Ten Innovations
An international study on technological development and the use of qualified scientists and engineers in ten industries
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
978-1-138-47902-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines ten major fields of innovation to see what factors have contributed to success or failure. In each field, it compares 3 or 4 companies from Britain, the USA and Europe. The book provides recommendations for government policy on procurement and industrial structures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-47902-9 (9781138479029)
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Ten Innovations
An international study on technological development and the use of qualified scientists and engineers in ten industries
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Ten Innovations
An international study on technological development and the use of qualified scientists and engineers in ten industries
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Content
Part 1: Managing Innovation and the Use of Qses 1. Managing Innovation 2. Policy on Qualified Manpower Part 2: Ten Industries: The Case Studies 3. Variable Geometry Aircraft 4. Vehicle Engines: David and Goliath 5. Electronically Controlled Knitting Machinery: New Enterprise in an Old Industry 6. Pilkingtons and the Float-Glass Process: First of the Few 7. Semiconductors: Integration Pays 8. The Birth of Colour Television: A Case of Size 9. Nuclear Power: AGR and BWR - A Question of Structure 10. Oscilloscopes: Three Roads to Market 11. Olefin Plants for Ethylene Production 12. Numerical Control Systems for Machine Tools: The Making of a Merger