MoT: From academia to management practice - The MoT implementation case in a traditional Japanese company

Abstract

The present paper is a progress report describing the elaboration and implementation of basic strategic technology management concepts in a Japanese technology intensive company. The concepts were proposed and put into action during an academic consulting project where researchers form the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich - Chair of Technology and Innovation Management - collaborated with the company for a of period of more than eighteen months. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006 Printed in Germany.