-- Part 2 R&D and Market Competition of Laser Diodes in the U.S. and Japan -- 5 Birth of the Laser Diode: It All Started in …: Patterns of Innovation in the U.S. and Japan -- 12 Patterns of Spin-Outs and Innovation -- 13 Conclusion -- Appendices … the USA and Japan, this study examines how the existence or absence of an entrepreneurial strategic choice for spin …