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Zusatztext "This book not only extends the frontiers of knowledge in social sciences: globalization theory, the theory of innovation and learning, public policyformation, globalization and technological innovation, but also reflects the vast interdisciplinary scope of the field." "...this volume offers a number of challenging ideas and insights into the nature of innovation, and its link with the conditions of the global economy, and it merits serious attention by current and future researchers." Dr Emanuela Todeva, Long Range Planning, Vol 32, No 6, 1999 Klappentext Interdisciplinary and international in scope! this book explores the processes of innovation at the global! national and corporate levels. It provides important evidence and arguments on the processes of innovation and! in doing so! addresses real challenges for policymakers! managers! and academics alike. Zusammenfassung This volume concerns the processes of business innovation at the global, national, and corporate levels. It explores the contexts, complexities, and contradictions of innovation from a range of disciplinary perspectives and is divided into three main sections. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. Globalization and Technology 1: Michael H. Best: Production Principles, Organizational Capabilities, and Technology Management 2: Ajit Singh and Ann Zammit: Foreign Direct Investment: Towards Co-operative Institutional Arrangements Between the North and the South? 3: Jeremy Howells: Innovation and Technology Transfer Within Multinational Firms 4: Mario Pianta: New Technology and Jobs Part II. Innovation and Growth 5: Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie: Markets, Competition, and Innovation 6: Eric Wood: The Determinants of Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 7: Nick Oliver and Michelle Blakeborough: Innovation Networks: The View from the Inside 8: G. M. Peter Swann: Innovation in Consumption and Economic Growth Part III. Governance, Business Performance, and Public Policy 9: Ronald Dore: Innovation and Corporate Structures: USA and Japan 10: Mary O'Sullivan: Sustainable Prosperity, Corporate Governance, and Innovation in Europe 11: William Lazonick: Organizational Learning and International Competition 12: Keith Cowling and Roger Sugden: Technology Policy: Strategic Failures and the Need for a New Direction ...
