Purpose: In line with global changes, technology transition is apparent in many fields
of operation. Companies facing with more and more challenges related to the new technologies,
not only from technical but also management and competence point of view. The purpose
of the paper is to show the survey results related to technology maturity of companies.
The current paper approaches the challenge of technology competence from side of the
new technologies. In the first part of the paper, the terminology of technology competence
is overviewed, then interpretation of the relevant management challenges is presented.
Methodology: The addressed problem is, how to approach identification of the technology
competence level of a company, considering the current technology changes. Additionally,
to the classic technical features, using relevant methods for forecasting the technology
trends and systematic application of technology management might be relevant drivers
for establishing a comprehensive technology attitude. This is the addressed research
gap as hypothesis of the work. The key objectives of the consequent research of the
authors are based on supposition that resources of a company are key influencing factors
for the technology competence level which has a clear relation to the consequent company
indicators. Findings: The current concept of the authors deals with both the soft,
human aspect of the technology competence and the hard, technical aspect of it. During
the correspondent research, a mirror-survey has been made: on one hand, aiming to
understand the overall technology attitude of the selected companies, and on the other
hand, attempting to evaluate the resource and asset figures of the involved companies
for this purpose. Limitations: The paper shows the actual status of a longer-period
research program. The limitations of the paper are given by the sample size involved
so far. Nevertheless, the methodology presented here is expected to use in the next
stage of the research when the sample size is extended. Practical Implications: Not
only the actual values but also the trends of technical assets and human resource
costs were analysed in order to make conclusions in relation to the technology competence
features. The presented survey and analysis methodology themselves are also evaluated,
to get conclusions for relevant future research from this perspective. Social Implications:
The final outcomes of the paper include findings and conclusions to support the technology
management approaches of the technology-intensive companies for sake of being able
to better handle the relevant technology challenges. Originality: A method was given
to approach the soft and hard aspects of the technology competence based on analysis
of public available, technology-relevant business report data and assessment of personal
interview answers. Finally, three types of organizations have been identified in view
of the relevant technology competence pattern.