Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

by Robert A Burgelman, Clayton M. Christensen, Steven C. Wheelwright

The 4th Edition of "Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation" by Burgelman, Christensen, and Wheelwright continues its unmatched tradition of market leadership, by using a combination of text, readings, and cases to bring to life the latest business research on these critical business challenges. New co-author Clay Christensen provides his insights on innovation management and new market entries through several new cases. Approximately 40 per cent of the cases are entirely new to this edition."Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation" takes the perspective of the general manager at the product line, business unit, and corporate levels. The book not only examines each of these levels in some detail, but also addresses the interaction between the different levels of general management - for example, the fit between product strategy and business unit strategy, and the link between business and corporate level technology strategy. The book fits directly with upper-level undergraduate, graduate, or executive education classes in innovation & technology, technology management, innovation management, or strategic management of innovation and technology. This course is an elective course about how companies strategically manage their technology assets.

Genres: Business, Management, Business Strategy, Technology, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published May 19, 1992

Reviews

[Gregor Erbach · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a large number of case studies from the areas of research and technology development in various industries. It covers most the important concepts of technology management such as "core competencies". It follows the traditional model employed in business schools: learning from others' experiences by means of case studies. Particularly relevant are the sections on "heavyweight teams".

[Victor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This textbook on strategic management is heavy reading but contains a lot of useful business cases for deep study and discussion. But if you are reading it on your own, the cases are also explained. Burgelman is the director of the Stanford Executive Program and Clay Christensen is a well known business thinker. Both are very influential and have created useful frameworks to guide business thinking.

[Lisa]

I use this book when teaching "Management of Technology and Innovation".

[Goodnews · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book to get to understand and appreciate the CIO’s role for an enterprise purely from the seat of leading the management and the application of technology with both micro & macro economic perspectives.

[Joselyn Parada · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ridiculously dry read!

[Wa5hington]

good

[Bob Gao · Rating 5 out of 5]

very comprehensive book on how to strategically manage tech and innovation in the organization.

key learnings are
1. organization innovation capability aduit framework
2. key elements to make innovation success in the organization

After a quick self audit of our org with above standards, it is systemitically confirmed that we are still in a very immature state