03194nam a2200385Ia 4500 ebr10124669 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 030206s2003 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2003043048 0511187211 0521813298 (hc.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)80247364 HD9660.D843 G35 2003eb Murmann, Johann Peter, 1967- Knowledge and competitive advantage [electronic resource] : the coevolution of firms, technology, and national institutions / Johann Peter Murmann. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. 294 p. : ill. Cambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise Includes bibliographical references and index. 1: Introduction -- The puzzle -- Is this book for you? -- Key ideas in evolutionary theory -- Evolution of technology -- Evolution of institutions -- A sketch of coevolution -- The economics and science of dye-making -- The road ahead -- 2: Country-level performance differences and their institutional foundations -- Intriguing questions about industrial leadership -- Performance under the microscope -- Background information on the three countries -- National research and training systems -- Supporting organizations and the state -- The academic-industrial knowledge network -- Social organization of production at the shop floor -- Intellectual property right regimes -- 3: Three times two case studies of individual firms -- Purpose of the matched comparisons -- The cast of firms -- The world of pioneers (1857-65) -- Science unbound (1866-85) -- The age of Bayer (1886-1914) -- Did managerial action make a difference? -- 4: The coevolution of national industries and institutions -- Overview of collective strategies -- Forging a national science capability -- Lobbying for a supportive patent system -- Influencing tariff laws -- 5: Toward an institutional theory of competitive advantage -- Theoretical gaps -- Evolutionary interpretation of the key findings -- A theory of coevolution -- Implications for industrial organization studies -- Opportunities for future research on industrial development -- A technological history of dyes -- Short description of databases on firms and plants. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Dye industry Germany History. Dye industry Technological innovations Germany History. Dye industry Great Britain History. Dye industry United States History. Competition, International Case studies. Comparative advantage (International trade) Case studies. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Cambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10124669 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 212802 212802