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Technology Policy Organizations and its sequel, ESD.933, Technology Policy Negotiations and Dispute Resolution, form a sequence on Organizational Processes in Technology Policy. This course features an overall framework for understanding the increasingly networked, flat, flexible and diverse nature of organizations, as …
Technology Policy Organizations and its sequel, ESD.933, Technology Policy Negotiations and Dispute Resolution, form a sequence on Organizational Processes in Technology Policy. This course features an overall framework for understanding the increasingly networked, flat, flexible and diverse nature of organizations, as well as a close look at the many relevant types of organizations, including regulatory, entrepreneurial, multi-national, and non-governmental non-profit. Key organizational processes, including individual motivation, teamwork, and systems change are featured. The core assignment features a series of industry studies in which students conduct field interviews (in phone or in person) of key stakeholders on a pressing policy challenge in that industry and analyze the impact of organizational factors on policy success.
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![A chart showing three perspectives on technology. Strategic Perspective, Political Perspective and Cultural Perspective are represented by three columns.](/courses/esd-932-technology-policy-organizations-spring-2005/333e3f767e194aa7ed7d4fd384be4814_esd-932s05.jpg)
Three perspectives on technology policy organizations. (Courtesy of Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld.)