Managing technological development : strategic and human resources issues

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Series Editors' Introduction / Gattiker, Urs E. / Larwood, Laurie -- Section I: Innovation and R&D Management -- Introduction / Gattiker, Urs E. / Larwood, Laurie -- Chapter 1. A "Liberating Form" for Radical Product Innovation / Perry, Lee Tom / Sandholtz, Kurt W. -- Chapter 2: Cooperative Multinational R&D Ventures: Interpretation and Negotiation in Emerging Systems / Osborn, Richard N. / Strickstein, Aubrey / Olson, Jon -- Chapter 3: Strategic Competitive Factors in the Acquisition of Technology: The Case of Major Weapon Systems / Edwards, Frank L. / Larwood, Laurie -- Chapter 4: The Context of Innovation: Investment in R&D and Firm Performance / Hitt, Michael A. / Ireland, R. Duane / Goryunov, Igor Y. -- Chapter 5: Innovation and Human Resource Productivity in Canada: A Comparison of "High" and "Low" Technology Industries / Gibbs, Barrie / Keen, Kevin / Lucas, Rob -- Section II: Human Resources and Technological Innovation -- Introduction / Gattiker, Urs E. / Larwood, Laurie -- Chapter 6: A Micro Level Model of Information Technology Use by Managers / Floyd, Steven W. -- Chapter 7: The Impact of Computer Technology on Human Resource Information System Users / Verdin, Jo Ann -- Chapter 8: Computer End-Users: The Impact of Their Beliefs on Subjective Career Success / Gattiker, Urs E. -- Chapter 9: The First-Line Supervisor and Advanced Manufacturing Technology / Ettlie, John E. -- Conclusion -- A Brief Summary of Volume I / Gattiker, Urs E. -- Where Do We Go From Here? Directions for Future Research and Managers / Gattiker, Urs E. -- About the Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter