Why should individuals and organizations be concerned about the management of technology?

Choose Seven of the following questions on which to write.
1. Stages of product life cycle are: start-up, growth, maturity, decline. The issues the firm needs to address during each of these stages are different. Identify potential strategic issues your firm would need to address in each of these stages.
2. Why should individuals and organizations be concerned about the management of technology? Draw a simple model that addresses the management of technology and innovation.
3. What do you believe are the key characteristics that the organization’s plan must have if a gap analysis is to be successful? What must managers guard against in performing a gap analysis? If there is a gap, how will you determine the next step in the evaluation and control process?
4. What are the reasons typically for unethical behavior most related to management of technology and innovation? What are the practical ideas to help leaders to build an ethical organization?
5. The path toward a successful implementation of an acquisition in a technological setting should include what steps? Please describe all the steps.
6. Describe the concept of long waves of innovation. Discuss the five methods are very useful to predict events 5 to 10 years in the future.
7. Discuss why a firm may need to change its technology mix through alliance formation. What are the major concerns for a firm trying to acquire technology through alliance building?
8. Discuss the key questions that need to be asked when considering the creation of value by acquiring technology externally.
9. Discuss the three principal types of R&D. Explain why companies invest in R&D. Also explain the costs associated with R&D.
10. Why are projects and platforms so interconnected with the management of technology and innovation? Be sure your answer is in the strategic context.
11. What are the key concerns when considering the actions necessary to implement an innovation strategy? Describe the main elements of diffusion.
12. What are the four key resources that the firm must build as it establishes the entrepreneurial venture? Are there differences in the capabilities needed between an innovative firm and a firm that builds alliances and makes acquisitions for technical advancement?

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