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Edited by a leader in the field of human resource management, The Human Side of Managing Technological Innovation, Second Edition, is organized around themes including motivating professionals, measuring productivity, managing groups, and technology as a strategic resource.

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• Introduction
• I The Motivation and Leadership of Technical Professionals
• The Motivation of Professionals
• 1 Motivating Professionals in Organizations
• 2 How Bell Labs Creates Star Performers
• 3 Organizational Socialization and the Reduction of Uncertainty
• The Management of Creativity in Organizations
• 4 Managing Creative Professionals
• 5 How to Manage Geeks
• 6 Managing Creativity: A Japanese Model
• 7 Managing Innovation: When Less Is More
• The Transition from Technical Specialist to Managerial Leadership
• 8 Why Managers Fail
• 9 "How Do You Feel?"
• 10 Beyond the Charismatic Leader: Leadership and Organizational Change
• II The Management of Innovative Groups and Project Teams
• The Management of High Performing Technical Teams
• 11 How a Team at Digital Equipment Designed the 'Alpha' Chip
• 12 The Java Saga
• 13 Hot Groups
• The Management of Crossfunctional Groups and Project Teams
• 14 The Discipline of Teams
• 15 Managing Creative Performance in R&D Teams
• Managing Organizational Roles and Structures in Project Groups
• 1tOrganizing and Leading "Heavyweight" Development Teams
• 1tLessons for an Accidental Profession
• 1tHow Project Performance is Influenced by the Locus of Power in the R&D Mix
• III Leadership Roles in The Innovation Process
• Formal Problem-Solving Roles in Leading Innovation
• 19 Enlightened Experimentation: The New Imperative for Innovation
• 20 How Internet Companies Build Software
• 21 Meeting the Challenge of Global Team Management
• Informal Critical Roles in Leading Innovation
• 22 Critical Functions: Needed Roles in the Innovation Process
• 23 Innovation through Intrapreneuring
• 24 Virtual Teams: Technology and the Workplace of the Future
• IV Managing Knowledge Work Within Innovative Organizations
• Managing Technical Communications and Technology Transfer
• 25 Distinguishing Science from Technology
• 26 Communication Networks in R&D Laboratories
• 27 A Study of the Influence of Technical Gatekeeping on Project Performance and Career Outcomes in an R&D Facilty
• 28 Why Information Technology Inspired But Cannot Deliver Knowledge Management
• Managing Performance and Productivity in Technical Groups and Organizational Settings
• 29 Project Management Scorecard
• 30 Measuring R&D Effectiveness
• 31 Assessing the Value of Your Technology
• 32 Metrics to Evaluate R,D,&E
• V Managing Innovative Climates in Organizations
• Managing Innovative Climates
• 33 A Skunkworks Tale
• 34 The One-Firm Firm: What Makes It Successful
• 35 3M's Post-it Notes: A Managed or Accidental Innovation?

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CHOICE Review

Tackling two challenging subjects--managing innovation and the humans responsible for it--Katz (Northeastern Univ.) has assembled an intriguing and comprehensive collection of articles for use in a variety of forums. Chapters cover the gamut from management of individuals to entire organizations and address issues such as women in technical fields, dual-career ladders for technical professionals, end users, matrixed organizational management challenges, and measuring effectiveness of creativity. Contributors are highly respected academics and practitioners, and many names are well known in the fields of management theory and innovation. Research methodologies include both scientific and empirical, and the graphics are well done. Each article has a useful bibliography, and the topical index is helpful. All author provide analysis of and thoughtful insights into topics that are current and questioned daily by managers in every type of industry and venue. Top executives advocate for employee innovation in their organizations, yet often fail to recognize the costs associated with it, or the environment of reward and recognition that truly fosters such an environment. Useful supplemental reading for upper-division undergraduate or graduate management or MIS students, or for practitioners who would like to do a better job of fostering a climate of creativity. While not every article would be of interest to every reader, there is enough variety to stimulate good discussions and encourage further research. N. J. Johnson; Metropolitan State University

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Ralph Katz is at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.