Corporate Technological Competence and the Evolution of Technological Diversification

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Drawing upon evolutionary economics and resource-based approaches, the author utilises US patent data from 1930-1990 to examine the persistence of corporate technological competencies and their gradual erosion through diversifying incremental change. The book explores the changing nature of this diversification with respect to firm size, technological relatedness and technological complexity in 32 firms distributed across four broadly defined industrial sectors.The findings suggest that industry and corporate technological profiles remain strong but are becoming blurred by the pervasiveness of general-purpose technologies. Although historically, diversification is associated with an increase in firm size, the author argues that in recent times it results from technological relatedness and complexity.This book will appeal to industrial and business economists, historians of business and technology, and students and scholars of technology management.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-03-27
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781840643534

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Felicia M. Fai, Lecturer in International Business, School of Management, University of Bath, UK

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'This book is an important contribution to the field. It provides us with a clear definition of diversification, presenting all the dimensions that can justify the evolution of firms' technological positioning, an interesting theoretical proposition and a deep empirical analysis to support the argumentation. . . without any doubt this book is worth reading to have a clear presentation of a fascinating area of research.'

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Data 3. Industry-specific Competencies and Industrial Convergence 4. Technological Persistence in the Evolution of Corporate Technological Competence 5. Technological Diversification 6. Scale and Scope in Technology: Influences on Diversification 7. Technological Inter-relatedness and Complex Diversification 8. Conclusions Appendices Bibliography Index