Download or read book New Technologies and the Firm written by Peter Swann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I The `core' - management of new technolog -- 1 Managing technological innovatio -- 2 Managing technology Organizing for competitive advantage -- 3 The performance of innovative small firms -- 4 Paradigms, strategies and the evolutionary basis of technological competition -- 5 Supplier-user relationships and the management of expertise in computer systems development -- Part II Skills and expertise in the workforce -- 6 New technologies, skills shortages and training strategies -- 7 Qualified scientists and engineers and economic performance -- Part III Markets and consumers -- 8 The diffusion of new technology: extensions to theory and evidence -- 9 Product marketing and sales in high-technology small firms -- 10 The speed of technology change and the development of marketstructure: semiconductors, PC software and biotechnology -- 11 The heart of where the home is The innovation process in consumer IT products -- Part IV Financing new technology -- 12 Internal and external financial constraints on investment in innovative technology -- 13 Accounting for R & D costs Does it matter? Perceptions of analysts and company management -- 14 R & D Intensity and Firm Finance: A US-UK Comparison -- Part V Collaboration in new technology -- 15 Management of international collaboration -- Summary and conclusions -- Bibliography of work arising from the Initiative -- Index