Tech Mining Exploiting New Technologies for Competitive Advantage [Hardcover]

Tech Mining makes exploitation of text databases meaningful to those who can gain from derived knowledge about emerging technologies. It begins with the premise that we have the information, the tools to exploit it, and the need for the resulting knowledge.
The information provided puts new capabilities at the hands of technology managers. Using the material present, these managers can identify and access the most valuable technology information resources (publications, patents, etc.); search, retrieve, and clean the information on topics of interest; and lower the costs and enhance the benefits of competitive technological intelligence operations.List of Figures.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Acronyms & Shorthands—Glossary.

PART I. UNDERSTAND TECH MINING.

Chapter 1. Technological Innovation and the Need for Tech Mining.

1.1 Why Innovation is Significant.

1.2 Innovation Processes.

1.3 Innovation Institutions and Their Interests.

1.4 Innovators and Their Interests.

1.5 Technological Innovation in an Information Age.

1.6 Information About Emerging Technologies.

Chapter 1 Take-Home Messages.

Chapter Resources.

Chapter 2. How Tech Mining Works.

2.1 What is Tech Mining?

2.2 Why Do Tech Mining?

2.3 What Is Tech Mining’s Ancestry?

2.4 How to Conduct the Tech Mining Process?

2.5 Who Does Tech Mining?

2.6 Where Is Tech Mining Most Needed?

Chapter 2 Take-Home Messages.

Chapter Resources.

Chapter 3. What Tech Mining Can Do for You.