Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in Global Competition

Brings evolutionary economics to bear upon economic geography in a coordinated study of the European Union.

Examines innovations and manoeuvres of geographically proximate business competitors in an attempt to provide reader with an understanding of the dynamics of competition. This is done largely through the use of case studies of manufacturers competing for shares in three industrial markets.

Focuses on the topic of innovation, analysing it in complex social systems while making innovation understandable and tractable using tools such as computational network analysis and agent-based simulation.

Although traditional manufacturing (textiles, clothing, footwear, furniture) has been in decline in developed countries, it still represents an important part of European employment due to its labour-intensive character. This book explains the differences observed in the impact of globalization.

This informative new book analyses the extent and major determinants of the east and west European industrial networks in reinforcing the competitive advantages of the EU and CEECs.

Why do companies seek to collaborate with one another in developing and applying knowledge and how do they organize this? This book takes a single knowledge-based perspective and demonstrates a detailed argument with the qualitative discussion of an actual "innovation network".

This book explores the regional dimension of Europe in terms of localised technological comparative advantages and the location of innovative activities by Multinational Corporations.

Markets previously unreachable for companies other than monopolies or other protected firms are now frequently open to new entrants. This book focuses on strategy in emerging markets, in particular establishments in liberalized European markets.

Examines the main dimensions of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, the factors affecting its emergence, evolution and performance and the importance of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship for European growth and competitiveness.

Japan's high-speed Internet access services such as ADSL, CATV Internet and FTTH are considered the cheapest and fastest services drawing international attention. This book introduces the status of broadband services in Japan and their development in competition policy. It also discusses an econometric model to analyse access demand.

Examines discourses of knowledge and innovation in post-industrial societies and knowledge-based organizations. This book investigates the value of knowledge and the question of innovation management in a commercial environment for a technology company. It reveals the ambiguities and challenges of innovation management.

Examines the theories of co-opetition and includes empirically based case studies. This book also offers experimental evidence from the laboratory. It is intended for those involved with strategic management.

Presents a critical perspective on several issues surrounding the economics of the firms. Suitable for postgraduate students of economics, this book eschews standard approaches to the economics of the firm (including analysis of transaction costs) in favour of a more interdisciplinary outlook, with evolutionary economics taken into account.

Explores the characteristics of the path dependent dynamics of localized technological change, demonstrating how the economics of complexity can inform our understanding of the economics of innovation and vice versa.

Brings together international experts from different continents to examine creativity and innovation in the cultural economy. This collection provides a contemporary resource for researchers and advanced students.

A contribution to the discussion of the knowledge economy and innovation, offering a range of theoretical insights from different disciplinary perspectives.

This book focuses on three main areas, each of which is central to economic theorising: firms' organisation and behaviour, technological change and the process of globalisation. What this collection provides is a broad view of the three topics by concentrating on different aspects of each of them, and utilising different methods of investigation.

China's immersion into the world trading system is the key development in international trade over the last few years. This intriguing book focuses on the attempts of European firms to crack this potentially huge market.

Written by an expert in the field of the Economics of Innovation, this work provides a systematic account of advances in the economics of innovation. By integrating this account with the economics of technological change, it elaborates an understanding of the effects of the introduction of new technologies.

Universities have become essential players in the generation of knowledge and innovation. Through the commercialization of technology, they have developed the ability to influence regional economic growth. By examining different commercialization models this book analyses technology transfer at universities as part of a national and regional system. It provides insight as to why certain models work better than others, and reaffirms that technology transfer programs must be linked to their regional and commercial environments.

The phenomenon of entrepreneurship has attracted researchers from a variety of disciplines and a diverse number of analytical approaches. This book provides an overview of the research in the field, and also summarizes the policy conclusions that can be drawn from such research.

This informative new book analyses the extent and major determinants of the east and west European industrial networks in reinforcing the competitive advantages of the EU and CEECs.

Using comparisons between regions, this book examines various trends towards mergers and acquisitions in Japan, Greater China and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2004.

This book explores the uneven patterns of economic development within the EU, discusses the relative effect of investments on innovation and productivity growth and looks at the mechanisms involved in development and policy.

This book comprises nine papers approaching designed institutions and their interplay with spontaneous institutions from various angles.