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Synopsis
1 The Economic Roles of Technology Infrastructure.- A Changing Framework for Growth Strategies.- The Role of Technology in Economic Strategy.- The Elements of Technology Infrastructure.- A Brief History of Technology Infrastructure Policy.- Chasing the Japanese Model.- The Need for Expanded Technology Infrastructure.- The Evolution of National Economic Strategies.- Summary.- 2 Strategic Issues in Technology-Based Competition.- Indicators of Competitive Position.- Microeconomic Indicators of Competitive Position.- The Information Technology Production Chain.- Growth Policy Issues.- Economic Impacts of Infrastructure R&D.- Summary.- 3 A Conceptual Model of Technology Infrastructure.- Generic Technology.- Infratechnology.- Management Practice.- Implementing New Infrastructure Roles.- The Dynamics of Technology-Based Competition.- Technology-Based Competition in the 1990s.- Application of the Model to HDTV.- Summary.- Appendix: Definitions of Terms.- 4 Research Consortia.- Globalization and the Demand for Research Consortia.- SEMATECH: Outlier or Model for the Future?.- MCC: A Multi-Dimensional Consortium.- The Consortium/Member Interface.- Industry-Government Consortia.- Assessing the Economic Impacts.- Trends in the Use of Research Consortia.- Summary.- 5 Industry Structure and Investment in Technology Infrastructure.- Foreign Direct Investment.- The Technology Impact of FDI.- Strategy Implications.- Scientific & Technical Information.- Organizational Integration.- Summary.- 6 Strategy and Standards.- The Evolving Role of Standards.- The Economic Functions of Standards.- Evolving Corporate Strategies.- Standards and Competition in Information Technology.- Economic Impacts of Information Technology Standards.- Infrastructure vs. Proprietary Strategies.- Standards for Automated Manufacturing.- Summary.- 7 Trends in Technology Infrastructure.- Alternatives Strategies: Robots vs. Robotics.- Consortia for Cooperative Production?.- Evolving Technology Infrastructure Strategies.- Quality.- Quality as an Element of Corporate Strategy.- Trends in Quality-Related Expenditures.- The Importance of Measurement Investments.- Industry Structure and Quality-Related Strategies.- Future Infrastructure Roles.- Summary.- 8 Corporate Strategy and Government Policy.- Changing R&D Funding Patterns.- New Funding Strategies.- Adapting to Globalization.- An Expanded Technology Infrastructure.- Strategic Issues in Industry-Government Interaction.- The Industry-Government Interface.- Summary.- 9 Infrastructure Strategies in an International Economy.- The Changing of the Tide.- The Policy Process.- What Is Required?.
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- PublisherSpringer
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 146153609X
- ISBN 13 9781461536093
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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