The future of technology management and the business environment
Subtitle: lessons on innovation, disruption, and strategy execution
By: Alfred Marcus
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780133996135
Subjects: Social aspects; Technological innovations; Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Next Set of Breakthroughs; title: The Information Revolution; title: Medical Technologies; title: Genetics; title: Alternative Energy; title: Artificial Intelligence; title: Material Sciences and Nanotechnology; title: What This Book Is About; title: pt. I Technology and Strategy; title: pt. II Managing Danger; title: pt. III The Environment of Technology; title: pt. IV Coping with Technological Disruptions; title: Endnotes; title: pt. I TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY; title: ch. 1 Technological Disruptions; title: The Powers of the Mind; title: Information Technology (IT); title: Medical Technologies; title: Genetics; title: Alternative Energy; title: Artificial Intelligence, Material Sciences, and Nanotechnology; title: The Challenge of Commercialization; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 2 Commercialization's Obstacles; title: Fumbling the Future at Xerox: IT; title: Medical Technology: Cochlear Implants; title: Basic Research in Diverse Labs; title: Breakthroughs in Other Disciplines; title: A Highly Committed Champion; title: Multiple Developmental Paths; title: Private Firms' Failure to Cooperate; title: Professional Endorsement; title: FDA Approval; title: Lack of Enthusiasm from the User Community; title: High Costs; title: Safety and Efficacy Concerns; title: Auxiliary Services; title: Withdrawal; title: New Entrants; title: Genetics: Agricultural Productivity; title: Sustainability as a Corporate Goal; title: Opposition; title: Rapid U.S. Market Penetration; title: More Promised Progress; title: Government Restrictions; title: Environmentalists' Criticism; title: Competition from DuPont; title: Alternative Energy: The Electric Car; title: Less Pollution and Foreign Oil; title: Range and Fossil Fuels; title: 1990s' Failure; title: Hybrid Successes; title: Weak Plug-In Sales; title: Battery Subsidies from the U.S. Government; title: A Solution from Tesla and Panasonic; title: Not Yet Affordable; title: A New Business Model; title: The Slow and Arduous Path to Commercialization; title: Why Xerox Missed Its Opportunity: Game Theory; title: Setbacks at Many Points; title: Uncertain Government Support; title: Project Management Insufficient to Overcome These Problems; title: The Inclination to Undertake Safe Projects; title: Technologies Push and Markets Pull; title: Determination, Will, and Persistence; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 3 Hedging the Uncertainty; title: Trends; title: Expert Opinion; title: Historical Analogies; title: Industry Analysis; title: Scenarios; title: Surprises; title: Taking Notice of the Periphery; title: Romances, Tragedies, and Comedies; title: The Narrative Details; title: Applying Scenario Logic to Technology Commercialization; title: Strategic Adjustments; title: Hedging; title: Gamble on the Most Probable Outcome; title: Take the Robust Route; title: Delay Until Further Clarity Emerges; title: Commit with Fallbacks; title: Shape the Future; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: pt. II MANAGING DANGER; title: ch. 4 Dealing with Danger; title: Bhopal: What Went Wrong; title: Highly Toxic Chemicals; title: Weak Infrastructure; title: An Uncontrolled Explosion; title: Nonfunctioning Backups; title: Trapped Victims; title: Organizational Shortcomings; title: Warnings Ignored; title: The Price of the Accident; title: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: What Went Wrong; title: Beyond Petroleum; title: Tar Sands Processing; title: Explosion in Texas City and Oil Leaks in Alaska; title: The Spill; title: The Many Mistakes; title: Inherently Dangerous Technologies; title: Dilemmas in Managing Dangerous Technologies; title: Individual Cognitive Limits; title: Experts' Cognitive Limits; title: Organizations' Cognitive Limits; title: How Much a Life Is Worth; title: Inferences from Animal Studies to Humans; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 5 Laws of Liability; title: Vioxx: What Went Wrong?; title: Merck's Positive Reputation; title: The Search for a Blockbuster Drug Without Gastrointestinal Complications; title: Early Warnings; title: Failure to Communicate; title: The FDA's Required Warning; title: More Criticism; title: Voluntary Recall; title: Thousands of Suits; title: Criminal Charges; title: Johnson & Johnson's Hip Replacement: What Went Wrong?; title: A Paragon of Social Responsibility; title: The Acquisition of DePuy; title: All-Metal Replacements; title: Design Problems; title: