Globalization, Growth, and Governance Creating an Innovative Economy [Paperback]

Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this book explores the processes of innovation at the global, national and corporate levels. It provides important evidence and arguments on the processes of innovation and, in doing so, addresses real challenges for policymakers, managers, and academics alike.

Introduction,Jonathan Michie
Part I. Globalization and Technology
1. Production Principles, Organizational Capabilities, and Technology Management,Michael H. Best
2. Foreign Direct Investment: Towards Co-operative Institutional Arrangements Between the North and the South?,Ajit Singh and Ann Zammit
3. Innovation and Technology Transfer Within Multinational Firms,Jeremy Howells
4. New Technology and Jobs,Mario Pianta
Part II. Innovation and Growth
5. Markets, Competition, and Innovation,Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie
6. The Determinants of Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises,Eric Wood
7. Innovation Networks: The View from the Inside,Nick Oliver and Michelle Blakeborough
8. Innovation in Consumption and Economic Growth,G. M. Peter Swann
Part III. Governance, Business Performance, and Public Policy
9. Innovation and Corporate Structures: USA and Japan,Ronald Dore
10. Sustainable Prosperity, Corporate Governance, and Innovation in Europe,Mary O'Sullivan
11. Organizational Learning and International Competition,William Lazonick
12. Technology Policy: Strategic Failures and the Need for a New Direction,Keith Cowling and Roger Sugden