Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

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Summary: Helpful for us technology managers
Review: The policy that strenthens the focus of leading high technology firms is concentrating R&D on one or two areas. Such startegy enables these business to dominate the research. Their commitment to R&d is both enduring and consistent. It is mainteained through slack periods and recessions because it is believe to be in the best long term interest of the stockholders.

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Summary: a useful collection of case studies and key papers
Review: This book offers a large number of case studies from the areas of research and technology development in various industries. It covers most the important concepts of technology management such as "core competencies". It follows the traditional model employed in business schools: learning from others' experiences by means of case studies. Particularly relevant are the sections on "heavyweight teams".