FDA Investigations; title: A Voluntary Recall; title: Suits Against the Company; title: The Reimbursement Plan; title: The Laws of Liability; title: Evolution of the Law; title: Classic Tort Law; title: Assumption of Risk; title: Punitive Action; title: Strict Liability; title: The Justification for Strict Liability; title: Further Movement from a Fault-Based System; title: Refinements of the Laws of Liability; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: pt. III THE ENVIRONMENT OF TECHNOLOGY; title: ch. 6 Old, Young, and Global Security; title: The Rise of the Elderly; title: Declining Fertility; title: Economic Impacts; title: Technology to Assist the Elderly; title: A Cure for Alzheimer's; title: Reversing Aging; title: Among the Young: Hope and Disillusion; title: Meaningful Work; title: What Next; title: Diminishing Youth Bulges; title: Technology to Combat Terror; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 7 Rich, Poor, and Global Inequality; title: Trends; title: Within Country Gaps; title: Between-Country Gaps; title: The U.S. Wealth Gap; title: The Rise of Neoliberalism; title: Technology at the Top of the Pyramid; title: Sophisticated Models; title: What Hedge Funds Do; title: Only for the Already Wealthy; title: Renaissance Technologies; title: Technology at the Bottom of the Pyramid; title: Telecommunications; title: Potable Water; title: Health Services; title: Nutrition and Crop Protection; title: Energy; title: Critiques; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 8 Abundance, Scarcity, and Global Sustainability; title: Fossil Fuels; title: Oil Price Declines; title: Hydraulic Fracking; title: Tar Sands; title: Offshore Recovery; title: Cleaner Energy; title: Building Energy; title: Industrial and Commercial; title: Solar; title: Wind; title: Energy Storage; title: Biofuels; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: pt. IV COPING WITH TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTIONS; title: ch. 9 Missing the Boat on Mobile Technology: Intel and AMD; title: The Mobile Revolution; title: The Battles Between Intel and AMD; title: Memory; title: Microprocessors; title: The Sub-Zero Segment; title: Speed and Continued Price Wars; title: Branching Out; title: The Hammer; title: Global Antitrust; title: Graphics and Other Products; title: Divesting Manufacturing; title: Searching for New Markets; title: ARM Architecture; title: Mobile; title: Gaming; title: Mounting Mobile Losses; title: New Leadership at AMD; title: Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA); title: The Internet of Things (IOT); title: Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality; title: Risks Ahead; title: Conclusion; title: Glossary of Computer Terminology; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 10 From Mass Customizing to Mass Commodity: Dell and Acer; title: Financial Woes; title: An Industry in Decline; title: The Fat Years: Dell's Ascent; title: A Competency in Mass Customization; title: Gateway Abandons the Direct Model; title: The Lean Years: Michael Dell's Resignation; title: Acer's Acquisition of Gateway; title: Dell's Plans for a Recovery; title: The Enterprise Market; title: Becoming a Private Company; title: Acer's Efforts at Revitalization; title: Notebooks; title: Smartphones; title: Free Cloud; title: IOT; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 11 Finding Growth and Profitability in Bookselling: Barnes & Noble and Amazon; title: Barnes & Noble and the Superstore; title: Amazon and Internet Commerce; title: Amazon's Reinvention; title: Barnes & Noble's Focus on Books; title: Sinking Profits; title: Amazon's Fluid Identity; title: Profiting from the Cloud; title: Barnes & Noble's Decision to Split Up; title: Spinning Off the Nook; title: Spinning Off the College Division; title: How Attractive Was Bookselling?; title: Sales Trends; title: Reading Habits; title: Leisure Time Choices; title: Digital Devices; title: The Publishers; title: Wholesale; title: The Big Five; title: The Spat with Amazon; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: ch. 12 Escaping the Middle: Best Buy and Charles Schwab; title: The Evolution of Best Buy; title: Concept One 1983; title: 1989; title: Concept Two 1990; title: 2001; title: Concept Three 2002; title: 2007; title: The Aftermath of the Financial Meltdown; title: The Evolution of Charles Schwab; title: Discounting; title: High Net Worth Clients; title: A Category of One; title: The Affluent of the Future; title: Following Customers; title: New Challenges; title: Competition in Consumer Electronics; title: Online; title: Showrooming; title: Competition Among Discount Brokers; title: Innovation Dilemmas; title: Major Industry Players; title: Best Buy's Comeback Plans; title: Transforming E-Commerce.