National Systems of Innovation: Creating High Technology Industries

This book draws together literature from the fields of strategy, management and innovation to examine the importance of a firm's national base at a sectoral level in an era of globalization. By considering two very dynamic high-technology industries - semiconductors and liquid crystal displays, the author shows how national systems of innovation are of great importance in determining competitive success.

Author: S. Peters
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/28/2006
Pages: 267
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.34w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781403946140

About the Author
STUART PETERS is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the Centre for Technology Management, part of the Department of Materials at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He was formerly Lecturer in Technology and Innovation Management at the School of Business and Management, Brunel University, UK. He is also a consultant to the Open University, UK.