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Showing posts with label Strategic Management. Show all posts

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation

Introduction

Gadgets are already in the hands of the young population, whether teenagers or working people. Name it all, it seems that the entire population are all oriented about the new system and attached to the technologies. Through the use of the technologies and (if someone is lucky enough) is also affordable, people can find simple ways from communicating to sharing the information. Apparently, with only a decade, it seems like each and every country are tied and wrapped on the effectiveness of the technologies and the promising benefits laid by the continuous innovation.

Managing Technology

The global competitive strategies are continuously increasing towards the technology-driven which is also extremely dynamic, in high-velocity, and in turbulent environment. For such, the rapid technological changes are also described to be very risky. In the area of managing the technology and innovation, the people or rather the managers are used to be advised by the management of technology to get a grip on better understanding particularly on the type of technology they handling. Understanding the details of the technology will surely provides the better implementation and fostering the development. One must learn to control the impact of the technology in different functions such as the marketing, finance division, or in human resource department. From the introduction of the technology and innovation in the industry, there is a strong indication of management provided by the influence manufactured in the engineering-based disciplines. The field of technological assets is entirely based focused on the research and development management and with that implication; the economists aided the analysis to support the policies that can be associated with the technology according to the type of industry, size or country (Chanaron and Jolly, 1999).

In the place of the technological management, there is a sudden shift in the response of the economy and the openness of the country towards the growth theory and productivity. The technological investments and knowledge can definitely be the source of the strategic competitive advantage to a firm. The technological competencies that are needed can be in a form of operation by the matters of cost-efficiency methods, technological diversity, operational efficiency, product and process management, and other strategic alliances that can be possible (Liyanage and Poon, 2003).

Successful Technological Market

Innovations had been the key role in the growth of the industries and intensify the competition of the strategies among the firms. Together, the technology and the innovation can be the essential tool to stimulate the growth and enables the firms to master the competition provided by the globalization. As to say, the critical factors that might involve in the technological innovativeness of an organization are through the continuous support of the entire team in sustaining their strategy. All the development based on the globalized innovation created a path towards the changes and challenges (Tiwari, Buse, and Herstatt, 2007). It seems that, the only firm left standing in the innovation can be the successful firm. This case can be traced through their systematic steps, analysis to idea generation, evaluation and selection, project planning, and product development just to answer the critical phases of innovation process. Specifically, the technology and innovation itself and its management are already regarded as the critical area within the organization. And the effective management is a good techno-managerial approach when it is combined with the management theories and principles and the technology management practice (Liyanage and Poon, 2003).

Role of the Technology and its Development

The increase shift and focus on the business competition provided by the technology is a great indication that the role of the technology within an organization placed into a higher level. The competitive advantage of an organization can be earned not only through the use of the technologies but also being open towards the industrialization, because the innovation-driven can be a disadvantage for the low-cost producers from the emerging markets. However, there is still a place for the so-called global innovation outlook when applied to the information technology (Tiwari, Buse, and Herstatt, 2007). The approach of the firms on the technological management can be the mainstream of the research and development towards the success of the firm (Chanaron and Jolly, 1999).

Conclusion

Technology nowadays can be easily managed because of the easy accessibility and more defined features that are offers to the market and to the potential users. Technologies, such as the computers and the information system, and the innovation can be easily organized and handle according to the situation and the level of the performance needed. For example, different areas are now equipped with special kind of technology and innovation such as the corporate sector or in accounting department, health care settings, and even in education. Technologies are now considered to be the driver for change.

References:

Chanaron, J., & Jolly, D., (1999) “Technological Management: Expanding the Perspective of Management of Technology”, Management Decision, Vol. 37, No. 8.

