In this book, the editors and a team of distinguished international contributors analyse the nature of organizational capabilities?how organizations do things, use their knowledge base, and diffuse that knowledge in a competitive environment. Dosi is the author and editor of numerous books including Technology, Organization, and Competitiveness (OUP, 1998). He is also one of the editors of the journal Industrial and Corporate Change published by Oxford University Press. Nelson and Winter are recognized as leading proponents of evolutionary perspectives in economics and management. The book includes chapters from David Teece, Keith Pavitt, Benjamin Coriat, and Richard Florida amongst others.

Giovanni Dosi is Professor at the Santa Anna School of Advanced Study, Pisa, Italy. In addition to writing numerous publications, he is an editor on the journal Industrial and Corporate Change, published by Oxford University Press.
Richard R. Nelson is Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Sidney Winter is Professor of Management at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.