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Author:   Paul L. Robertson ,  David Jacobson
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.642kg
ISBN:  

9781848441064

ISBN 10:   1848441061
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   31 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Knowledge Transfer and Technology Diffusion: An Introduction Paul L. Robertson and David Jacobson 2. Resources and Innovation in Low-tech Industries: An Empirical Study of Clusters in Spain and Italy Jose L. Hervas-Oliver and Jose Albors 3. Inward Flows of Information and Knowledge in Low-tech Industrial Districts: Contrasting the `Few Firms Gatekeeper' and `Direct Peer' Models Fiorenza Belussi, Silvia R. Sedita, Tine Aage and Daniele Porcellato 4. The Role of Company Networks in Low-tech Industries David Jacobson and Francesco Garibaldo 5. Technological Change, Knowledge Integration and Adaptive Processes: The Mechatronic Evolution of the Reggio Emilia District Lorenzo Ciapetti 6. Globalization and Low-technology Industries: The Case of Italian Eyewear Diego Campagnolo and Arnaldo Camuffo 7. Innovation and External Knowledge Sources in Industrial Districts: Evidence from an Italian Furniture Cluster Andrea Morrison 8. Engineering versus Craftsmanship: Innovation in the Electric Guitar Industry, 1945-1984 Thierry Rayna and Ludmila Striukova 9. How Low- and Medium-technology Industries in Developing Countries Compete with Multinationals: Lessons from China's Home Electronics Sector Guo Yung-Hsing 10. New Patterns in Knowledge Transfer and Catching Up: Chinese R&D in ICT Vicky Long and Staffan Laestadius 11. Technological Learning and Capability Building in LMT Industries in Newly Industrializing Countries: Selected Examples from Taiwan Liang-Chih Chen 12. Understanding Regional Innovation Systems in LMT Industries: The Case of Turkey as an Emerging Market Economy Ali Fikirkoca, Bahar Celikkol Erbas and Arcan Tuzcu 13. International Technology Diffusion and Productivity in Low- and Medium-technology Sectors in India Saon Ray Index

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Edited by Paul L. Robertson, University of Tasmania, Australia and David Jacobson, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Dublin City University Business School, Ireland

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