Ten Innovations: An international study on technological development and the use of qualified scientists and engineers in ten industries
Author:   Christopher Layton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   28
ISBN:  

9781138479029


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   28 January 2020
Format:   Paperback
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This book examines ten major fields of innovation to see what factors have contributed to success or failure. In each field, it compares 3 or 4 companies from Britain, the USA and Europe. The book provides recommendations for government policy on procurement and industrial structures.

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Author:   Christopher Layton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   28
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138479029


ISBN 10:   1138479020
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   28 January 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part 1: Managing Innovation and the Use of Qses 1. Managing Innovation 2. Policy on Qualified Manpower Part 2: Ten Industries: The Case Studies 3. Variable Geometry Aircraft 4. Vehicle Engines: David and Goliath 5. Electronically Controlled Knitting Machinery: New Enterprise in an Old Industry 6. Pilkingtons and the Float-Glass Process: First of the Few 7. Semiconductors: Integration Pays 8. The Birth of Colour Television: A Case of Size 9. Nuclear Power: AGR and BWR – A Question of Structure 10. Oscilloscopes: Three Roads to Market 11. Olefin Plants for Ethylene Production 12. Numerical Control Systems for Machine Tools: The Making of a Merger

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