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Management of technology innovation and value creation : selected papers from the 16th International Conference on Management of Technology
Series:
Management of technology ; 2
Publication Information:
Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, 2008
Physical Description:
xii, 433 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9789812790538

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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.


Table of Contents

Antonio Hidalgo and Jose AlborsHanna Kuittinen and Ari Jantunen and Kalevi Kylaheiko and Jaana SandstromHanna Kuittinen and Kaisu Puumalainen and Ari JantunenNoritomo Ouchi and Chihiro WatanabeYuji TouKazuaki YanagisawaGunther Schuh and Sascha Klapper and Christoph HaagMitsutaka Matsumoto and Shinsuke Kondoh and Jun Fujimoto and Keijiro MasuiBreno Nunes and David BennettSatu Patari and Ari Jantunen and Jaana SandstromOlivier Chery and Elise MarcandellaAlan C. Brent and Marthinus W. PretoriusJ. Roland Ortt and Chintan M. Shah and Marc A. ZegveldAndre BuysJiang He and M. Hosein FallahCherie Courseault Trumbach and Sandra Hartman and Olof LundbergAouatif El FakirOu Tang and Jaana Sandstrom and Hanna Kuittinen and Kalevi KylaheikoIvete Rodrigues and Eduardo Vasconcellos and Roberto SbragiaPaulo A. Zawislak and Cristina Castro-Lucas and Eda Castro Lucas De SouzaChintan M. Shah and Marc A. Zegveld and Leo Roodhart and J. Roland OrttChristoph Grimpe and Wolfgang SofkaLaure Morel and Vincent BolyMarion A. Weissenberger-Eibl and Stephan SpeithFang-Mei Tseng
Introductionp. ix
Paradigms for the Knowledge Economyp. 1
New Innovation Management Paradigms in the Knowledge-Driven Economyp. 3
The Many Facets of Uncertainty and the Structure of Cooperationp. 21
R&D, Innovation and Market Returnsp. 37
R&D Intensity and Firm Performance-Sectoral Differencesp. 39
An Analysis of High Profitability Mechanism by Means of Dynamism between Technological Diversification, Learning and Functionality Developmentp. 55
An Analysis of Dynamism between Market Sensitivity to Technology and Optimal R&D Intensityp. 73
Evaluation of Nuclear Knowledge Management for the Light Water Reactor and Fusion Reactor: A Case Study of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)p. 89
Technology Balance: Technology Valuation According to IASB's Value in Use Approachp. 103
The Economic Value of Green Technologies and Sustainable Developmentp. 119
A Modeling Framework for the Diffusion of Green Technologiesp. 121
A Green Operations Framework and Its Application in the Automotive Industryp. 137
Creating Value with Forest-Based Biomass - Traditional Industries Seeking New Business Opportunitiesp. 155
Innovation and Sustainable Development in Wood Furniture Designp. 169
Sustainable Development and Technology Managementp. 185
The Knowledge Chain and Value Creationp. 205
Commercializing Breakthrough Technologies: Scenarios and Strategiesp. 207
Industrialization Guidelines for South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Nuclear Reactor Programmep. 223
A Longitudinal Analysis of Inventors' Movements in Technology Clustersp. 239
Technology Mining of Gulf Coast Intellectual Assets: Discovering Regional Assets for Economic Developmentp. 253
South Korean System of Innovation: From Imitation to Frontiers of Technology, Successes and Limitationsp. 275
On Creating Value in Various Positions in the Value Chain - The Pulp and Paper Industry in Chinap. 293
The Internationalization of R&D at Petrobrasp. 309
R&D, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Brazil: Where is the Missing Link?p. 323
Organization Capabilities and Successful Innovationp. 339
Key Elements for Incubating Radical Innovations Successfullyp. 341
Rapid Response Capabilities: The Importance of Speed and Flexibility for Successful Innovationp. 359
Innovation Process Evaluation: From Self-Assessment to Detailed Technology Auditp. 381
Technology Foresight and Forecastingp. 399
An Integrative Approach to Disruptive Technology Forecasting in Companiesp. 401
Quadratic-Interval Innovation Diffusion Models for New Product Sales Forecastingp. 415