LEADER 03171oam 2200781I 450 001 9910783861703321 005 20230421043324.0 010 $a1-134-80496-2 010 $a0-429-22953-4 010 $a0-203-19923-5 010 $a1-134-80497-0 010 $a1-280-32525-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203199237 035 $a(CKB)1000000000249981 035 $a(EBL)168570 035 $a(OCoLC)55641338 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155411 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11156451 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155411 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10112537 035 $a(PQKB)11443089 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279508 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11912383 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279508 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268098 035 $a(PQKB)11654364 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC168570 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL168570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10035296 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32525 035 $a(OCoLC)1000437438 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000249981 100 $a20180331d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFirms, markets, and economic change $ea dynamic theory of business institutions /$fRichard N. Langlois and Paul L. Robertson 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1995. 215 $a1 online resource (198 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-203-29162-X 311 $a0-415-12385-2 311 $a0-415-12119-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 164-177) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CAPABILITIES, STRATEGY AND THE FIRM; A DYNAMIC THEORY OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRM; VERTICAL INTEGRATION IN THE EARLY AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; EXTERNAL CAPABILITIES AND MODULAR SYSTEMS; INERTIA AND INDUSTRIAL CHANGE; INNOVATION, NETWORKS AND VERTICAL INTEGRATION; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aTraditional western forms of corporate organization have been called into question by the success of Japanese keiretsu. Firms, Markets and Economic Change draws on industrial economics, business strategy, and economic history to develop an evolutionary model to show when innovation is best undertaken. The authors argue that innovation is a complex process that defies neat categorization and government policy should be to facilitate change rather than to direct it. 606 $aIndustries 606 $aMarketing 606 $aProduct life cycle 606 $aBusiness enterprises$vCase studies 606 $aProduct management$vCase studies 615 0$aIndustries. 615 0$aMarketing. 615 0$aProduct life cycle. 615 0$aBusiness enterprises 615 0$aProduct management 676 $a338.5 700 $aLanglois$b Richard N.$0121763 701 $aRobertson$b Paul L$0594319 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783861703321 996 $aFirms, markets, and economic change$9996038 997 $aUNINA