New Technology-based Firms in the 1990s
Will be published approx. on 4. October 1999
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-0-08-042761-4 (ISBN)
Description
The selected papers in this volume bear witness to a maturing of High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) research. In the past, HTSF research has produced some solid findings, but also several paradoxes: shedding more light on the unintended and paradoxical effects of technology developments regarding HTSFs is now one of the aims of research in this field, and an observed change in the focus of the research agenda is reflected in this book. Although many of the topics have also been covered in earlier volumes, a gradual shift from descriptive case or survey studies to more explanatory studies, with an objective of understanding the processes that drive HTSF development, now becomes apparent. Researchers from different backgrounds increasingly strive to apply and integrate theoretical traditions that focus on the individual firm, regional and wider environmental levels. As a result of this shift, topics such as financing, internationalisation or firm development are viewed more from a perspective of networking and cooperation, or of development and growth. The understanding of how to promote cooperation and networking will probably remain on the HTSF research agenda for some years to come; the development and growth processes of HTSFs, within the context of clusters and networks, will also be high on the agenda in the next decade.
Reviews / Votes
Karol I. Pelc ...The book covers a very broad scope of managerial problems typical for small, new technology-based firms and their networking experiences. Empirical material refers to surveys, statistics and examples from several countries: Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, UK and US. This breadth is one major advantage of the book. ...It may serve as useful and interesting reading for SME managers and technology leaders. It will be especially helpful to those who consider the possibility of business networking or plan to enter into technologically oriented joint ventures. R&D ManagementMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-042761-4 (9780080427614)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part headings and selected papers: Introduction. Understanding High-Technology Small Firms development: a multi level approach (W. During et al.). Co-operation and Networking. The greatness of being small in business networks (H. Hakansson et al.). Strategic innovation networks: managing high technology in mature small firms (M. Beckinsale, O. Jones). Partnering strategy for small technology-based firms: an empirical analysis - the case of the US biotechnology industry (N. Chaillou). Establishing the role for a new technology: the case of virtual reality (T. Watts, J, Butler). Uncertainty as motivation or when nerds rush in: a counterculture to managing routines (P.H. Christensen, M. Monsted). Clusters and clustering: genesis, evolution and results (J. Kuijper, Hans van der Stappen). Partnership development modelling and a typology for accurate manufacturing in the textile and garment industries (M. Romao, H. O'Neill) Analysis of innovation-oriented networking between R&D intensive small firms and knowledge-intensive business services: empirical evidence from France and Germany (E. Muller, A. Zenker). Sectoral differences in the location and operations of high technology small firms: some issues for economic development (S. Cooper). Development and Growth. Developing high-tech classification schemes: a competency-based approach (J. Baldwin, G. Gellatly). How small biotechnology firms survive in the Dutch pharmaceutical industry: an exploratory analysis (M. van Geenhuizen). Core competence and transaction costs in technology intensive organizations (A. Gourlay et al.). British and Swedish science parks and incubators for small technology-base firms (A. Lindholm Dahlstrand). The deployment of strategies for growth within NTBFs in the Aberdeen area of Scotland (W. Keogh et al.).