This expanded edition by W. Behrens & P.M. Hawranek focuses on strategic business investment & outlines the practical steps development practitioners recommend to improve the quality of industrial development proposals. Particular attention is paid to environmental impact assessment, technology transfer, marketing & human resources. Although this handbook was designed for use by practitioners in developing countries, it has found a broader range of readers especially businessmen & economists.

This expanded edition by W. Behrens & P.M. Hawranek focuses on strategic business investment & outlines the practical steps development practitioners recommend to improve the quality of industrial development proposals. Particular attention is paid to environmental impact assessment, technology transfer, marketing & human resources. Although this handbook was designed for use by practitioners in developing countries, it has found a broader range of readers especially businessmen & economists.

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India is on a speedy path of becoming a global manufacturing hub and this process has been accelerated post launch of “Make in India”, initiative in 2014. New industries are being set up and the existing ones upgraded, inevitably requiring technology transfers. Hence, Technology Management has assumed greater importance today. Technology Management involves planning, designing, optimizing, operation and control of technological tools and is as important as the Technology itself for ensuring its complete exploitation. Associated decisions ought to be strategically aligned with the vision and goals of an organization as they impact its financial planning, profitability and growth. Dr. Singh brings a fresh perspective on Technology Management relevant in the Indian context. This book is based on his insights, learning and case studies from steel industry which have been interpreted through sound analytical tools and reinforced with well accepted theories of Management. It culls out significant factors influencing Technology Management and suggests a Model for facilitating decision making associated with technology transfer from the preliminary stage of “selection of technology”, till its implementation. Readers including academicians, Research Scholars, Entrepreneurs and Decision Makers would benefit from the analysis of the factors influencing Technology Management.