Competitiveness of New Industries: Institutional Framework and Learning in Information Technology in Japan, the U.S and Germany [Paperback]

Many recent books on information and communication technologies concentrate on individual country experiences or neglect to analyze political factors in conjunction with entrepreneurial ones.

This book, the result of an international research project, comprises a comprehensive comparison of three key countries: Japan, the United States and Germany. The book adopts an institutional approach.

Part 1: Introduction  1. Institutions and Learning in New Industries: An Introduction  Part 2: Institutional Framework for ICT and Options for Political Governance - Japan, the United States and Germany in Comparison  2. Legacies of the Developmental State for Japans Information and Communication Industries  3. Institutional Framework and Competitiveness of the U.S. Telecommunications Market  4. Information and Communication Technologies in Germany: Is there a Remaining Role for Sector-Specific Regulations?  5. Private Solutions to Uncertainty in Japanese Electronic Commerce  6. Institutional Conditions for Achieving Effective Implementation of ICT  7. B2C E-commerce Dynamics in Germany: Do We Need a Different Regulatory Framework?  Part 3: Industrial Organization, Enterprise Structure, and ICT: Japan, the United States, and Germany in Comparison  8. ICT and Corporate Structure: The Diffusion of E-commerce across Japanese Companies  9.  The Rise and Fall of 'Wintelism': Manufacturing Strategies and Transnational Production Networks of U.S. Information Electronics Firms in the Pacific Rim  10. Open Innovation: Firms Novel Deployment of ICT in New Product Development  11. Competitive Advantage through Co-Evolution of Technology and Organization  12. Next Generationlc+