Technology management:text and international cases

Harrison and Samson's Technology Management: Text and International Cases, is a text and case approach to studying the many facets of technology management. A broad and diverse perspective is presented from various industries throughout the world. This approach provides students better understanding of key success factors for implementation of technology projects. Students see first-hand how to implement technological change by examining the processes, routines, organizational structure, cultural and leadership factors that relate to introducing and implementing successful new technology. The most exciting and beneficial aspect of this text is its authorship, the cases were written by leading experts from top institutions around the world including USA, UK, Germany, Japan, Korea, Australia and Canada. Students are afforded the opportunity to learn from National Guru's of Technology Management all in one convenient book.

Chapter 1-A Review of Technology Management Chapter 2-Technology Strategy Chapter 3-Development of Technological Capabilities Chapter 4-Managing Innovation Chapter 5-Technology Management, Operational Systems Strategy, and Business Competitiveness Interfaces Chapter 6-Decisions and Implementation of New Technology Chapter 7-Organizing for Technology Chapter 8-E-Business Technology Developments Cases 1.The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group: Design Process Evaluation 2.A Case Study of Manufacturing Organization Reconfiguration for Organizational Development at Alan Group, UK 3.A Case Study of the Implementation and Management of Supply Chain Management at Becton Dickinson 4.Biotecnol LDA Pharmaceutical A Case Study 5.Cig Gas Cylinders: A Case Study of a Manufacturing Company's Experience with Self Managed Work Teams 6.Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH Working for the Environment from Design to Disposal 7.The Duct Manufacturing Centre (A) Embarking on Re-engineering 8.The Duct Manufacturing Centre (B&C) TMQ and the New Layout for Hard Mental Processes & Implementation of a New Pull System 9.Analysis of Alternative Kanban Systems Using Queuing and Simulation 10.EKATO Ruhrwerke 11.Guy Birkin-The Development & Implementation of Textronic Lace 12.A Case Study of the Implementation and Management of Surface Mount Technology at Hewlett Packard's Medical Products Group: Andover Surface Mount Centre 13.New Product Development at HPM 14.Iva Manufacturing: A Case of Implementing and Exploiting Advanced Technology for Strategic Advantage 15.Restructuring at Mayekawa 16.Review of Best Practice in the Adoption and Management of Technology, Peters and Brownes Group (Western Australia) 17.Samwon Precision Machines Company 18.Samyeong Cable Company 19.Telstra's National Telemarketing Centre 20.Tokai-Rika: Adoption of Just-in-Time Systems 21.International Decorative Glass 22.Advanced Book Exchange Partnership with Barnes&Noble.com