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Creating Value with Science and Technology
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Book Code: Q405
ISBN: 1-56720-405-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-405-6
360 pages, figures, tables
Quorum Books
Publication: 8/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • General readers; lower division undergraduates.
    —Choice
    April 2002
  • ...belongs in most academic and medium-to-large public libraries.
    —Business Information Alert
    June 2002
Description: Do science and technology create value for society and the economy, and how might one go about measuring it? How do we evaluate its benefits? Can we even be certain that there are benefits? Geisler argues that there are benefits, and that they outweigh in value the negative impacts that inevitably accompany them. His revolutionary new book goes on to show that they can also be measured and evaluated, and in one volume all of the existing knowledge on how to do it is complied--then Geisler's own methods are offered. The result is a compelling argument that the value of science and technology in our lives has indeed been positive, and that the economic well-being of all individuals, organizations, and nations rests upon them. Geisler starts off by describing his conceptual framework for the evaluation of science and technology and the impact and benefits that proceed from them. He discusses the nature of evaluation in general terms, and then in the specific context of science, technology, and innovation together. He reviews the state of our present knowledge and assesses the nature of value creation itself. Throughout, Geisler remains fixed on his driving thesis: Although there are certainly some negative impacts from science and technology, on the whole the results of its outputs are positive. He shows how they have contributed to a range of activities and institutions, particularly to the improvement of health and human welfare worldwide. Finally, after discussing the theories of evaluation, he gets down to the practice, providing readers with a way to assess science and technological innovations for themselves.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Historical Background
  • Industrial Science and Technology: A Historical Perspective
  • Public Investments in Science and Technology
  • Development of Partnerships
  • A Personal View
  • Theoretical Foundations
  • The Nature of the Phenomenon
  • Overview of Relevant Theories
  • Theories of Knowledge and the Knowledge-Driven Society
  • Definitions of Concepts
  • Evaluation of Science and Technology
  • What Is Evaluation? Establishing the Boundary
  • Evaluation of Research
  • Evaluation of Technology
  • The Innovation Continuum
  • Science and Technology, the Economy, and Society
  • Science, Technology, and Models of Innovation
  • Science and Technology and Economic Progress
  • How Companies Create Economic Value with Science and Technology
  • How Society Creates and Exploits Value from Science and Technology
  • Science and Technology, the Economy, and Society: Issues, Controversies, and a Reality Check
  • Science and Technology, the Economy, and Society: The Future
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001019189
LCC Class: Q175
Dewey Class: 303
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