Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Part III: My Startup - Softcover

Venuvinod, Patri K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1105116271 ISBN 13: 9781105116278

Publisher: Lulu.com, 2011

Synopsis

In recent times, Technology (T), Innovation (I) and Entrepreneurship (E) have become matters of critical importance to the economic and competitve success of nations, firms, and startups. Yet a depressingly large number of people-politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen, engineers, academics-are still locked up in the 'isms' and managerial mindsets of the last century. One reason is the paucity of academic books addressing TIE issues in a manner empathetic to the concerns of developed as well as developing societies. This book is the third and final part of a new textbook trilogy that seeks to fill this gap. A special feature is the inclusion of comparative insights derived by the author during his academic pursuits in India, the UK, Hong Kong/China, and the USA. Part I examined TIE interactions from the perspectives of the world and nation-building. Part II focused on issues of importance to individual firms. Part III (this book) does the same from the perspective of a startup.

About this title

About the Author:

Patri K. Venuvinod is a technology-academic with extensive international experience. Educated at College of Engineering, Osmania_University, Hyderabad, and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Venuvinod has a PhD from University of Manchester Institute and Science and Technology (UMIST), U.K.. Subsequently, he was elected as a Fellow of CIRP, Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK), and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; and Senior Member of Institute of Industrial Engineers. Venuvinod’s 37-year teaching career included long stints at Regional Engineering College, Warangal, India; Hong Kong Polytechnic; and City University of Hong Kong. At the last institute, he was the founding Head of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management. He also became the university’s Chair professor of Manufacturing. During his 25-year stay in Hong Kong he frequently visited mainland China to collaborate on several projects. Venuvinod retired from active service in 2002. However, he continues to be associated with City University of Hong Kong as an Emeritus Professor. In 2004, he co-authored a book on rapid prototyping (published by Kluwer Academic Publishers Kluwer Academic Publishers. In 2001, he founded the International Organization for Developing Universities (IODevUni) which engaged over 22 engineering colleges in Hyderabad, India, in a range of activities promoting the growth of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship (TIE). In 2010 he set up tecinnovent.com to strengthen such activities and publicize TIE-related publications such as his trilogy on TIE of which this book constitutes Part III. Venuvinod welcomes participation in the discussions at tecinnovent.com. There are many ways you can participate, e.g., commenting on TIE-related books including the present one, offering teaching support material (e.g., local case studies), initiating discussions directed towards promoting the growth of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in your region and workplace.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1105116271
• ISBN 13: 9781105116278
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328