Knowledge and competitive advantage : the coevolution of firms, technology, and national institutions /
A 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 disco...
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| Médium: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Edice: | Cambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise.
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| On-line přístup: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=157919 |
| Shrnutí: | A 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. |
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| Fyzický popis: | 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511187211 9780511187216 0521813298 9780521813297 0511189052 9780511189050 0511185413 9780511185410 0511184581 9780511184581 9780511510953 0511510950 1280449284 9781280449284 9786610449286 6610449287 9780521684156 0521684153 |