Managing Technological Development (PDF)

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Series Editors' Introduction -- Section I: Innovation and R&D Management -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A "Liberating Form" for Radical Product Innovation -- Chapter 2: Cooperative Multinational R&D Ventures: Interpretation and Negotiation in Emerging Systems -- Chapter 3: Strategic Competitive Factors in the Acquisition of Technology: The Case of Major Weapon Systems -- Chapter 4: The Context of Innovation: Investment in R&D and Firm Performance -- Chapter 5: Innovation and Human Resource Productivity in Canada: A Comparison of "High" and "Low" Technology Industries -- Section II: Human Resources and Technological Innovation -- Introduction -- Chapter 6: A Micro Level Model of Information Technology Use by Managers -- Chapter 7: The Impact of Computer Technology on Human Resource Information System Users -- Chapter 8: Computer End-Users: The Impact of Their Beliefs on Subjective Career Success -- Chapter 9: The First-Line Supervisor and Advanced Manufacturing Technology -- Conclusion -- A Brief Summary of Volume I -- Where Do We Go From Here? Directions for Future Research and Managers -- About the Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter