Innovation in global industries : U.S. firms competing in a new world : collected studies / Jeffrey T. Macher and David C. Mowery, editors ; Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, Naitonal Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macher, Jeffrey T. (Jeffrey Thomas)

Mowery, David C.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy.

National Research Council (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Congresses.

Technological innovations.

Competition, International--Congresses.

Competition, International.

Technological innovations--United States--Forecasting--Congresses.

United States--Economic conditions--Congresses.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The debate over offshoring of production, transfer of technological capabilities, and potential loss of U.S. competitiveness is a long-running one. Prevailing thinking is that oethe world is flat "that is, innovative capacity is spreading uniformly; as new centers of manufacturing emerge, research and development and new product development follow. Innovation in Global Industries challenges this thinking. The book, a collection of individually authored studies, examines in detail structural changes in the innovation process in 10 service as well as manufacturing industries: personal computers; semiconductors; flat-panel displays; software; lighting; biotechnology; pharmaceuticals; financial services; logistics; and venture capital. There is no doubt that overall there has been an acceleration in global sourcing of innovation and an emergence of new locations of research capacity and advanced technical skills, but the patterns are highly variable. Many industries and some firms in nearly all industries retain leading-edge capacity in the United States. However, the book concludes that is no reason for complacency about the future outlook. Innovation deserves more emphasis in firm performance measures and more sustained support in public policy. Innovation in Global Industries will be of special interest to business people and government policy makers as well as professors, students, and other researchers of economics, management, international affairs, and political science.

Contents:

Personal computing / Jason Dedrick and Kenneth L. Kraemer

Software / Ashish Arora, Chris Forman, and JiWoong Yoon

Semiconductors / Jeffrey T. Macher, David C. Mowery, and Alberto Di Minin

Flat Panel Displays / Jeffrey A. Hart

Lighting / Susan W. Sanderson, Kenneth L. Simons, Judith L. Walls, and Yin-yi Lai

Pharmaceuticals / Iain M. Cockburn

Biotechnology / Raine Hermans, Alicia Loffler, and Scott Stern

Logistics / Anuradha Nagarajan and Chelsea C. White III

Venture Capital / Martin Kenney, Martin Haemmig, and W. Richard Goe

Financial Services / Ravi Aron.

Notes:

Papers resulting from two workshops held April 19, 2006 and April 20, 2007 in Washington, D.C.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611767488

9780309134286

0309134285

9781281767486

1281767484

9780309116329

0309116325

OCLC:

923278970