Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 939 g
Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 939 g
ISBN: 978-0-444-81506-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd
The economics of technology has recently become established as a fast growing subject field. It commands a rapidly increasing interest, also among a new generation of scholars and students, catering to the old need to bridge the gap between economics and technology in practice. This volume attempts to give an historic and current overview of economics of technology as a field, and to contribute to its development by bringing together original contributions from internationally highly recognized and representative specialists in economics and technology studies, thereby reflecting the state-of-the-art. The volume also gives extensive summaries of developments in the field and outlines directions for further research and teaching.
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Abbreviated. Economics of Technology - An Introduction and Overview. (O. Granstrand). Purpose and background - need for technology and economics in interaction. Technology and economy in interaction. Emergence of economics of technology. Outline of the book. Factory Automation and Economic Performance: A Micro-to Macro Analysis. (B. Carlsson). The role of automation in various firms: empirical illustrations. Analysis of automation in the 1989 survey. Factor analysis of units in the automation data set. Positive Feedbacks and Research Productivity in Science: Reopening Another Black Box. (P. David). Productivity inequalities in science and their economic significance. Explanations and interpretations:"Sacred Park", Matthew Effect" and "Cumulative Advantage". Stochastic models of cumulative advantage processes. Microdynamics and Macrofoundations: an Evolutionary Perspective (G. Dosi). A few "Stylized Results" of contemporary macroeconomic theory. Learning, selection and the aggregate outcomes of evolutionary self-organization processes. Technology, Economic Competence and the Theory of the Firm - Discussing the Economic Forces Behind Long-Term Economic Growth. (G. Eliasson). The mechanisms of economic growth. The experimental nature of economic activity. The open economic system bounded by local competence. The firm in the experimentally organized economy. Market dynamics and macroeconomic performance. How big old firms learn. Knowledge Segmentation - Integration in Theory and in Japanese Companies (M. Fransman). The segmentation-integration of knowledge. Japanese forms of organisation. The just-in-time system of production. Research development and knowledge. Japanese organisation of Research development. Technological, Technical and Economic Changes - A Systems Engineering Approach. An Analytical Framework. (O. Granstrand). Representation and measurement of technological and technical changes. Dynamics in diffusion and market structure evolution. When are technological changes disruptive - an illustrative application. The Notion of Science-Based Innovation Reconsidered: Empirical Results for the Triad Countries (H. Grupp). Science-based industries and technologies: methods and data. Science-based industries and technologies: a pragmatic definition. Science-based technologies: a triad comparison. Dynamics of science-based technology. Economics of Technological Relationships. (H. Håkansson). Technical development in companies. Development of a network model. Resources in the network model compared to other economic models. Homogeneity or heterogeneity as the basic assumption. Revenues from counterparts. Costs related to counterparts. Quantity and quality of relationships. Factors affecting heterogeneity. Changes in the Technological Landscape. The Temporal Dimension in the Growth and Decline of Large Technological Systems (S. Lindqvist). The fallacies of images. The inverted U-curve. The Formation of the U.S. Market for Business Jets: A Study in Schumpeterian Rivalry. (A. Phillips et al.). The 1950s: the decade prior to deliveries of business jets. 1960-1970: the developing U.S. market for business jets. Science - Technology - Economy Interactions (N. Rosenberg). Scientific research and economic performance. Interactions between science and technology. Interactions among ST disciplines. University-industry interactions. Policy issues. Competing for Comparative Advantage Through Technological Innovation (F.M. Scherer). Technological innovation in the "new" international trade theories. The dynamics of inter-firm RD rivalry. Evidence from U.S. Case and statistical studies. Import reactions, specialization, and the invisible hand. International Competitiveness, Trade and Technology Policies (L. Soete). International competitiveness: on statics and dynamics. Strategic industries and policies: an attempt at clarification. Domestic strategic policies for "multi-national" firms. Strategic trade policy: the international risks. The Stee
