Technology and the wealth of nations
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Technology and the wealth of nations
Stanford University Press, c1992
- : hard
- : pbk
Available at 48 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
Most discussions of US economic competitiveness focus on the creation of new technologies, but the abundant evidence presented in this timely book indicates that the key factor underpinning US competitiveness is not the development of technology itself, but the factors that influence the commercialisation of technology. As we enter the last decade of the twentieth century, economic policy and performance are being linked more and more closely to technology-related issues. Technology commercialisation is now recognised as critical to this linkage and this book constitutes a state-of-the-art analysis of this vital but often overlooked aspect of technological innovation. The sixteen papers in this volume contribute towards the integration of technological innovation and commercialisation and highlight the influences of macroeconomic variables on these factors. This book will also provide guidance for managers seeking to improve performance in these areas.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction Nathan Rosenberg, Ralph Landau, and David C. Mower
- Part I. Conceptual Overview: 2. Capital, technology and economic growth Michael J. Boskin and Lawrence J. Lau
- 3. What is 'commercial' and what is 'public' about technology and what should be? Richard R. Nelson
- 4. Successful commercialization in the chemical process industries Ralph Landau and Nathan Rosenberg
- 5. International differences in economic fluctuations Steven N. Durlauf
- Part II. The 'Non-R&D' Influences on Technology Commercialization: 6. Comparing the cost of capital in the United States and Japan B. Douglas Bernheim and J. B. Shoven
- 7. Strategies for capturing the financial benefits from technological innovation David J. Teece
- 8. liability and insurance problems in the commercialization of new products: a perspective from the United States and England Peter Huber
- Part III. International Contrasts in Technology Commercialization: 9. The Japanese pattern of innovation and its evolution Ken-Ichi Imai
- 10. The organisation of the innovative process Franco Malerba
- Part IV. The International Environment and the Commercialization Process: 11. Dollar devaluation, interest rate volatility and the duration of investment in the United States Ronald McKinnon and David Robinson
- 12. Japan's management of global innovation
- technology management crossing borders Kiyonori Sakakibara and D. Eleanor Westney
- 13. International collaborative ventures and the commercialization of new technologies David C. Mower
- Part V. Managing the Commercialization of Technology: 14. The technology-product relationship: early and stages Ralph Gomory
- 15. Profiting from innovation William G. Howard Jr, and Bruce R. Guile
- 16. Managing the growth of technical information Sergio Barabaschi
- Name index
- Subject index.
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