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This major new book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary
analysis of the nature and significance of collaboration between
firms and other actors involved in industrial innovation.The
motivations and mechanisms for technological collaboration, the
fields in which it is likely to occur, and the consequences of
collaboration for the parties involved and the economy as a whole
are all addressed by a distinguished group of scholars drawn from
economics, sociology, management theory and political economy.
Areas and issues covered include growth theory and the theory of
the firm, managerial objectives across different cultures,
interfirm technological linkages, networks and innovation,
strategic collaboration, collaborative agreements, state
intervention, strategic alliances and informal networks.
Technological Collaboration emphasizes the importance of interfirm
collaboration and the establishment of networks in innovation and
economic growth. The issues and themes raised in this volume will
be of interest to scholars from a variety of different
perspectives, interested in technical change, innovation and
industrial organization.
Technological Evolution, Variety and the Economy discusses the
fundamental role played by qualitative change in economic
development, the contribution made by technological change and
innovation, and the analysis of these phenomena in terms of
evolutionary theories. Pier Paolo Saviotti's major new book goes
beyond studying the effects of technological change on known
economic variables. In addressing the actors and mechanisms of
technological change, Dr Saviotti focuses first on changes in
product technology and then examines the evolution of organizations
with special reference to their use of information and knowledge.
Using an evolutionary framework, he develops a model of
technological evolution based on replicator dynamics which
explicitly introduces these key actors and mechanisms. An in-depth
discussion of the present state of evolutionary theories focuses on
their methodological foundations and applicability to learning in
organizations. With qualitative technological change as its central
theme and featuring detailed discussion of the current state of
evolutionary theories, Technological Evolution, Variety and the
Economy will be welcomed by economists working in innovation,
technical change and industrial organization.
Technology and knowledge are two of the most important factors for
maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global economy. This
book examines recent trends in the analysis of knowledge and
technology from an evolutionary perspective.Technology and
Knowledge emphasizes the importance of knowledge in the creation of
technological change and innovation. The authors examine the role
of knowledge underlying innovation, and the flows of knowledge and
other interactions between and within firms. Combining empirical
work with simulations to solve models which are too complex to be
understood analytically, the book presents a balanced and
complementary approach to an area that is critically important for
economic growth and international competitiveness. This book will
be warmly welcomed by academics working in the fields of
technological change, innovation, knowledge and industrial
organization.
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