Innovation in global industries : U.S. firms competing in a new world : collected studies /

The debate over offshoring of production, transfer of technological capabilities, and potential loss of U.S. competitiveness is a long-running one. Prevailing thinking is that the world is flat that is, innovative capacity is spreading uniformly; as new centers of manufacturing emerge, research and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs
Otros Autores: Macher, Jeffrey T. (Jeffrey Thomas), Mowery, David C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Technological innovations > Congresses.
Competition, International > Congresses.
Technological innovations > United States > Forecasting > Congresses.
Innovations > Congrès.
Concurrence internationale > Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Competition, International
Economic history
Technological innovations
Technological innovations > Forecasting
United States > Economic conditions > Congresses.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > Congrès.
United States
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The debate over offshoring of production, transfer of technological capabilities, and potential loss of U.S. competitiveness is a long-running one. Prevailing thinking is that the world is flat that is, innovative capacity is spreading uniformly; as new centers of manufacturing emerge, research and development and new product development follow. Innovation in Global Industries challenges this thinking. The book, a collection of individually authored studies, examines in detail structural changes in the innovation process in 10 service as well as manufacturing industries: personal computers; semiconductors; flat-panel displays; software; lighting; biotechnology; pharmaceuticals; financial services; logistics; and venture capital. There is no doubt that overall there has been an acceleration in global sourcing of innovation and an emergence of new locations of research capacity and advanced technical skills, but the patterns are highly variable. Many industries and some firms in nearly all industries retain leading-edge capacity in the United States. However, the book concludes that is no reason for complacency about the future outlook. Innovation deserves more emphasis in firm performance measures and more sustained support in public policy. Innovation in Global Industries will be of special interest to business people and government policy makers as well as professors, students, and other researchers of economics, management, international affairs, and political science.
Notas:Papers resulting from two workshops held April 19, 2006 and April 20, 2007 in Washington, D.C.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 371 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0309116325
9780309116329
9786611767488
6611767487
0309134285
9780309134286

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