LEADER 05191nam 2200805Ia 450 001 9910817430003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-14451-5 010 $a1-280-44928-4 010 $a0-511-18541-3 010 $a0-511-18458-1 010 $a0-511-18721-1 010 $a0-511-30894-9 010 $a0-511-51095-0 010 $a0-511-18628-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000353768 035 $a(EBL)256654 035 $a(OCoLC)171138427 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000187853 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182353 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187853 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10142543 035 $a(PQKB)10303481 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511510953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC256654 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL256654 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10124669 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL44928 035 $a(OCoLC)80247364 035 $a(PPN)26133476X 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000353768 100 $a20030206d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aKnowledge and competitive advantage $ethe coevolution of firms, technology, and national institutions /$fJohann Peter Murmann 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, UK ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (294 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-68415-3 311 $a0-521-81329-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1: Introduction -- The puzzle -- Is this book for you? -- Key ideas in evolutionary theory -- Evolution of technology -- Evolution of institutions -- A sketch of coevolution -- The economics and science of dye-making -- The road ahead -- 2: Country-level performance differences and their institutional foundations -- Intriguing questions about industrial leadership -- Performance under the microscope -- Background information on the three countries -- National research and training systems -- Supporting organizations and the state -- The academic-industrial knowledge network -- Social organization of production at the shop floor -- Intellectual property right regimes -- 3: Three times two case studies of individual firms -- Purpose of the matched comparisons -- The cast of firms -- The world of pioneers (1857-65) -- Science unbound (1866-85) -- The age of Bayer (1886-1914) -- Did managerial action make a difference? -- 4: The coevolution of national industries and institutions -- Overview of collective strategies -- Forging a national science capability -- Lobbying for a supportive patent system -- Influencing tariff laws -- 5: Toward an institutional theory of competitive advantage -- Theoretical gaps -- Evolutionary interpretation of the key findings -- A theory of coevolution -- Implications for industrial organization studies -- Opportunities for future research on industrial development -- A technological history of dyes -- Short description of databases on firms and plants. 330 $aA comparison of the development of the synthetic dye industry in Great Britain, Germany, and the US. The rise of this industry constitutes an important chapter in business, economic, and technological history because synthetic dyes - invented in 1857 - represent the first time that a scientific discovery quickly gave rise to a new industry. British firms led the industry for the next eight years, but German firms came to dominate the industry for decades before WWI, while American firms played only a minor role during the entire period. This study identifies differences in educational institutions and patent laws as the key reasons for German leadership in this industry. Successful firms had strong ties to the centers of organic chemistry knowledge. The book also argues that a complex coevolutionary process linking firms, technology and national institutions resulted in very different degrees of industrial success for dye firms in the three countries. 410 0$aCambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise. 606 $aDye industry$zGermany$xHistory 606 $aDye industry$xTechnological innovations$zGermany$xHistory 606 $aDye industry$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aDye industry$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aCompetition, International$vCase studies 606 $aComparative advantage (International trade)$vCase studies 615 0$aDye industry$xHistory. 615 0$aDye industry$xTechnological innovations$xHistory. 615 0$aDye industry$xHistory. 615 0$aDye industry$xHistory. 615 0$aCompetition, International 615 0$aComparative advantage (International trade) 676 $a338.4/76672 700 $aMurmann$b Johann Peter$f1967-$0473882 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817430003321 996 $aKnowledge and competitive advantage$9250663 997 $aUNINA