Title :
Technical and management notes: The high-technology trap: Product preoccupation — A case in point: The laser industry
Author_Institution :
Univ. New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.1972.6448367
