Technology Strategies : Turning technological change into competitive advantage

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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 General Introduction -- Part I: Understanding the Dynamics of Technological Change and its Strategic Consequences -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 A Simplified Smooth View of Technological Substitution -- Chapter 3 The Abernathy-Utterback (A-U) Model -- Chapter 4 The Process of Technological Substitution and the S-curve -- Chapter 5 A Continuum of the Intensity of Technological Change -- Chapter 6 The Strategic Consequences of Technological Change -- Chapter 7 Qualifying the Intensity and Strategic Significance of Technological Change -- Chapter 8 The Dual Technology Tree -- Chapter 9 The Customer Concept Tree (CCT) – Market Concept Formation -- Chapter 10 Technology Selection, Technological Bifurcation, Small Events, Lock-in, De-maturation -- Summary of Key Points of Part I -- References for Part I and Further Reading -- Part II: Going Beyond the S-curve: Ten Patterns of Technological Substitutions -- Introduction -- Chapter 11 Ten Patterns of Technological Substitution -- Chapter 12 Recap of the Ten Patterns, Interrelations and Recomposing Trajectories -- Chapter 13 A Model for Technological Substitutions -- Chapter 14 Windows of Bifurcation and Trigger Relays -- Chapter 15 Underlying Forces at Work behind the Patterns -- Summary of Key Points of Part II -- References for Part II and Further Reading -- Part III: Strategizing Technological Change via the Competence Perspective -- Introduction -- Chapter 16 Dimensions of Competence -- Chapter 17 Learning, Competence Building and Leveraging -- Chapter 18 A Model of Organizational Competence -- Chapter 19 Using the Concept of Competence to Think about Technological Change Strategically -- Summary of Key Points of Part III -- References for Part III and Further Reading -- Part IV: Managerial Implications – Path Creation in Practice -- Introduction -- Chapter 20 The CTO – Who is Minding the Technology Store? -- Chapter 21 Using the Overall Framework -- Chapter 22 A Final Word on the Nine Cases Used for Illustration -- Summary of Key Points of Part IV and a final word on the carbon-free methanol vs electric cars -- References for Part IV and Further Reading -- Appendix: Competencies Underlying Key Technologies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Index

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10.1515/9783111397979 [DOI]

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