International Competitiveness and Technological Change

by Marcela Miozzo, Vivien Walsh

Overview

Technological change is central in explaining industrial leadership, but the relationships and interactions between scientific research, industrial innovation, and competitiveness are neither clear nor straightforward. This book analyses the role of technological change in the competitiveness of firms and national economies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199259236
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/12/2006
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Marcela Miozzo is Reader in Innovation Studies at Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK. Her teaching and research activities are the innovation and the internationalization of services; technological and organisational changes in the construction sector; and technological capabilities of firms in Latin America.
Vivien Walsh is Professor of Innovation Management at Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK. Her teaching and research activities are the areas of globalization; networks and collaboration in the innovation process.

Table of Contents

PART I INTRODUCTION1. Technology and competitiveness2. The science and technology systemPART II ORGANISATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND GROWTH3. Organisations and technology in proprietary and managerial capitalism4. Organisations and technology during the periods of the 'new competition' and 'systems integration'5. Organisations, technology and less developed countries: East Asia and Latin AmericaPART III SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE6. National systems of innovation7. Sectoral patterns of technological changePART IV GLOBALIZATION8. Technological change, international investment and trade9. Networks and alliances10. Technology and globalization