Networks, alliances, and partnerships in the innovation process
By: edited by John De la Mothe and Albert N. Link
Contributors: De la Mothe, John; Link, Albert N
Series: Economics of science, technology, and innovation -- v. 28
Publisher: Kluwer Academic
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Congresses; Strategic alliances (Business) -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Description: In an era of intense knowledge-based globalization and technology-based competition, the central role of networks, alliances and partnerships is now becoming recognized. By looking at the dynamics of these strategic organizational activities, leading authors in the field examine, in this book, how firms align themselves, how they use networks and enter into partnerships in order to develop new or radically improved processes, and how they introduce new or radically improved products to the market. The topic, excludes, as the primary interest, spatial effects, such as those found in geographic clusters, or in regional innovation systems. The focus here is instead on the innovation process, and therefore examines framework issues about how we can assess networks of innovators, measurement issues for both researchers and official statisticians, and impact issues for both industry strategists and policy makers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-305) and index