Background
Porter, Alan Leslie was born on June 22, 1945 in Jersey City. Son of Leslie Frank and Alice Mae Porter.
(Published in 1991, the first edition of Forecasting and M...)
Published in 1991, the first edition of Forecasting and Management of Technology was one of the leading handful of books to deal with the topic of forecasting of technology and technology management as this discipline was emerging. The new, revised edition of this book will build on this knowledge in the context of business organizations that now place a greater emphasis on technology to stay on the cutting edge of development. The scope of this edition has broadened to include management of technology content that is relevant to now to executives in organizations while updating and strengthening the technology forecasting and analysis content that the first edition is reputed for. Updated by the original author team, plus new author Scott Cunningham, the book takes into account what the authors see as the innovations to technology management in the last 17 years: the Internet; the greater focus on group decision-making including process management and mechanism design; and desktop software that has transformed the analytical capabilities of technology managers. Included in this book will be 5 case studies from various industries that show how technology management is applied in the real world.
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This book identifies and analyzes the various ways in which office automation will have an impact on the future of clerical employment in the banking and insurance industries over the period 1985-2000. By focusing on how office automation could affect both aggregate levels of clerical employment and the nature of clerical tasks, the book offers readers a rich and detailed basis for their thinking and action concerning office automation. It also presents a newly developed forecasting method that can be used by analysts and researchers to investigate in detail the potential effects that rapidly changing technologies could have on work and workers.
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Industrial and systems engineering educator
Porter, Alan Leslie was born on June 22, 1945 in Jersey City. Son of Leslie Frank and Alice Mae Porter.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1967. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972.
Research associate, assistant professor program social management technical University Washington, Seattle, 1972-1974. Assistant professor industrial system engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1975-1978, associate professor, 1979-1985, professor, since 1986, director technical policy assessment center, 1989—2001, professor public policy, 1990—2001, professor emeritus, since 2001, co-director tech policy assessment center, since 2002. Director research development Search Technology, Inc., Norcross, since 2002.
Consultant Search Technology, International Business Machines Corporation, Coca Cola, Rexam, Science Applications International Corporation, Socially Responsible Investment.
(Published in 1991, the first edition of Forecasting and M...)
( This book identifies and analyzes the various ways in w...)
Member International Association Impact Assessment (co-founder, secretary 1981-1987, executive director 1987-1990, president 1995-1996), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Systems Man and Cybernetics Society (chairman technical forecasting committee, Bellcore advisory council).
Married Claudia Loy Ferrey, June 14, 1968. Children: Brett, Doug, Lynn.