Science and Technology Innovation Management

Author: Zhou Jizhong
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is divided into ten chapters. The first five chapters, based on the process school of management science (represented by Henri Fayol and Harold Koontz), discuss the objects of technological innovation management from the perspectives of processes and management functions such as planning, strategy, organization, process, and control. These chapters cover topics such as technological development plans, technological development strategies, research organization, the process of technological innovation and commercialization of achievements, and the evaluation, control, and motivation of technological innovation, providing readers with a systematic understanding of technological innovation management. The last five chapters analyze five important aspects of contemporary technological innovation management, namely: the management of technology transfer, technology markets, and intermediaries; intellectual capital, intellectual property, and knowledge management; the management of technological innovation resources; corporate and industrial technological competitiveness; and national innovation systems and innovation culture. In short, the first five chapters focus on breadth, while the last five aim for depth. In terms of content and form, in addition to the main text, the book also includes two supplementary forms: case studies and empirical analyses. The common point of both is that they are practical typical examples, while the difference lies in their approaches. Cases are narrative discussions centered around practical subjects (individuals or organizations), aiming to provoke some reflective questions, whereas empirical analyses study typical events that have actually occurred, hoping to draw some conclusions. The book contains a total of 22 cases and 13 empirical analyses, which serve to deepen, visualize, and concretize the theory through the analysis of real-world typical examples. This is particularly important for the field of management, as management is fundamentally an applied discipline.