Gestão da inovação : a economia da tecnologia no Brasil.

Este livro pretende contribuir para que professores, estudantes, pesquisadores e gestores de Ciência e Tecnologia nos setores público e privado encontrem uma referência teórica e empírica para seu desafiante trabalho de lidar com uma realidade em constante transformação. O trabalho recorre a uma literatura interdisciplinar, incluindo História da Ciência, Economia Industrial, Administração de Empresas, Ciência Política e Engenharia da Produção. Espero que este volume seja recebido como uma contribuição construtiva para expandir a gama de variáveis relevantes para a análise econômica da inovação tecnológica no Brasil. What went wrong and how can America become second to none in industrial productivity? This long awaited study by a team of top notch MIT scientists and economists - the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity - takes a hard look at the recurring weaknesses of American industry that are threatening the country's standard of living and its position in the world economy. Made in America identifies what is best and worth replicating in American industrial practice and sets out five national priorities for regaining the productive edge.

Unlike other studies that prescribe macroeconomic cures, Made in America focuses on the reorganization and effective integration of human resources and new technologies within the firm as a principal driving force for long term growth in productivity.

Made in America examines the relationship between human resources and technological change in detail and singles out the most significant productivity weaknesses from the myriad causes that are typically cited. These include short­time horizons and a preoccupation with the bottom line, outdated strategies that focus excessively on the domestic market, lack of cooperation within and among U.S. firms, neglect of human resources, technological failures in translating discoveries to products, and a mismatch between governmental actions and the needs of industry.

Looking ahead Made in America asserts that industrial performance would improve substantially simply by building on what is best in U.S. industry. It describes representative systems of production that can serve as models of best industrial practice for niche producers, price competitive specialized producers, and flexible mass producers.

Among the goals singled out as national priorities are the creation of a new economic citizenship that involves well­educated workers as active partners in the reproduction process, a new strategic focus on production, finding a better balance between cooperation and individualism, learning to live in an increasingly international economy, and making proper provision for the future both in terms of capital and human resources.

The findings and goals of Made in America are based on such measures of productivity performance as product quality, innovativeness, time to market, and service in eight manufacturing sectors - semiconductors, computers, and office equipment; automobiles; steel; consumer electronics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals; textiles; machine tools; and commercial aircraft. These measures revealed a large gap between the best and average U.S. practice.

Michael L. Dertouzos. is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of MIT's Laboratory of Computer Science. Robert M. Solow is Institute Professor of Economics, and Richard K. Lester is Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering,

A study that identifies what is best and worth replicating in American and international industrial practice.

Content: Cadastro , Pages I-III Copyright , Page IV Agradecimentos , Pages V-VI Introdução , Pages VII-IX Capítulo 1 - Teorias econômicas clássicas da tecnologia , Pages 3-16 Capítulo 2 - A tecnologia nas visões marxista e neoclássica , Pages 17-32 Capítulo 3 - A era fordista e a concorrência oligopolista , Pages 33-52 Capítulo 4 - O pós-fordismo e as novas teorias da firma e da tecnologia , Pages 53-68 Capítulo 5 - Inovação e difusão tecnológica , Pages 71-91 Capítulo 6 - Fontes de inovação na empresa , Pages 93-117 Capítulo 7 - Setor de atividades, tamanho da firma e localização geográfica , Pages 119-139 Capítulo 8 - Inovação e competitividade internacional , Pages 141-162 Capítulo 9 - Inovação e estratégia competitiva , Pages 165-179 Capítulo 10 - Integração entre estratégia competitiva e capacitação tecnológica , Pages 181-196 Capítulo 11 - Inovações organizacionais , Pages 197-214 Capítulo 12 - Redes de firmas e cadeias produtivas , Pages 215-238 Capítulo 13 - Gestão da inovação na economia do conhecimento , Pages 239-257 Glossário , Pages 259-267 Bibliografia , Pages 269-282 The biggest-selling book in MIT history, Made in America is the definitive account of how America works. Based on interviews with hundreds of workers, this vivid portrait not only identifies weaknesses and problems in management and productivity, but offers workable solutions for making American business work well again.