Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/HooA0mG Managing Technological Development By: Hakan Hakansson; Alexandra Waluszewski Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415285728, 0415285720 eText ISBN: 9781134450343, 1134450346 Edition: 1st Pages: 288 Copyright year: 2002 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781134450343R90 In this book, the story of how IKEA and its paper producers struggled to solve the problem of creating environmentally friendly paper constitutes the foundation of a discussion of technological development. Through a detailed analysis of the case-study, the authors demonstrate the necessity of including social, technological and economical factors when dealing with such issues. Focusing on the interactive aspects of commercial and technological development, they examine how new solutions are developed and shaped in relation to the different companies and organizations involved. They investigate resources in terms of how they are related and built into other resources through historical and contemporary interaction processes. Their overall emphasis is on dealing with the issue of how different, closely and distantly related companies and organizations are affected when resources are developed. Additional ISBNs 9781280069116, 1280069112
