the book constitute an essential kit for current and future managers, policy-makers and observers of global dynamics.

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