Technological Innovation and Economic Transformation
Gautschi, Heidi; Gautschi, David
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Description for Technological Innovation and Economic Transformation
Hardback. This book encourages thoughtful technological innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society, presenting a method to help innovators anticipate consequences, minimize resistance, and enhance acceptance. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Society, in its quest for order in an inherently chaotic natural setting, tends to think about technological innovation much too narrowly. Innovation is necessary for economic growth, yet this narrow attitude limits its possibilities and focuses on achieving a single goal without acknowledging its effect on other aspects of society. By thinking out of the box, this book encourages thoughtful innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society. It presents a method for contextual analysis that enables assessment of the disruption that any innovation could induce, and puts ideas into contexts so that innovators may anticipate ... Read more
Society, in its quest for order in an inherently chaotic natural setting, tends to think about technological innovation much too narrowly. Innovation is necessary for economic growth, yet this narrow attitude limits its possibilities and focuses on achieving a single goal without acknowledging its effect on other aspects of society. By thinking out of the box, this book encourages thoughtful innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society. It presents a method for contextual analysis that enables assessment of the disruption that any innovation could induce, and puts ideas into contexts so that innovators may anticipate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137548689
SKU
V9781137548689
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99-15
About Gautschi, Heidi; Gautschi, David
Heidi Gautschi is a Research Fellow in the College of Management at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Prior to joining EPFL, she was Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Lesley University, USA. Her main area of interest is communication technology and its interaction with society, with special emphasis on the comparative French and American contexts. She is the co-editor ... Read more
Reviews for Technological Innovation and Economic Transformation
Technological Innovation and Econoimic Transformation. Type of audience: as presently configured the proposal suggests an academic audience, but its interest-the use of a constant methodology in changing contexts over time-is a subject for a very wide audience. The proposal could be presented, though, in an easy to read format, widely accessible to the general public. The source of this dichotomy ... Read more