Engines of Innovation
U.S.Industrial Research at the End of an Era
Will be published approx. on 1. July 1996
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-87584-675-0 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of papers which analyze the institutional context of research and innovation in US industry, providing a historical perspective. The book also explores opportunities for linking research and innovation with commercialization.
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Edition
New
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87584-675-0 (9780875846750)
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Content
Introduction: technology's vanishing wellspring, Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer. Part 1 The institutional context of research and innovation in industry: the evolution of industrial research in the United States, David A. Hounshell; the roles of universities in the advance of industrial technology, Nathan Rosenberg and Richard R. Nelson; strategic alliances and industrial research, David C. Mowery and David J. Teece. Part 2 Perspectives from practice: research and change management in Xerox, Mark B. Myers; reinventing research at IBM, John A. Armstrong; the future of industrial R&D, or postcards from the edge of the abyss, Peter R. Bridenbaugh; some personal perspectives on research in the semiconductor industry, Gordon E. Moore. Part 3 Reconceptualizing research and innovation: commercializing technology - imaginative understanding of user needs, Dorothy Leonard-Barton and John L. Doyle; rethinking the role of industrial research, Mark B. Myers and Richard S. Rosenbloom. Conclusion: shaping a new era, Richard R. Nelson, Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer.