ITPEC IP April 2022 Question 85
Which of the following is an appropriate purpose of Management Of Technology (MOT)?
Explanation
Growing the company by effectively connecting technical innovation with the business of the company — the purpose of Management of Technology (MOT).
MOT treats technology as a management resource. It decides which technologies to develop or acquire, how much to invest in R&D, how to protect the results as intellectual property, and how to turn research into products and services that earn money, so that technical innovation becomes business results and growth instead of staying in the laboratory.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — applying mathematics and natural science to business administration and production management is management science (OR and IE)
- •(c) — every employee working systematically to improve product quality is company-wide quality control (TQC or TQM)
- •(d) — learning the necessary skills and knowledge from senior employees through actual work at the workplace is OJT
Key rule: MOT is a management discipline: it links technology strategy to business strategy so that innovation is turned into profit.
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