Technology change and the rise of new industries / Jeffrey L. Funk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Funk, Jeffrey L.

Series:

Innovation and Technology in the World E

Innovation and technology in the world economy

Innovation and Technology in the World Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations.

Industries.

Technology--Economic aspects.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Technology Change and the Rise of New Industries explores why new industries emerge at specific moments in time and in certain countries. Part I shows that technologies which experience ""exponential"" improvements in cost and performance have a greater chance of becoming new industries. When ""low-end"" discontinuities incur exponential improvements, they often displace the dominant technologies and become ""disruptive"" innovations. Part II explores this phenomenon and instances in which discontinuities spawn new industries because they impact higher-level systems. Part III add

Contents:

part I. What determines the potential for new technologies? Technology paradigm

Scaling

part II. When do technological discontinuities emerge? Computers

Magnetic recording and playback equipment

Semiconductors

part III. Opportunities and challenges for firms and governments. Competition in new industries

Different industries, different challenges

part IV. Thinking about the future. Electronics and electronic systems

Clean energy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804784924

0804784922

OCLC:

819635320