Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this book explores the processes of innovation at the global, national and corporate levels. It provides important evidence and arguments on the processes of innovation and, in doing so, addresses real challenges for policymakers, managers, and academics alike.

• Introduction


• Part I. Globalization and Technology


• 1: Michael H. Best: Production Principles, Organizational Capabilities, and Technology Management


• 2: Ajit Singh and Ann Zammit: Foreign Direct Investment: Towards Co-operative Institutional Arrangements Between the North and the South?


• 3: Jeremy Howells: Innovation and Technology Transfer Within Multinational Firms


• 4: Mario Pianta: New Technology and Jobs


• Part II. Innovation and Growth


• 5: Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie: Markets, Competition, and Innovation


• 6: Eric Wood: The Determinants of Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises


• 7: Nick Oliver and Michelle Blakeborough: Innovation Networks: The View from the Inside


• 8: G. M. Peter Swann: Innovation in Consumption and Economic Growth


• Part III. Governance, Business Performance, and Public Policy


• 9: Ronald Dore: Innovation and Corporate Structures: USA and Japan


• 10: Mary O'Sullivan: Sustainable Prosperity, Corporate Governance, and Innovation in Europe


• 11: William Lazonick: Organizational Learning and International Competition


• 12: Keith Cowling and Roger Sugden: Technology Policy: Strategic Failures and the Need for a New Direction