03669nam 22006854a 450 991034822430332120170810184118.01-134-20752-21-280-29035-897866102903520-203-02789-2(CKB)1000000000359426(EBL)254354(OCoLC)475967947(SSID)ssj0000246892(PQKBManifestationID)11186332(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246892(PQKBWorkID)10189933(PQKB)10699157(SSID)ssj0000800032(PQKBManifestationID)12387193(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000800032(PQKBWorkID)10764686(PQKB)23785954(MiAaPQ)EBC254354(EXLCZ)99100000000035942620050531d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmall firms and innovation policy in Japan[electronic resource] /edited by Cornelia StorzLondon ;New York Routledge20061 online resource (177 p.)Routledge contemporary Japan seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-65172-7 0-415-36812-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Small firms and innovation policy in Japan : an introduction / Cornelia Storz -- How do we formulate policies? : the problem of defining policies and their evaluation / Lambert T. Koch -- Japanese science and technology policy in transition : from catch-up orientation to frontrunner orientation / Martin Hemmert -- Innovation policy for SME in Japan : the case of technology transfer centres / Klaus Ruth -- Cognitive models and economic policy : the case of Japan / Cornelia Storz -- Restructuring the Japanese national biotechnology innovation system : prospects and pitfalls / Reiko Kishida and Leonard H. Lynn -- Supplier system and innovation policy in Japan / Hiroshi Ueno, Takashi Murakoso and Takumi Hirai.This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation. Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the leader in the biotech industries in the 1990s, and also many small firms in Japan supply only a few - or just one - other company, thereby limiting their view of the marketplace and the commercial opportunities within it. Despite the increase of international patents, international scientific citRoutledge contemporary Japan series.Small businessTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsJapanSmall businessTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsJapanCase studiesTechnological innovationsGovernment policyJapanTechnological innovationsGovernment policyJapanCase studiesElectronic books.Small businessTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsSmall businessTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsTechnological innovationsGovernment policyTechnological innovationsGovernment policy338.6/42/0952338.6420952Storz Cornelia690608MiAaPQBOOK9910348224303321Small firms and innovation policy in Japan2120292UNINA