Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation

The Structure of Patenting 1890–1990

Birgitte Andersen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2001
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84064-121-9 (ISBN)

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This book represents an original study of long term patterns in technological development and innovation in large corporations. The author is primarily concerned with understanding open-ended transformation processes in the evolution of industrialised societies. US patent data from 1890 to 1990 is employed within an evolutionary framework. The book offers an overview of an intellectual agenda associated with a highly important and pervasive set of phenomena and challenges several dogmas currently alive within economic reasoning including:

technological paradigms governing trajectories of opportunity
the S-shaped image of the technological growth cycle and technological dynamics
long waves
industrial dynamics
the variety of firms' technological profiles and corporate trajectories
corporate technological leadership
socio-economic transformation processes and underpinning 'rules'.

Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation details historically how the innovative and competitive landscapes within industrialised societies have become increasingly complex. This book will appeal to industrial and business economists, technology historians, researchers, students, policymakers and business analysts.

Birgitte Andersen, Professor of the Economics and Management of Innovation, School of Business, Economics and Informatics, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Indicators and Appropriate Use of Patent Data 3. Structural Changes in Trajectories of Technological Opportunities 4. The Hunt for S-Shaped Growth Paths in Trajectories of Technological Innovation 5. Clusters of Takeoffs in Innovation Trajectories: An Exploration of Wave-like Patterns 6. Technological System Dynamics: A Competence Bloc Approach 7. Types of Technological Competencies and Corporate Trajectories: The Variety of Firms and Path Dependency 8. Trajectories of Corporate Technological Leadership: Implications for Innovation Diffusion in the Course of Growth 9. Conclusion: Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation References Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.2.2001
Reihe/Serie	PREST/CRIC Studies in Science, Technology and Innovation series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Technik
ISBN-10	1-84064-121-5 / 1840641215
ISBN-13	978-1-84064-121-9 / 9781840641219
Zustand	Neuware