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John Howells

The Management of Innovation and Technology: The Shaping of Technology and Institutions of the Market Economy - SLE Pound 2005 - 304p.

This book analyses 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
`The book provides a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers... In particular, it provides a good introduction to broader aspects of the field of innovation for researchers based within the engineering and science traditions

ISBN: 076197024X

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
The Management of Innovation and Technology: The Shaping of Technology and Institutions of the Market Economy

Subjects--Topical Terms:
The Management of Innovation and Technology: The Shaping of Technology and Institutions of the Market Economy

Dewey Class. No.: 658 / SID-B-8414