The economics of production and innovation : an industrial perspective
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The economics of production and innovation : an industrial perspective
Butterworth Heinemann, 1996
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
The role of technology and innovation in enhancing the competitiveness of companies and industries in domestic and international markets is of concern to both economists and managers. This fully-updated third edition takes account of the many new approaches and ideas in the field of technical change, and how these changes affect the behaviour and performance of businesses.
Table of Contents
- Innovation as the production of knowledge
- resources, technology and production - an aggregate view
- the microeconomic theory of production and technological change
- returns to scale, scale economics, and technological change
- the evaluation of industrial performance
- inventing as an economic activity
- the patent system
- development and innovation
- the diffusion of innovations
- the effects of technological change
- the evolution of basic technologies
- the role of government
- the role of technology in international competition.
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