Ten Innovations

An international study on technological development and the use of qualified scientists and engineers in ten industries

Christopher Layton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

214 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-47902-9 (ISBN)

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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.

Christopher Layton

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

Erscheinungsdatum	17.02.2020
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Business of Technology
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-138-47902-0 / 1138479020
ISBN-13	978-1-138-47902-9 / 9781138479029
Zustand	Neuware