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Overview
Technology Commercialization: DEA and Related Analytical Methods for Evaluating The Use and Implementation of Technical Innovation examines both general Research & Development commercialization and targeted new product innovation. New product development is a major occupation of the technical sector of the global economy and is viewed in many ways as a means of economic stability for a business, an industry, and a country. The heart of the book is a detailing of the analytical methods-with special, but not exclusive emphasis on DEA methods-for evaluating and ranking the most promising R & D and technical innovation being developed. The sponsors of the research and development may involve universities, countries, industries, and corporations-all of these sources are covered in the book. In addition, the trade-off of environmental problems vis-à-vis new product development is discussed in a section of the book.Sten Thore (editor and author) has woven together the chapter contributions by a strong group of international researchers into a book that has characteristics of both a monograph and a unified edited volume of well-written papers in DEA, technology evaluation, R&D, and environmental economics. The book's emphasis on methods for evaluative ranking the multiple dimensions of research and development makes the book useful for a wide audience of researchers, students, and practitioners. Finally, the use of DEA as an evaluation method for product innovation is an important new development in the field of R&D commercialization.
Synopsis
Technology Commercialization: DEA and Related Analytical Methods for Evaluating The Use and Implementation of Technical Innovation examines both general Research & Development commercialization and targeted new product innovation. New product development is a major occupation of the technical sector of the global economy and is viewed in many ways as a means of economic stability for a business, an industry, and a country. The heart of the book is a detailing of the analytical methods-with special, but not exclusive emphasis on DEA methods-for evaluating and ranking the most promising R & D and technical innovation being developed. The sponsors of the research and development may involve universities, countries, industries, and corporations-all of these sources are covered in the book. In addition, the trade-off of environmental problems vis-à-vis new product development is discussed in a section of the book.
Sten Thore (editor and author) has woven together the chapter contributions by a strong group of international researchers into a book that has characteristics of both a monograph and a unified edited volume of well-written papers in DEA, technology evaluation, R&D, and environmental economics. The book's emphasis on methods for evaluative ranking the multiple dimensions of research and development makes the book useful for a wide audience of researchers, students, and practitioners. Finally, the use of DEA as an evaluation method for product innovation is an important new development in the field of R&D commercialization.
Booknews
Ten research papers examine the application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and other methodologies to the study of how technologies move from research laboratories to the marketplace. DEA is a statistical methodology that permits the setting of commercial priorities while taking into account factors where outcomes are calculated against best practices. Papers specifically focus on: using frontier analysis for rating research and development projects, the prioritization of projects, controlling the efficiency of university research, tracking the financial fundamentals of IPOs, and analyzing environmental variables and recycling. Each research paper is accompanied by an editorial introduction. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Editorials
Ten research papers examine the application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and other methodologies to the study of how technologies move from research laboratories to the marketplace. DEA is a statistical methodology that permits the setting of commercial priorities while taking into account factors where outcomes are calculated against best practices. Papers specifically focus on: using frontier analysis for rating research and development projects, the prioritization of projects, controlling the efficiency of university research, tracking the financial fundamentals of IPOs, and analyzing environmental variables and recycling. Each research paper is accompanied by an editorial introduction. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)