Emerging Dimensions of Technology Management [electronic resource] / edited by K.B. Akhilesh.

1. Emerging Issues in Technology Management: Global Perspectives: The Need for and Understanding of a Technology Commercialization Framework -- 2. Innovation Valuation: Guesswork or Formalized Framework? A Literature Review -- 3. Drivers of Intraregional M&As within Developing Asia -- 4.Technology management in India’s Plantations Sector: Structural Infirmities Perspective -- 5. Good Urban Governance and Smart Technologies - a German City as a Best Practice Case of e-Government -- 6. An Overview on Technology Nurturing and Incubation from a Lifescience Perspective -- 7. An Integrated Talent Management System for Maintaining an Up-to-date Technical Workforce -- 8. Designing and Operating Communities of Practice for Managing Knowledge: Lessons from a Comprehensive Global Knowledge Management Survey -- 9. Airport Technology Management -- 10. Innovation and Implementation of Climate Related Energy Efficient Building Design in India -- 11. Between Collaboration and Competition in Modern Technology Management and Innovation -- 12. Understanding social business -- 13. Technologies for Sustainable Development – Korean Experience -- 14. Multiagent Coordination Enabling Autonomous Logistics -- 15. Managing Technology for Defence.

Technology is the key driver of business. May it be airport, ICT , smart governance, manufacturing or plantations. Technology management opens up opportunities for the business and helps achieve leadership positions. This collection of papers provide a glimpse of issues faced in different sectors. These papers will also help inspire more researchers to expand the scope of the subject itself.