"For more than a century, from about 1600 until the early eighteenth century, the Dutch dominated world trade. Via the Netherlands the far reaches of the world, both in the Atlantic and in the East, were connected. Dutch ships carried goods, but they also opened up opportunities…
The present collection of essays brings together a number of studies about knowledge construction that depended on the Dutch trading networks at a time when the Dutch dominated world trade (17th-18th centuries).
Foreign direct investment (FDI) assumed a prominent role in Central East Europe (CEE) early on in the transition process. Foreign investors were assigned the task of restructuring markets, providing capital and knowledge for investment in technologically outdated and financially…
Today, universities around the world find themselves going beyond the traditional roles of research and teaching to drive the development of local economies through collaborations with industry. At a time when regions with universities are seeking best practices among their peer…
This study analyzes two world-renowned universities - Yale and Cambridge - their investment in technology commercialization, and the outcome of this contribution in their local economies. This book has three main arguments: the way in which a university goes about improving its …
This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of Chinaʹs efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare Chinaʹs efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades,…
This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of Chinaʹs efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare Chinaʹs efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades,…
This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China's efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare China's efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades,…
UK. Monograph on the management of technological change - analyses the managerial role, technology transfer, main obstacles to innovations and employees attitudes, and considers the repercussions on government policy, trade unions and small scale industry in the manufacturing se…