LEADER 02819nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910808514803321 005 20240418141555.0 010 0 $a9780191533341 010 0 $a0191533343 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7035923 035 $a(CKB)24235115000041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415134 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415134 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10197104 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116438 035 $a(OCoLC)476240314 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235115000041 100 $a20070123d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBridging islands$b[electronic resource] $eventure companies and the future of Japanese and American industry /$fRobert Kneller 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $axiii, 396 p. $cill 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aBridging 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. 606 $aTechnology transfer$zJapan 606 $aTechnology transfer$zUnited States 606 $aSmall business investment companies$zJapan 606 $aSmall business investment companies$zUnited States 606 $aAcademic-industrial collaboration$zJapan 606 $aAcademic-industrial collaboration$zUnited States 615 0$aTechnology transfer 615 0$aTechnology transfer 615 0$aSmall business investment companies 615 0$aSmall business investment companies 615 0$aAcademic-industrial collaboration 615 0$aAcademic-industrial collaboration 676 $a338/.0640952 700 $aKneller$b Robert$01645444 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910808514803321 996 $aBridging islands$93991923 997 $aUNINA