technology commercialization: dea and related analytical methods for evaluating the use and implementation of technical innovation examines both general research & development commercialization and targeted new product innovation. new product development is a major occupation of the technical sector of the global economy and is viewed in many ways as a means of economic stability for a business, an industry, and a country. the heart of the book is a detailing of the analytical methods-with special, but not exclusive emphasis on dea methods-for evaluating and ranking the most promising r & d and technical innovation being developed. the sponsors of the research and development may involve universities, countries, industries, and corporations-all of these sources are covered in the book. in addition, the trade-off of environmental problems vis-à-vis new product development is discussed in a section of the book. sten thore (editor and author) has woven together the chapter contributions by a strong group of international researchers into a book that has characteristics of both a monograph and a unified edited volume of well-written papers in dea, technology evaluation, r&d, and environmental economics. the books emphasis on methods for evaluative ranking the multiple dimensions of research and development makes the book useful for a wide audience of researchers, students, and practitioners. finally, the use of dea as an evaluation method for product innovation is an important new development in the field of r&d commercialization.
