Building High-Tech Product Companies: The Maelstrom Effect [Hardcover]

James E. Bowen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0538727012 | ISBN-13: 978-0538727013 | Publication Date: March 15, 2003 | Edition: 1

A perfect blend of technology and entrepreneurship, Building High-Tech Product Companies equips entrepreneurs and managers with the tools necessary to grow a technologically driven company, as it delivers insightful information on how to anticipate the market and the technology and develop strategy, while perfecting management techniques. James Bowen uses the Maelstrom paradigm, which is the simultaneous pull of a Technology Life Cycle, a Product Life Cycle, and an Adoption of Innovation Life cycle on a company. This offers executives and managers better understanding of market and technology trends to help them form clear strategies for product development and release. It also includes interviews from dozens of executives from high-tech companies that have introduced successful products into the marketplace.

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About the Author

James Bowen has nearly 20 years experience in both management and technology, including financing, operations, marketing/sales, product development and strategy. He is currently Vice President for business development in internet-based computing, artificial intelligence/expert systems, knowledge management, and software product development. Mr. Bowen has a Ph.D. in management, focusing on the growth of technology product companies. He is proficient in five programming languages, six operating systems, and ISO-9003 quality standards.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub; 1 edition (March 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0538727012
• ISBN-13: 978-0538727013
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,744,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful book,Orginal ideas,and information found nowhere else, June 23, 2003

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This review is from: Building High-Tech Product Companies: The Maelstrom Effect (Hardcover)

This book holds the ideas to the world. It's anyalis of marketing stradgies, both new and old, give high-tech companies the ability to advance forward.
If you were only to buy one book on this subject, you could not get one better than this!