Dominant design and technology management

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Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Engineering - General, Basics, Dublin City University, language: English, abstract: This essay deals with the emergence of a dominant design in the technology industry and its implications for technology management. According to the definition, technology is "the purposeful application of information in the design, production, and utilization of goods and services, and in the organization of human activities" (Business Dictionary). It is used very widely in almost every field. We use technology in science, household work, and almost in every task in our everyday lives. Technology can be of numerous types. From making a piece of fabric to propelling a space rocket off the Earth's surface, there is the application of technology. It can be simple or complex. Mechanical technology allows things to turn, move in one particular direction, or perform any other kind of motion. This includes the use of levers, wheels, engines, etc. The technology with which we are most acquainted with is the electronic technology. Electric circuits are used to perform a particular task in this type of technology. It is a complex technology. Some examples of electronics are TV, computer, washing machine, dryer, etc. Any object that runs on electricity is called electronic. Some technologies are categorized according to the purpose they fulfil. There are Industrial and Manufacturing technologies, Communication technologies, and Medical technologies to name a few. The production of a product on a colossal scale, or performing a vast scale function in the absence of the customers is done in Industrial and Manufacturing technology.