Title: Managing technological changes: opportunities and pitfalls

Authors: R. Whipp

Addresses: Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Corporate Strategy and Change, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK

Abstract: This paper attempts to build an understanding of technology management as a totality. The contention is that this necessitates linking the process of managing technological change with the environment in which it occurs. The paper therefore explores: the connection between business strategy and technology management; the need to appreciate technology in terms of products, production processes and people; and highlights the |complementary assets| required. It points out the opportunities as well as the pitfalls in the process of managing technological changes, and synthesizes work from a range of approaches. One example of technology management is considered from the automobile industry.

Keywords: automobile industry; strategic management; technology management; production processes; technological innovation; technological change; change management; automotive management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1991.061693

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1991 Vol.12 No.5/6, pp.469 - 477

Published online: 27 May 2014 *

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