Liyanage, S., & Poon, P.S., (2003) “Technology and Innovation Management Learning in the Knowledge Economy – A Techno-Managerial Approach”, Journal of Management Development, Vol. 22, No. 7

Tiwari, R., Buse, S., & Herstatt, C., (2007) “Innovation via Global Route: Proposing a Reference Model for Chances and Challenges of Global Innovation Processes”, Research Project Global Innovation-Institute of Technology and Innovation Management, Accessed 08 June 2010, from http://www.tu-harburg.de/tim/downloads/arbeitspapiere/Working_Paper_49.pdf

Friday, November 12, 2010

Strategic Management

Introduction

From over the years, the need for strategy like innovation and technological evolution is very useful in making business profitable. The different tactics and techniques to recover the business downturn or gain additional profits is called strategic management, but is entirely based on the size of the business and its nature, vision, and objectives. The life of the business is guided by the goals for which can be measured on the business performance and employees participation. The essence of strategic management is to make the business reached the success out of the economic conditions and threats by standardizing procedures or processes.

Rationale

The management is a team that propels the business life. Strategic Management is another answer in satisfying the issues that revolves around the business society. There are changes that can occur which are mostly beyond the control of the management. The strategic planning can help the management establish different answers, and sometimes includes the consequences, when the economic crisis hits the firm and eventually develop these strategies that can be carried out for the next years.

A growing business can’t survive without the proper planning because newly-introduced businesses are the target of various competitors. Even a small type of business needs a strategy to maintain the operations or production. It involves the introduction the quality management principles and practices. The communication in building leadership is part of its unique adaptations.

The Strategic Management Perspective

Strategic management requires managers to take an integrative view of the organization and assess how all of the functional areas and activities that fit together to help an organization achieve its goals and objectives. This cannot be accomplished if only the top managers in the organization take an integrative, strategic perspective of issues facing the firms and everyone else are in isolated functional areas.

At the first quarter of the business life, the firm established the goals, objectives, vision and mission, and values are taken seriously. The goals are usually in profit-oriented and taking the competitive advantage over the competitors. The objectives of the business are connected to the vision and value statement of the business that can be the guidelines of the business while taking its step towards the success. And the mission is the things that the business needs to accomplish with the statement of the policies on how they can achieve their goals.

The importance of the vision, mission, and statement of values is to align the business in achieving the success. The strategies are needed to make the visions and missions possible. If the business did not commit itself in providing the business’s goals, then the business performance cannot be stabilized. The sudden change in management or in procedures can create a great impact in the business performance.

Added to that, if the business lacks the strategy, it only means that the business is not capable enough in market competition. The lack of strategy can be the source of the major problem that a business might face for the having the strategies are like preparing the business in taking certain actions but were measured well. The strategies are designed to plan the next actions for the business in case there are uncertainties or problems, and it is needed to accommodate with a good strategic plans.

Conclusions

A business needs a good strategic plan when upon entering the business society. It also needs an intense planning when the business starts to perform and plans cannot be ceases even if the business reached its economic downfall. The strategic management or planning answers the business behavior or issues that is beyond the control of the industry, such as inflation or climate changes. The strategy is a kind of attack by business performance. The concern of the strategy is fully concentrated in favor of the business line and nature, and acknowledging the existence of different economic factors and making it possible to turn these factors as one of the business’s advantage.

References:

Burack, E., Hochwarter, W., & Mathys, N., (1997) The New Management Development Paradigm, Journal of Human Resource Planning, 20(1)

Inception Pack (2007) What is Strategy? Vol. 3 [Online] Available at: http://theplanninglab.typepad.com/Inception_packs/TPL_Inception_Pack_vol_3.pdf [Accessed 07 Oct 2009].

Salisbury Public Works (2005) Strategic Management Plan [Online] Available at: http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/publicworks/strategy/index.htm [Accessed 07 Oct 2009].

The Strategic Management Perspective: An Imperative throughout the Organization. Strategic Analysis [Online] Available at: http://www.mhhe.com/business/management/dess1e/pdfs/ch01.pdf [Accessed 07 Oct 2009].