The Technology Management Handbook (Electrical Engineering Handbook) [Hardcover]

Richard C. Dorf (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0849385776 | ISBN-13: 978-0849385773 | Publication Date: July 27, 1998 | Edition: 1

If you are not already in a management position, chances are you soon will be. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the fastest growing areas of employment for engineers are in engineering/science management. With over 200 contributing authors, The Technology Management Handbook informs and assists the more than 1.5 million engineering managers in the practice of technical management.

Written from the technical manager's perspective and written for technologists who are managers, The Technology Management Handbook presents in-depth information on the science and practice of management. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses the field of technology management, offering information on:

Entrepreneurship

Innovations

Economics

Marketing

Product Development

Manufacturing

Finance

Accounting

Project Management

Human Resources

International Business

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1184 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (July 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849385776
• ISBN-13: 978-0849385773
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.5 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,152,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Technology Hotchpotch, June 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Technology Management Handbook (Electrical Engineering Handbook) (Hardcover)

This book is a confused compendium of short essays from almost 200 contributors. Although some of the contriubtutions may be helpful, there is no central theme and the contributions are not blended well. Also, the level of knowledge required from the reader is not consistent, as difficulty levels vary among contributions. Many of the contriubutions are obsolete and rely on literature or sources way too old for a technology handbook.

Thanks to the size of the book, it looks nice in a library and it can also be used as a doorholder or flowerpress. To get grounded in technology management issues, it is not a good choice.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How to use big and heavy books, part II, July 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Technology Management Handbook (Electrical Engineering Handbook) (Hardcover)

I've tried to use this book during my University studies - and it was so useless! This book seems to be only a huge collection of articles without any link between them. Many articles don't have any relation to Innovation or Management, I had the impression that they are only integrated to make the book heavier - and my family found out the same use as the other reader from Germany: My children are using it to press plants and my wife claimed already to use it as a doorholder for our old entrance later.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of contributed articles., July 11, 2006

By 

David De Sousa "The Automation and Control Guy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Technology Management Handbook (Electrical Engineering Handbook) (Hardcover)

This handbook outlines information on management science (or art) and practice to all aspects of the production and operation of technology related components and systems.

The articles included in this book cover traditional areas of engineering management, including:
- Economics.
- Finance.
- Accounting.
- Project management.
- Manufacturing.
- Product safety.
- Marketing.
- Personal issues and Human resources.
- International business.

The book is written from the technical manager perspective, so it should be of interest to individuals working in such role. I am mostly a technologist, and I bough the book as a reference and introduction to topics related to management.