Research Catalog

Title

The human side of managing technological innovation : a collection of readings / edited by Ralph Katz.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

Katz, Ralph.

Description

xvii, 731 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Designed for courses within MBA engineering and executive education programs, The Human Side of Managing Technical Information, Second Edition, provides a variety of approaches and perspectives on issues critical to the effective leadership of technical professionals and cross-functional teams throughout the innovation process. Updated throughout, the second edition's collection of articles cover such topics as motivating professionals, measuring productivity,organizing and leading cross-functional development teams, enhancing creativity, developing human resource capabilities, and using technology as a strategic resource. These articles represent the thoughts and ideas of researchers and practitioners seeking a richer understanding of the complex interplay between the specialized knowledge and skills of creative professionals and the realistic pressures and constraints required by successful business organizations.

Uniform Title

Knovel Library.

Subject

• Technological innovations > Management
• Facteurs humains
• Gestion des connaissances
• Leadership
• Innovations technologiques
• Personnel technique
• Personalpolitik
• Technologiemanagement
• Technische vernieuwing
• Management
• Personeelsmanagement
• Personalpolitik
• Technologiemanagement

Genre/Form

Aufsatzsammlung.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• The motivation and leadership of technical professionals. The motivation of professionals. Motivating professionals in organizations / Ralph Katz -- How Bell Labs creates star performers / Robert Kelley, Janet Caplan -- Organizational socialization and the reduction of uncertainty / Ralph Katz -- The management of creativity in organizations. Managing creative professionals / Albert Shapero -- How to manage geeks / Russ Mitchell -- Managing creativity : a Japanese model / Min Basadur -- Managing innovation : when less is more / Charlan Jeanne Nemeth -- The transition from technical specialist to managerial leader. Why managers fail / Michael K. Badawy -- How do you feel? / Tony Schwartz -- Beyond the charismatic leader : leadership and organizational change / David A. Nadler, Michael L. Tushman -- The management of innovative groups and project teams. The management of high-performing technical teams. How a team at Digital Equipment designed the 'Alpha' chip / Ralph Katz -- The Java saga / David Bank -- Hot groups / Harold J. Leavitt, Jean Lipman-Blumen -- The management of cross-functional groups and project teams. The discipline of teams / Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith -- Managing creative performance in R & D teams / Ralph Katz -- Managing organizational roles and structures in project groups. Organizing and leading "heavyweight" development teams / Kim B. Clark, Steven C. Wheelwright -- Lessons for an accidental profession / Jeffrey K. Pinto, Om P. Kharbanda -- How project performance is influenced by the locus of power in the R & D matrix / Ralph Katz, Thomas J. Allen -- Leadership roles in the innovation process. Formal problem-solving roles in leading innovation. Enlightened experimentation : the new imperative for innovation / Stefn Thomke -- Product-development practices that work: how internet companies build software / Alan MacCormack -- Meeting the challenge of global team management / Edward F. McDonough III, David Cedrone -- Informal critical roles in leading innovation. Critical functions : needed roles in the innovation process / Edward B. Roberts, Alan R. Fusfeld -- Innovation through intrapreneuring / Gifford Pinchot III -- Virtual teams : technology and the workplace of the future / Anthony Townsend, Samuel DeMarie, Anthony Hendrickson -- Managing knowledge work within innovative organizations. Managing technical communications and technology transfer. Distinguishing science from technology ; Communication networks in R & D laboratories / Thomas Allen -- A study of the influence of technical gatekeeping on project performance and career outcomes in an R & D facility / Ralph Katz, Michael L. Tushman -- Why information technology inspired but cannot deliver knowledge management / Richard McDermott -- Managing performance and productivity in technical groups and organizational settings. Project management scorecard / Dennis Slevin -- Measuring R & D effectiveness / Robert Szakonyi -- Assessing the value of your technology / James W. Tipping, Eugene Zeffren, Alan R. Fusfeld -- Metrics to evaluate RD & E / John Hauser, Florian Zettelmeyer.
• Managing innovative climates in organizations. Creating innovative climates. A skunkworks tale / Thomas J. Peters -- The one-firm firm : what makes it successful / David H. Maister -- 3M's post-it notes : a managed or accidental innovation? / P. Ranganath Nayak, John Ketteringham -- Making Teflon stick / Anne Cooper Funderburg -- Maintaining innovative climates. That's easy for you to say / Lucien Rhodes -- Organizational issues in the introduction of new technologies / Ralph Katz, Thomas J. Allen -- Implementing radical innovation in mature firms : the role of hubs / Richard Leifer, Gina Colarelli O'Connor, Mark Rice -- Dreams to market : crafting a culture of innovation / Karen Anne Zien, Sheldon A. Buckler -- The management of organizational processes for innovation. Decision-making processes. Managing organizational deliberations in nonroutine work / William A. Pasmore -- Speed and strategic choice : how managers accelerate decision making / Kathleen M. Eisenhardt -- Vasa syndrome : insights from a 17th-century new product disaster / Eric H. Kessler, Paul E. Bierly III, Shanthi Gopalakrishnan -- Organizational practices, policies, and rewards. Winning the talent war for women / Douglas M. McCracken -- Danger : toxic company / Alan M. Webber -- Managing dual ladder systems in RD & E settings / Ralph Katz, Thomas J. Allen -- Managing across functions for rapid product development. A six-step framework for becoming a fast-cycle-time competitor / Christopher Meyer -- Shortening the product development cycle / Preston G. Smith, Donald G. Reinertsen -- First to market, first to fail? Real causes of enduring market leadership / Gerard J. Tellis, Peter N. Golder -- Managing the innovation process in organizations. Managing the cross-functional relationships to enhance new product development. Managing relations between R & D and marketing in new product development projects / William E. Souder -- Examining some myths about new product "winners" / Robert G. Cooper -- The rules of innovation / Clayton Christensen -- Managing user innovation for new product development. Product concept development through the lead-user method / Eric von Hippel, Ralph Katz -- Shifting innovation to users through toolkits / Eric von Hippel, Ralph Katz -- Organizational frameworks for innovation and new product development. Modular platforms and innovation strategy / Marc H. Meyer, Alvin P. Lehnerd -- The elements of platform leadership / Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer -- Managing technological innovation in organizations / Ralph Katz -- Ally or acquire? How technology leaders decide / Edward B. Roberts, Wenyun Kathy Liu.

ISBN

• 019513530X
• 9780195135305
• 0195135318
• 9780195135312

LCCN

• 2003007795
• 99806268966

OCLC

• ocm51984787
• 51984787
• SCSB-14348459

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library