03541nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10484799 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110322s2011 njuad sb 001 0 eng d 2011012199 9780470440902 (hardback) 9780470951613 (e-book) 9780470951781 (e-book) 9781118047989 (e-book) 9781118048160 (e-book) 9781118048184 (e-book) 9781118048214 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)746324259 T174 .F67 2011eb 601/.12 22 Forecasting and management of technology [electronic resource] / Alan Thomas Roper ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011. xv, 336 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. "Published in 1991, the first edition of Forecasting and Management of Technology was one of the leading handful of books to deal with the topic of forecasting of technology and technology management as this discipline was emerging. The new, revised edition of this book will build on this knowledge in the context of business organizations that now place a greater emphasis on technology to stay on the cutting edge of development. The scope of this edition has broadened to include management of technology content that is relevant to now to executives in organizations while updating and strengthening the technology forecasting and analysis content that the first edition is reputed for.Updated by the original author team, plus new author Scott Cunningham, the book takes into account what the authors see as the innovations to technology management in the last 17 years: the Internet; the greater focus on group decision-making including process management and mechanism design; and desktop software that has transformed the analytical capabilities of technology managers. Included in this book will be 5 case studies from various industries that show how technology management is applied in the real world"-- Provided by publisher. "The new, revised edition of this book will build on this knowledge in the context of business organizations that now place a greater emphasis on technology to stay on the cutting edge of development. The scope of this edition has broadened to include management of technology content that is relevant to now to executives in organizations while updating and strengthening the technology forecasting and analysis content that the first edition is reputed for. Updated by the original author team, plus new author Scott Cunningham, the book takes into account what the authors see as the innovations to technology management in the last 17 years: the Internet; the greater focus on group decision-making including process management and mechanism design; and desktop software that has transformed the analytical capabilities of technology managers"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Technological forecasting. Electronic books. local Roper, A. T. (Alan Thomas), 1936- ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10484799 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 224059 224059