Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology - Hardcover

Oliver, Amalya Lumerman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521872480 ISBN 13: 9780521872485

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Scientists in the biotechnology sector have developed a vast array of products and procedures, including drugs, diagnostics, agricultural products and veterinary procedures. This is made possible through various intra- and inter-organizational collaborations between the academic and private sectors, and through the establishment of networks for learning. In Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology, Amalya Lumerman Oliver shows how, in many respects, the organizational structure of the industry parallels one of its most important innovations – recombinant DNA (rDNA). She shows how the concept of recombination can be used to explain a number of organizational elements, including biotechnology firms, the form of university-based spin-offs, scientific entrepreneurship, and trust and contracts in learning collaborations and networks. The result is a stimulating account of how multiple theoretical perspectives can be used to understand the structure of the biotechnology industry.

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About the Author

Amalya Lumerman Oliver is Associate Professor of Organizational Sociology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521872480
• ISBN 13: 9780521872485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272