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This is the story of how Norwegian company Nyegaard & Co. achieved international success in pharmaceuticals with a breakthrough product facilitating X-ray pictures of the soft tissues of the body. It is a story of both of personal initiatives and great organizational transformations: the corporation as entrepreneur.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction: Norway's Pharmaceutical Revolution
- 2: Scandinavia and the Pharmaceutical Revolution, 1945-1949
- 3: The Sources of Entrepreneurial Hesitancy, 1950-1958
- 4: The Long Road to a New Path, 1959-1966
- 5: Breakthrough, 1967-1969
- 6: The Rise of the Knowledge Based Companies, 1970-1974
- 7: The Profits and Problems of Success, 1975-1980
- 8: Structure follows Strategy, 1981-1985
- 9: Transformation of the National, Regional, and Global Innovation Systems, 1986-1997
- 10: Conclusion: The Difficult Rise and Rapid Change of an Innovative Culture
- Epilogue
About the author
Knut Sogner is Professor of economic history at BI Norwegian Business School. His PhD thesis won the 1998 European Business History Association's award for best doctoral thesis, and he has published in leading business history journals and in several international edited books, including many publications in Norwegian.
Summary
This is the story of how Norwegian company Nyegaard & Co. achieved international success in pharmaceuticals with a breakthrough product facilitating X-ray pictures of the soft tissues of the body. It is a story of both of personal initiatives and great organizational transformations: the corporation as entrepreneur.
