Engines of Innovation

by Rosenbloom, Richard S.; Spencer, W. J.

• ISBN13: 9780875846750
• ISBN10: 0875846750
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

This guide provides a basis for constructive thinking about policy choices now emerging in industry, government, and higher education. DLC: Research, Industrial - U.S.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Technology's Vanishing Wellspring	p. 1
The Institutional Context of Research and Innovation in Industry	p. 11
The Evolution of Industrial Research in the United States	p. 13
The Roles of Universities in the Advance of Industrial Technology	p. 87
Strategic Alliances and Industrial Research	p. 111
Perspectives from Practice	p. 131
Research and Change Management in Xerox	p. 133
Reinventing Research at IBM	p. 151
The Future of Industrial RandD, or, Postcards from the Edge of the Abyss	p. 155
Some Personal Perspectives on Research in the Semiconductor Industry	p. 165
Reconceptualizing Research and Innovation	p. 175
Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs	p. 177
Rethinking the Role of Industrial Research	p. 209
Conclusion: Shaping a New Era	p. 229
References	p. 241
Index	p. 265
About the Contributors	p. 275
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