Breakthrough IllusioExamines the failure of corporate America to move from scientific breakthroughs and start-up technologies into mass production. The authors identify the root of the problem as the hierarchical and compartmentalized organization of research, development and manufacturing, and propose the reconnection of RandD to production. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
How We Lost the Followthrough | 17 |
A New Breakthrough System for High Technology | 37 |
Venture Capital and the Breakthrough Bias | 56 |
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The Breakthrough Illusion: Corporate America's Failure To Move From ... Richard Florida No preview available - 1992 |
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