Frameworks for the magement of technology: towards a contingent approach

The purpose of this paper is to examine different approaches to the management of technology (or MOT). From a historical perspective, the strategic MOT seems to be the latest trend in the development of MOT. To illustrate this, the field of MOT is divided into four schools of thought: the R&D management school, the innovation mangement school, the technology planning school and the strategic MOT school. This leads to an examination of the...