Localised Technological Change

Localised Technological Change

Author: Cristiano Antonelli

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-01-31

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1134091184

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Pt. 1. The ingredients -- pt. 2. The governance of localised technological knowledge -- pt. 3. The introduction of localised technological change.


The Economics of Localized Technological Change and Industrial Dynamics

The Economics of Localized Technological Change and Industrial Dynamics

Author: Cristiano Antonelli

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780792329107

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This text elaborates the notion of localized technology with respect to firms, factor substitution, sectors, regions and techniques. It assesses the implications for industrial policy, technology and innovation policy.


Industrial Dynamics

Industrial Dynamics

Author: Case Western Reserve University. Research Program in Industrial Economics

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1989-10-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780792390442

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This book is based on the papers presented at a conference on "New Issues in Industrial Economics" held at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, June 8-10, 1987. The conference was organized by the Research Program in Industrial Economics (RPIE) in the Department of Economics at CWRU and was sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation, the Eaton Corporation, and The Standard Oil Company (later renamed BP America, Inc.). Their generous support is gratefully acknowledged. All of the papers have been revised, in several cases extensively, since their presentation at the conference. One of the primary reasons for organizing the conference was the concern that Industrial Economics has become too narrowly focused in most academic programs, largely being confined to Industrial Organization, i.e., issues of public policy towards enterprise with emphasis on antitrust and regulatory policy. This subject definition leaves out a number of interesting and important questions about how industries evolve over time, what the role of technological change (and organizational change) is in that process, and the associated structural changes within industries and firms. The object of this book is to derme these issues and suggest a framework within which they can be analyzed. I would like to thank all the conference participants for their contributions, particularly my colleagues at CWRU, Asim Erdilek and William S. Peirce, without whose encouragement and support the conference would not have taken place.


Technological Change and Industrial Transformation

Technological Change and Industrial Transformation

Author: Vicky Xiaoyan Long

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-08-18

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0429752342

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Industrial transformation is a research and teaching field with a focus on the phenomenon and mechanisms of industrial development and renewal. It concerns changes in economic activities caused by innovation, competition and collaboration, and has a rich heritage of evolutionary economics, institutional economics, industrial dynamics, technology history and innovation studies. It borrows concepts and models from the social sciences (sociology, history, political sciences, business/management, economics, behavioural sciences) and also from technology and engineering studies. In this book, the authors present the key theories, frameworks and concepts of industrial transformation and use empirical cases to describe and explain the causes, processes and outcomes of transformation in the context of digitalization and sustainability. They stress that industrial transformation consists both of Darwinian "survival of the fittest" selection, and of intentional pursuits of innovation, and of industrial capabilities creation. The work argues that managing the global trends of transformation is not only about new technology and innovation: existing institutional settings and dynamic interactions between technological change, organizational adaptation and economic activities also have a profound impact on future trajectories. The areas under investigation are of great relevance for strategic management decisions and industrial and technology policies, and understanding the mechanisms underlying transformation and sustainable growth.


Understanding Industrial and Corporate Change

Understanding Industrial and Corporate Change

Author: Giovanni Dosi

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 0199269424

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'Understanding Industrial and Corporate Change' contains pioneering work on technological, organizational, and institutional change and explores three distinct themes: Markets and Organizations; Evolutionary Theory and Technological Change; and Strategy, Capabilities, and Knowledge Management.


Essays in Industrial Organization and Technological Change

Essays in Industrial Organization and Technological Change

Author: Michael Katz

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13:

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We also find that there is interdependence in innovational efforts across markets: effort in a given market is correlated with the number of novel drugs of other firms in other markets. This suggests interdependencies across markets that should be part of innovation policy analysis. In chapter 3 I study the relationship between firm size and research and development expenditures in the presence of firm level heterogeneity. I test the Schumpeterian hypothesis that larger firms will invest disproportionately more in R & D.I find that there is no evidence of returns to scale in R & D investment. Small firms are investing a larger fraction of their revenues in R & D.I also find that the relationship between firm size and R & D investment is weaker when heterogeneity is taken into account and the focus is on what happens when firm size increases. These results highlight the importance of dimensions of heterogeneity other than firm size per se as determinants of the relationship of firm size and R & D.


Economics and Technological Change

Economics and Technological Change

Author: Rod Coombs

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9780847675463

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An area of neglect in much of current economic theory has been its lack of attention to the impact of technological innovation on the structure and behavior of firms and the market. This book is a comprehensive study of the economic implications of technological change for three primary institutions: the firm, the market, and the civil sector.


Market Structure and Technological Change

Market Structure and Technological Change

Author: W. Baldwin

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1136458360

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This book provides a survey of the theory and of the empirical knowledge about the links between market structure and technological change.


The Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Author: Klaus Schwab

Publisher: Currency

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1524758876

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World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolu­tion, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wear­able sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manu­facturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individu­als. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frame­works that advance progress.