The Management of Innovation and Technology

The Shaping of Technology and Institutions of the Market Economy

This book analyzes a range of social contexts in which human decisions shape technology in the market economy. It comprises a critical review of both a select research literature and in-depth historical studies. Material is drawn from many social science disciplines to inform the reader of the reality of taking decisions on innovation.

The chapters cover:

• The social context for individual acts of creative insight
• The development of the technology-market relationship
• The management of R&D and technological standards
• Technological competition
• The role of institutions of finance in innovation
• The reciprocal relationship between intellectual property law and technological innovation
• The role of technological skills and regimes of technological education in innovation
• An introduction to the role of the state in maintaining the innovative capacity of the private sector