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The Management of Innovation and Technology: The Shaping of Technology and Institutions of the Market Economy [Paperback]

John Howells (Author)
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February 9, 2005 076197024X 978-0761970248 1
This book analyzes a range of social contexts in which human decisions shape technology in the market economy. It comprises a critical review of both a select research literature and in-depth historical studies. Material is drawn from many social science disciplines to inform the reader of the reality of taking decisions on innovation.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 1 edition (February 9, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076197024X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761970248
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This book has a lot of good material in it, but can be somewhat difficult to read. He writes like a philosopher.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
innovation market concept, suppressive intent, sailing ship effect, innovation suppression, capacitance technology, technology suppression, substitution threat, pull metaphor, patent institution, prospect function, professional engineering associations, magnetic tape technology, craft control, promotion route, industrial lending, substituting technology, patent abuse, improvement patents, inventive step
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brunner Mond, Watson Jnr, Technological Innovation, Technische Hochschulen, British Leyland, General Motors, Second World War, Supreme Court, British Steel, Hewlett Packard, European Union, Sumitomo Bank, General Electric, United Alkali Company, First World War, Toyo Kogyo, Company Reporting Ltd, European Commission, Executive Committee, Justice Laddie, Bank of England, Concluding Comments, Basilica of San Marco, Bank of Japan, Bell Laboratories
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