Technology and Strategy: Towards Strategic Techno-Management

Nikolett Deutsch; László Berényi

doi:10.18096/TMP.2023.01.04

Authors

Nikolett Deutsch Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Corvinus University of Budapest https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-2409
László Berényi University of Miskolc https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-9315

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2023.01.04

Keywords:

techno-management, techno-strategy, strategic techno-management

Abstract

Although technology is as old as humanity and technological issues can be traced in several disciplines and their development, the strategic level of managing technology is a relatively new area. The ever-accelerating changes in science, economy, and society require adaptive competencies. A company must gain gradually knowledge from systematically monitoring and developing its technology. The aim is to give an overview of the key concepts of exploiting the strategic opportunities of techno-management. There is conceptual diversity in the literature, and information and communication technology dominate recent publications; strategic techno-management deserves a general approach.

Author Biographies

Nikolett Deutsch, Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Corvinus University of Budapest

Associate Professor

László Berényi, University of Miskolc

Associate Professor

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