TY - BOOK AU - Murmann,Johann Peter TI - Knowledge and competitive advantage: the coevolution of firms, technology, and national institutions SN - 0521684153 (pbk.) AV - HD 9660 M977k 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Dye industry KW - Germany KW - History KW - Technological innovations KW - Great Britain KW - United States KW - Competition, International KW - Case studies KW - Comparative advantage (International trade) KW - Industria de los tintes KW - Historia KW - Alemania KW - Gran Bretaña KW - Estados Unidos KW - Competencia económica internacional KW - Estudio de casos KW - Ventaja comparativa (Comercio internacional) N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/albertaac/Doc?id=10124669 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rdcollege/Doc?id=10124669 ER -