TY - CHAP AU - Gheorghe Grigoraş AU - Gheorghe Cârţină AU - Elena-Crenguţa Bobric ED - Hongyi Sun Y1 - 2012-03-21 PY - 2012 T1 - Trends and Directions for Energy Saving in Electric Networks N2 - It is widely accepted that technology is one of the forces driving economic growth. Although more and more new technologies have emerged, various evidence shows that their performances were not as high as expected. In both academia and practice, there are still many questions about what technologies to adopt and how to manage these technologies. The 15 articles in this book aim to look into these questions. There are quite many features in this book. Firstly, the articles are from both developed countries and developing countries in Asia, Africa and South and Middle America. Secondly, the articles cover a wide range of industries including telecommunication, sanitation, healthcare, entertainment, education, manufacturing, and financial. Thirdly, the analytical approaches are multi-disciplinary, ranging from mathematical, economic, analytical, empirical and strategic. Finally, the articles study both public and private organizations, including the service industry, manufacturing industry, and governmental organizations. Given its wide coverage and multi-disciplines, the book may be useful for both academic research and practical management. BT - Management of Technological Innovation in Developing and Developed Countries SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/35516 DO - 10.5772/35516 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -