Technology selection is an important part of management of technology. Recently Karsak and Ahiska (2005) proposed a novel common weight multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology for selection of the best Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) candidates based on a number of attributes. However, Amin et al. (2006), by means of a numerical example demonstrated the convergence difficul...

Technology evaluation has played a crucial role in selecting and supporting companies with innovative technology. Previous studies have focused on developing technology evaluation methods such as scorecard. However, technology credit rating is rarely applied, despite its convenient usage for technology financing. In this paper, we propose a technology credit rating system, called cross matrix, ...

Educational technology applications and lessons, such as learning modules, activities, and user-authored systems, face substantial implementation challenges in public schools and postsecondary institutions. The design of technology impacts the willingness of teachers to implement new technology; evaluators examining implementation obstacles can help improve design. In this article, both summati...

In the present study, the dignity of science and technology in modern civilizations is evaluated as the vital status of the ontological and of "Being" and "Not-Being" type, while emphasizing that the problem description in religious models of new civilization cannot be reduced to the acquisition of modern and strategic science and technologies; Accordingly, this article, while reviewing and cri...

The determination of the best technology or modality to use in clinical situations is complicated by the need to deal with the multiple sources of uncertainty in the outcomes for any particular choice. An influence diagram, which combines actions, chance variables and utility functions, is the best method for modeling such decisions. Using Bayesian probability calculus, such a diagram can calcu...

Making decisions on strategic investments, such as early stage technology, is a complicated task. Early stage technologies are usually costly, and surrounded by uncertainty. The potential benefits are often hard to quantify prior to implementation. Thus, how could managers make good decisions in a high-risk, technically complex business when the information they need to makes those decisions co...

A surge in federal funding combined with a perceived heightened vulnerability at the local level since September 11, 2001, is pushing personal protective tech­ nology acquisitions into new territory for many communities. Decisions regard­ ing how personal protection technologies are identified, acquired, and used in the field vary significantly among agencies, many study participants noted. Num...

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