Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of readings provides a picture of the variety of approaches and perspectives on issues critical to the effective management of technical professionals and crossfunctional teams throughout the innovation process. The articles can be used as a text for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses that focus primarily on how organizational managers, individual professionals, project teams, and/or functional groups deal with problems and issues related to the management of technology-based innovation. The collection can also be used as a complementary text for any course that emphasizes product, process, organizational, or technological innovation. This book is organized into six sections comprising a total of 17 chapters. The sections range from issues related to the management and motivation of the individual technologist to macro organizational and product development issues.
