03437cam a2200445Ma 4500 76702 20230410115510.0 030206s2006 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2003043048 (OCoLC)ocm80247364 REDDC REDDC BAKER YDXCP OCLCG 0521684153 (pbk.) 9780521684156 (pbk.) HD 9660 M977k 2006 Murmann, Johann Peter, 1967- Knowledge and competitive advantage : the coevolution of firms, technology, and national institutions / Johann Peter Murmann. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. 294 p. : ill. Cambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise Includes bibliographical references and index. 1: Introduction -- The puzzle -- Is this book for you? -- Key ideas in evolutionary theory -- Evolution of technology -- Evolution of institutions -- A sketch of coevolution -- The economics and science of dye-making -- The road ahead -- 2: Country-level performance differences and their institutional foundations -- Intriguing questions about industrial leadership -- Performance under the microscope -- Background information on the three countries -- National research and training systems -- Supporting organizations and the state -- The academic-industrial knowledge network -- Social organization of production at the shop floor -- Intellectual property right regimes -- 3: Three times two case studies of individual firms -- Purpose of the matched comparisons -- The cast of firms -- The world of pioneers (1857-65) -- Science unbound (1866-85) -- The age of Bayer (1886-1914) -- Did managerial action make a difference? -- 4: The coevolution of national industries and institutions -- Overview of collective strategies -- Forging a national science capability -- Lobbying for a supportive patent system -- Influencing tariff laws -- 5: Toward an institutional theory of competitive advantage -- Theoretical gaps -- Evolutionary interpretation of the key findings -- A theory of coevolution -- Implications for industrial organization studies -- Opportunities for future research on industrial development -- A technological history of dyes -- Short description of databases on firms and plants. Dye industry Germany History. Dye industry Technological innovations Germany History. Dye industry Great Britain History. Dye industry United States History. Competition, International Case studies. Comparative advantage (International trade) Case studies. Industria de los tintes Historia Alemania. Industria de los tintes Historia Gran Bretaña. Industria de los tintes Historia Estados Unidos. Competencia económica internacional Estudio de casos Ventaja comparativa (Comercio internacional) Estudio de casos. UA Internet Access http://site.ebrary.com/lib/albertaac/Doc?id=10124669 Red Deer College Internet Access http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rdcollege/Doc?id=10124669 Baker & Taylor BKTY 65.00 65.00 0521813298 0004171095 active YBP Library Services YANK 2591881 lcc bk C0 DRFGD LD 42393 42393 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HD 9660 M977k 2006 00000068200 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk