Technology and operations management

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Volume Four: Technology and Operations Management PART ONE: STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Disruptive Technologies - Bower and Christensen Catching the Wave Technology and Corporate Governance - Lessons Learnt - Betz Strategic Technology Management Issues in Japanese Manufacturing Industry - Granstrand, Sjoelander and Alange PART TWO: TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING AND ROADMAPPING A Review of Selected Recent Advances in Technological Forecasting - Martino Technology Roadmapping - A Planning Framework for Evolution and Revolution - Phaal, Farrukh and Probert PART THREE: TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Technology Assessment - Eijndhoven Product or Process? Technology Assessment and Technology Policy in Europe - Smits, Leyton and Den Hertog New Concepts, New Goals, New Infrastructures PART FOUR: TECHNOLOGY VALUATION Traps, Pitfalls and Snares in the Valuation of Technology - Boer A New Method for Technology Valuation in Monetary Value - Park Procedure and Application PART FIVE: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Adapting Manufacturing Process for International Transfer - Grant and Gregory International Technology Transfer - Keller and Chinta Strategies for Success PART SIX: TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AND RISK Managing International Technology Transfer Risk - Cannice, Chen and Daniels A Case Analysis of U S High-Technology Firms in Asia Patent Protection, Limitation and the Mode of Technology Transfer - Fosfuri PART SEVEN: APPROPRIATE AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Designing for Appropriate Technology in Developing Countries - Wicklein The Globalization of Technology and Its Implications for Developing Countries - Archibugi and Pietrobelli Windows of Opportunity or Further Burden? PART EIGHT: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Unlocking the Potential of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies - Boyer et al Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Shepherd, McDermott and Stock Does More Radicalness Mean More Perceived Benefits? PART NINE: AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS Automation and Organizational Performance - Wong and Ngin The Case of Electronics Manufacturing Firms in Singapore PART TEN: FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS The Diffusion of Flexible Manufacturing Systems in Japan, Europe and the United States - Mansfield PART ELEVEN: RESPONSIVE PRODUCTION AND AGILE TECHNOLOGIES Technology... The Enabler for Tomorrow's Agile Enterprise - Young Market Responsive Manufacturing for the Automotive Supply Chain - Waller PART TWELVE: SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES Impact of Information Technology Management Practices on Customer Service - Karimi, Somers and Gupta Volume Five: International Operations, Networks and the Environmental Context PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Made in the World - Ferdows The Global Spread of Production The Internationalization Process of the Firm - A Model of Knowledge Development and Increasing Foreign Market Commitments - Johanson and Vahlne Barriers to the Management of International Operations - Klassen and Whybark PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY Mapping International Factory Networks - Ferdows PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS Globalization and Supply Chain Networks - Humphrey The Auto Industry in Brazil and India The Multinational Corporation as an Interorganizational Network - Ghoshal and Bartlett PART FOUR: TRADE THEORIES, TARIFFS AND THEIR EFFECT ON OPERATIONS DECISIONS The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production - Dunning A Restatement and Some Possible Extensions Theories of International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Firm Internationalization - Morgan and Katsikeas A Critique PART FIVE: SME INTERNATIONALIZATION Localized Capabilities and the Internationalization of Manufacturing Actvities by SMEs - Mariotti and Piscitello PART SIX: CULTURAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Cultural Constraints in Management Theories - Hofstede PART SEVEN: E-OPERATIONS E-Business and Supply Chain Management - Johnson and Whang An Overview and Framework PART EIGHT: INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING Vertical Technology Transfer via International Outsourcing - Pa