Berna Beyhan

No Escape from the Dominant Theories: The Analysis of Intellectual Pillars of Technology Management in Developing Countries

This chapter aims to identify the intellectual bases of the technology management (TM) literature generated in developing countries using citation and co-citation analyses and answers the question of whether the intellectual bases of the TM literature created by authors in developing countries diverge from those of the global TM literature. Based on a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of ten technology-innovation management (TIM) specialty journals through the period 1998–2007, this study produces three important findings. First, the TM literature generated in developing countries is dominated by the knowledge and theories created in developed countries. Second, among these knowledge sources some authors from developing countries focus on the specialties of developing countries, such as Kim and Lall, come into prominence; however, these authors are not even mentioned in the previous bibliometric studies covering overall TM research. Finally, the researchers in developing countries tackle with the issues or topics specific to their own context through combining three major bulks of literature. These are (1) resource-based view (RBV)/core competencies and organizational learning-related research; (2) literature dealing with the evolutionary theorizing on economic change and growth, and (3) literature related to technological capabilities, technology transfer, and industrialization in developing countries.

Strategic Planning Decisions in the High Tech Industry

1.Strategic Planning Decisions: An Overview.- PART I.Strategic Approaches.- 2.No Escape from the Dominant Theories: The Analysis of Intellectual Pillars of Technology Management in Developing Countries.- 3.Ontology- and Function-based Technology Model for decision making in new Product Development.- 4.Strategic Foresight Methodology to Identifying Business Opportunities and Technology Trends.- 5.Strategic Planning for Research Institutions.- 6.Platform Emergence in Double Unknown.- 7.Imovators Dilemma: How to Decide When to be Offensive and When to be Defensive?.- 8.Technology Acquisition by Collaboration: A Theoretical Framework.- PART II. Tactical Approaches.- 9.Decision-making for New Technology: A multi-actor, multi-objective Method.- 10.Evaluating and Communicating the Value of Technology: Concept and Practice.- 11.The Role of Policy Intervention for Technology Management.- 12.Utilizing Risk Analysis and Scenario Planning for Technology Roadmapping.- 13.Application of Six Sigma Methodology and Use of Data in Decision-Making in the Fixed Line Planning Process.

A Perceptual Measure of Innovation Performance: Micro Level Evidence from Turkey

This paper aims to introduce a qualitative indicator to measure innovation performance of Turkish firms by using firm level data collected by Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) in 2008 and 2009. We propose a new indicator to measure the innovation performance which is simply based on the perception of firms regarding to the impacts of innovation. In order to create performance indicators we conduct a factor analysis to group the firms’ perceptions on the impacts of innovation. Factor analysis gives us product and process oriented impacts of innovation. There are significant differences among product innovators, process innovators and firms engaged in both product and process innovations with respect to their perceptions on product and process oriented impacts of innovation. Among these three groups, product and process oriented impacts provide a highest value for the firms that perform both product and process innovations. As far as the link between firm characteristics and the impact of innovation is considered, there is a significant difference between small and large firms with respect to their perceptions on product oriented impact of innovation.While product oriented impact are larger for small firms, large firms focus more on process oriented impact. Anova results also indicate that perceptions on process oriented impact significantly differ among exporter firms, domestic market oriented firms and firms being active in internal and external markets. Process oriented impact generate results in favor of exporting firms.

Motivations of academics to interact with industry: the case of nanoscience

With a special focus on the field of nanotechnology, this paper investigates motivations of academic scientists to interact with industry. The study is based on a survey of 181 nanoscientists from various disciplines and universities in Turkey. We identified three main motivations for interacting with industry: 1) to increase resources for academic research; 2) to learn from firms; 3) to commercialise research results. We found that in nanotechnology, commercialisation of research outcomes is an important motivation. In general, the importance of motivations differs according to the forms of engagement. Consulting is motivated by commercialisation while research-based interactions are driven by aims to commercialise or to learn from firms. Finding new financial resources for academic research is a strong impetus for informal interactions.

Firma yenilik stratejisi ve üniversite-sanayi işbirliği: Türkiye üzerine bir çalışma

Bu calisma, Turkiye’de universiteler ve sanayi arasindaki iliskilerin yogunlugunu ortaya koyarken firmalarin universiteler ile isbirligi yapma egilimini etkileyen temel faktorleri arastirmayi ve bunlari tartismayi amaclamaktadir. Turkiye Istatistik Kurumu’nun 2009 yilinda yaptigi yenilik arastirmasi verilerine dayanan bu arastirmada firmalarin universiteler ile isbirligi yapma egilimleri ikili probit modeli kullanilarak tahmin edilmistir. Calismanin sonuclari firmalarin yenilik stratejilerinin universiteler ile isbirligi yapma egiliminde belirleyici oldugunu gostermektedir. Acik yenilik stratejisi izleyen, yenilik surecinde firma disi bilgi kaynaklarini yogun olarak kullanip firma disi kurumlarla isbirligi yapan firmalar universiteleri de bir yenilik ortagi olarak gormekte ve isbirligi yapmaktadir. Firma ici Ar-Ge yeteneklerinin gelistirilmesine yonelik yatirimlar da yine firmalarin universiteler ile isbirligi yapmasini olumlu yonde etkileyen faktorlerden biridir. Diger onemli nokta ise yenilik ve Ar-Ge faaliyetleri icin kamu fonlarindan yararlanan firmalarin universiteler ile isbirligi yapma olasiliginin artmasidir. Bu da ozellikle universite-sanayi iliskilerinin gelistirilmesinde uygulanacak destekleyici politikalarin ve stratejilerin onemine dikkat cekmektedir.

Strategic planning decisions: an overview

Who would have thought 10 years ago that Apple would be a phone company or even a music company? As we are witnessing another technological discontinuity, once again we realize the importance of making informed decisions in the high-tech industry. This book provides a snapshot of the tools being developed to address the uncertainty induced by technological discontinuities.