02819nam 2200565 a 450 991080851480332120240418141555.097801915333410191533343(MiAaPQ)EBC7035923(CKB)24235115000041(MiAaPQ)EBC415134(Au-PeEL)EBL415134(CaPaEBR)ebr10197104(CaONFJC)MIL116438(OCoLC)476240314(EXLCZ)992423511500004120070123d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBridging islands[electronic resource] venture companies and the future of Japanese and American industry /Robert Kneller1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2007xiii, 396 p. illIncludes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Technology transferJapanTechnology transferUnited StatesSmall business investment companiesJapanSmall business investment companiesUnited StatesAcademic-industrial collaborationJapanAcademic-industrial collaborationUnited StatesTechnology transferTechnology transferSmall business investment companiesSmall business investment companiesAcademic-industrial collaborationAcademic-industrial collaboration338/.0640952Kneller Robert1645444MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910808514803321Bridging islands3991923UNINA