TECHNOLOGY, KNOWLEDGE AND THE FIRM: IMPLICATIONS FOR STRATEGY AND INDUSTRIAL CHANGE; ED. BY KEN GREEN

There is a long-standing tradition of research that highlights the importance of differences in the organisational and technological capabilities of firms and their effect on economic performance. This book expands on this theme by exploring the role of knowledge and innovation in firm strategy and industrial change. Underlying the volume is the belief that firms have distinctive methods of operation and that these processes have a strong element of continuity. The authors examine the role played by firms in developing, linking and utilising the knowledge produced in many different social institutions in order to advance their organisational and technological skills. They demonstrate how understanding the manner in which firms enhance their capabilities is essential to recognising how the economy operates and changes as a whole. To help illuminate the crucial role of knowledge and innovation, the authors use international data and insightful case studies of firms from throughout the world. These includes biotechnology in Portugal, oil in Scotland, telephone/internet banking in France and Sweden, and fuel cell development in the US and Europe. This broad-ranging book will be of immense worth to scholars and students in the fields of innovation, R&D management, technology management, organization studies and industrial innovation. There Is A Long Standing Tradition Of Research That Highlights The Importance Of Differences In The Organizational And Technological Capabilities Of Firms And Their Effect On Economic Performance. This Book Expands On This Theme By Exploring The Role Of Knowledge And Innovation In Firm Strategy And Industrial Change. Underlying The Volume Is The Belief That Firms Have Distinctive Methods Of Operation And That These Processes Have A Strong Element Of Continuity. This Broad-ranging Book Will Be Of Immense Worth To Scholars And Students In The Fields Of Innovation, R & D Management, Technology Management, Organization Studies And Industrial Innovation.--jacket. Introduction / Ken Green, Marcela Miozzo And Paul Dewick -- Craft And Code: Intensification Of Innovation And Management Of Knowledge / Mark Dodgson, David M. Gann And Ammon Salter -- Economics Of Governance: The Role Of Localized Knowledge In The Interdependence Among Transaction, Coordination And Production / Cristiano Antonelli -- Innovation, Consumption And Knowledge: Services And Encapsulation / Jeremy Howells -- Paths To Deepwater In The International Upstream Petroleum Industry / Virginia Acha And John Finch -- Consumers And Suppliers As Co-producers Of Technology And Innovation In Electronically Mediated Banking: The Cases Of Internet Banking In Nordbanken And Société Générale / Staffan Hultén, Anna Nyberg And Lamia Chetioui -- Technological Shifts And Industry Reaction: Shifts In Fuel Preference For The Fuel Cell Vehicle In The Automotive Industry / Robert Van Den Hoed And Philip J. Vergragt -- Distant Networking? The Out-cluster Strategies Of New Biotechnology Firms / Margarida Fontes -- New Science And Old Industries: Adoption Of Biotechnology In European Food Companies / Finn Valentin And Rasmus Lund Jensen -- Commercialization Of Corporate Science And The Production Of Research Articles / Robert J.w. Tijssen -- Making (kondratiev) Waves: Simulating Long-run Technical Change For An Integrated Assessment System / Jonathan A. Köhler -- Nonlinear Dynamism Of Innovation And Knowledge Transfer / Masaaki Hirooka. Edited By Ken Green, Marcela Miozzo, Paul Dewick. This Collection Of Essays Brings Together Papers That Were Presented At The Sixth Biennial Conference Of Advances In Social And Economic Aspects Of Technology (aseat) ... In Manchester Between 7 And 9 April 2003--introd. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. There is a long-standing tradition of research that highlights the importance of differences in the organizational and technological capabilities of firms and their effect on economic performance. This book expands on this theme by exploring the role of knowledge and innovation in firm strategy and industrial change. Underlying the volume is the belief that firms have distinctive methods of operation and that these processes have a strong element of continuity. The authors examine the role played by firms in developing, linking and utilizing the knowledge produced in many different social institutions in order to advance their organizational and technological skills. They demonstrate how understanding the manner in which firms enhance their capabilities is essential for recognizing how the economy operates and changes as a whole. To help illuminate the crucial role of knowledge and innovation, the authors use international data and insightful case studies of firms from throughout the world. These include biotechnology in Portugal, oil in Scotland, telephone/internet banking in France and Sweden, and fuel cell development in the US and Europe. This broad-ranging book will be of immense worth to scholars and students in the fields of innovation, R&D management, technology management, organization studies and industrial innovation. This Collection Of Essays Brings Together Papers That Were Presented At The Sixth Biennial Conference Of Advances In Social And Economic Aspects Of Technology (aseat) ... In Manchester Between 7th And 9th April 2003--introd.