Bridging islands : venture companies and the future of Japanese and American industry / Robert Kneller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kneller, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology transfer--Japan.

Technology transfer.

Technology transfer--United States.

Small business investment companies--Japan.

Small business investment companies.

Small business investment companies--United States.

Academic-industrial collaboration--Japan.

Academic-industrial collaboration.

Academic-industrial collaboration--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 396 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Bridging Islands is a detailed examination of the key role of venture companies in national technical and economic success, contrasting the industrial and social organization of the world's two largest economies, the US and Japan. The author argues that national policy on venture companies is of paramount importance to their economic growth.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

1. Two Worlds of Innovation

2. Autarkic Large Companies

3. Upholding the Pecking Order: Universities and Their Relations with Industry

4. Up the Rocky Road: Venture Case Studies

5. IPO or Bust: Venture Financing

6. Amoeba Innovation: The Alternative to Ventures

7. Innovation Across Time and Space: Advantage New Companies

Glossary

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O

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R

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V

Index

B

H

L

Q

W

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Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191533341

0191533343

OCLC:

476240314