• DocumentCode
    1517941
  • Title

    Technical and management notes: The high-technology trap: Product preoccupation — A case in point: The laser industry

  • Author

    McKay, S.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    The development of an industry around the laser has failed to match early expectations. This is discussed in terms of the more general high-technology phenomenon of preoccupation with the physical product and lack of market awareness.
  • Keywords
    laser beam applications; development; high technology phenomena; lack of market awareness; laser industry; product preoccupation; Industries; Laser beam cutting; Laser beams; Laser radar; Laser theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9391
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEM.1972.6448367
  • Filename
    6448367
    • Link To Document
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