Sources of Industrial Leadership: Studies of Seven IndustriesDavid C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson This book describes and analyzes how seven major high-tech industries evolved in the United States, Japan, and Western Europe. The industries covered are machine tools, organic chemical products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computers, semiconductors, and software. In each of these industries, firms located in one or a very few countries became the clear technological and commercial leaders. In a number of cases, the locus of leadership changed, sometimes more than once, over the course of the histories studied. The focus of the book is on the key factors that supported the emergence of national leadership in each industry, and the reasons behind the shifts when they occurred. Special attention is given to the national policies that helped to create or sustain industrial leadership. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Evolution of Competitive Advantage in the Worldwide Semiconductor Industry 19471996 | 19 |
Industrial Dynamics and the Evolution of Firms and Nations Competitive Capabilities in the World Computer Industry | 79 |
The Computer Software Industry | 133 |
Innovation in the Machine Tool Industry A Historical Perspective on the Dynamics of Comparative Advantage | 169 |
Dynamics of Comparative Advantage in the Chemical Industry | 217 |
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Sources of Industrial Leadership: Studies of Seven Industries David C. Mowery,Richard R. Nelson No preview available - 1999 |
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References to this book
The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Jan Fagerberg,David C. Mowery,Richard R. Nelson No preview available - 2006 |