Management Of Technology Innovation And Value Creation - Selected Papers From The 16th International Conference On Management Of Technology

by Mostafa Hashem Sherif (Editor), Tarek M Khalil (Editor)

Overview

The 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812790538
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/06/2008
Series:	Management Of Technology , #2
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction     ix
Paradigms for the Knowledge Economy     1
New Innovation Management Paradigms in the Knowledge-Driven Economy   Antonio Hidalgo   Jose Albors     3
The Many Facets of Uncertainty and the Structure of Cooperation   Hanna Kuittinen   Ari Jantunen   Kalevi Kylaheiko   Jaana Sandstrom     21
R&D, Innovation and Market Returns     37
R&D Intensity and Firm Performance-Sectoral Differences   Hanna Kuittinen   Kaisu Puumalainen   Ari Jantunen     39
An Analysis of High Profitability Mechanism by Means of Dynamism between Technological Diversification, Learning and Functionality Development   Noritomo Ouchi   Chihiro Watanabe     55
An Analysis of Dynamism between Market Sensitivity to Technology and Optimal R&D Intensity   Yuji Tou     73
Evaluation of Nuclear Knowledge Management for the Light Water Reactor and Fusion Reactor: A Case Study of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)   Kazuaki Yanagisawa     89
Technology Balance: Technology Valuation According to IASB's Value in Use Approach   Gunther Schuh   Sascha Klapper   Christoph Haag     103
The Economic Value of Green Technologies and Sustainable Development     119
AModeling Framework for the Diffusion of Green Technologies   Mitsutaka Matsumoto   Shinsuke Kondoh   Jun Fujimoto   Keijiro Masui     121
A Green Operations Framework and Its Application in the Automotive Industry   Breno Nunes   David Bennett     137
Creating Value with Forest-Based Biomass - Traditional Industries Seeking New Business Opportunities   Satu Patari   Ari Jantunen   Jaana Sandstrom     155
Innovation and Sustainable Development in Wood Furniture Design   Olivier Chery   Elise Marcandella     169
Sustainable Development and Technology Management   Alan C. Brent   Marthinus W. Pretorius     185
The Knowledge Chain and Value Creation     205
Commercializing Breakthrough Technologies: Scenarios and Strategies   J. Roland Ortt   Chintan M. Shah   Marc A. Zegveld     207
Industrialization Guidelines for South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Nuclear Reactor Programme   Andre Buys     223
A Longitudinal Analysis of Inventors' Movements in Technology Clusters   Jiang He   M. Hosein Fallah     239
Technology Mining of Gulf Coast Intellectual Assets: Discovering Regional Assets for Economic Development   Cherie Courseault Trumbach   Sandra Hartman   Olof Lundberg     253
South Korean System of Innovation: From Imitation to Frontiers of Technology, Successes and Limitations   Aouatif El Fakir     275
On Creating Value in Various Positions in the Value Chain - The Pulp and Paper Industry in China   Ou Tang   Jaana Sandstrom   Hanna Kuittinen   Kalevi Kylaheiko     293
The Internationalization of R&D at Petrobras   Ivete Rodrigues   Eduardo Vasconcellos   Roberto Sbragia     309
R&D, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Brazil: Where is the Missing Link?   Paulo A. Zawislak   Cristina Castro-Lucas   Eda Castro Lucas De Souza     323
Organization Capabilities and Successful Innovation     339
Key Elements for Incubating Radical Innovations Successfully   Chintan M. Shah   Marc A. Zegveld   Leo Roodhart   J. Roland Ortt     341
Rapid Response Capabilities: The Importance of Speed and Flexibility for Successful Innovation   Christoph Grimpe   Wolfgang Sofka     359
Innovation Process Evaluation: From Self-Assessment to Detailed Technology Audit   Laure Morel   Vincent Boly     381
Technology Foresight and Forecasting     399
An Integrative Approach to Disruptive Technology Forecasting in Companies   Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl   Stephan Speith     401
Quadratic-Interval Innovation Diffusion Models for New Product Sales Forecasting   Fang-Mei Tseng     415