Includes bibliographical references and index.

Getting Started with Innovation -- Technological Innovation -- The Innovation Process -- Theories of Innovation -- Planning Innovation -- Strategy and Innovation -- R&D Management -- Economic Justification and Innovation -- New Products, New Processes -- New Products -- Operations Strategy & Innovation -- Process Innovation -- Managing Future Technologies -- Public Policy -- Globalizing Change -- Managing Future Technologies.

To a great extent, a company's ability to compete in today's global economy is measured by how well it adopts and integrates important technologies. Organized around the technological innovation life-cycle, this important new book shows managers how to create and implement effective plans for managing crucial emerging and future technological innovations. John Ettlie provides a detailed anatomy of the innovation process, presents guidelines for innovation planning, and develops a blueprint for managing future technologies.