Research Trend of Technology Management

Many business organizations are eager to continually create innovation and contribute to the society. For this purpose, companies should not only pursue the leading-edge technology but also understand the nature of technology and manage their technological fundamentals to create competitive advantage. Management of Technology (MOT) is a typical research field for this issue. MOT covers many contents including administrative strategy, R&D management, manufacturing management, production control, marketing, accounting, finance, intellectual property strategy, business ethics, and others. By applying a text-mining method to the conference proceedings of IAMOT (International Association for Management of Technology), this study examines the research trends in MOT, detects a change in them that have occurred over time, and finally considers the effects of the social situation on academic research.