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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808514803321

Autore

Kneller Robert

Titolo

Bridging islands [[electronic resource] ] : venture companies and the future of Japanese and American industry / / Robert Kneller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

9780191533341

0191533343

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 396 p. : ill

Disciplina

338/.0640952

Soggetti

Technology transfer - Japan

Technology transfer - United States

Small business investment companies - Japan

Small business investment companies - United States

Academic-industrial collaboration - Japan

Academic-industrial collaboration - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Two Worlds of Innovation -- 2. Autarkic Large Companies -- 3. Upholding the Pecking Order: Universities and Their Relations with Industry -- 4. Up the Rocky Road: Venture Case Studies -- 5. IPO or Bust: Venture Financing -- 6. Amoeba Innovation: The Alternative to Ventures -- 7. Innovation Across Time and Space: Advantage New Companies -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- K -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Bridging Islands is a detailed examination of the key role of venture companies in national technical and economic success, contrasting the industrial and social organization of the world's two largest economies, the US and Japan. The author argues that national policy on venture companies is of paramount importance to their economic growth.