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The global challenge of innovation /
The Global Challenge of Innovation discusses the importance of a global economy and its implications. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that tackle the various issues faced by both industries and governments in the globalization of economy. The text first describes the process of innovation and i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Oxford ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
1991.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Global Challenge of Innovation; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The management of creative disorder; Innovation's 'Big Bang'; The linear model; A market model; Components of innovation; Relative costs; Cash; Why bother?; References; Chapter 2. Betting the company; The odds; Hedging
- the product range factor; Credit and credibility
- the financial market factor; The civil aircraft industry; The concept of critical mass; References; Chapter 3. The pursuit of critical mass; The scale of the problem; The scale of the answer; The automobile industry
- The automobile component industryWhite goods
- Electrolux and Whirlpool; Electrical power engineering
- ABB and GEC-Alsthom; The pharmaceutical industry; Telecommunications; Final remarks; References; Chapter 4. Big is necessary; Schumacher's thesis; Failure of large systems; Effect on the environment; Distribution of company size; Advantages of scale and size; Theoretical considerations; The unit cost model; A linear cost function; Empirical evidence; Economies of scale; Dean's empirical studies; Effect of output on unit cost; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. The corporate challenge
- Twelve constant threatsThe options; References; Chapter 6. Governments and innovation; Intervention; Investment in education; Public purchasing; Subsidized industrial research in the UK; The UK Government's Alvey programme; Subsidized industrial research in Japan; Offset programmes; Subsidized inward investment; Subsidized exports; State-financed companies; Airbus Industrie; Space programmes; Industrial policy; References; Chapter 7. The European Community policy for innovation; The European challenge; Information technology and telecommunications; The EC initiatives; Expenditure on R&TD
- The 'framework programme'Intention and opportunity; Scope for intervention; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8. The multinational scene; The globalization of industry; The challenge to sovereignty; Competition policy, mergers and acquisitions; Taxation; Regulation of trade
- the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT ); The globalization of sovereignty; References; Chapter 9. Multinational enterprises and sovereign states; Definitions; Growth of MNEs; The case of the automobile industry; Two views on MNEs; The mismatch between distribution of resources and markets
- The move of an MNE into a host countryThe positive role of the MNE; Criticisms in the home country; Criticisms in the host country; International conflicts; References; Chapter 10. Managing the international trade game; Five types of players; Bilateral and multirelationships; Goals of the five players; The national interest and the MNE response; The effect of trade unions; International corporate networks; Political issues; Transfer pricing; The role of joint ventures; Code of conduct; References; Chapter 11. Concluding remarks; The race; Innovation and 'critical mass'; 'Betting the company'