Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry traces the discovery and development of drugs in Japan and the UK both …-asthmatic drugs -- 5. Histamine H2 antagonists -- 6. LHRH analogues -- 7. Three case studies of pharmaceutical innovation in Japan …

Managing New Product Development and Innovation provides a new approach to the microeconomics of innovation by … measuring the technical quality of new products and guiding the managers of innovation and technology in the central … new product development and innovation. By quantifying product features and evaluating the costs and market value of …

viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young …pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview … -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS …

, emerging economies and innovation from a variety of different perspectives. Innovation is regarded as a core driving force in …. Friso den Hertog -- 2. The innovativeness of foreign firms in China / Branka Urem, Ludovico Alcorta and Tongliang An -- 3 … expansion of oil companies from Brazil and China / Flavia Carvalho and Andrea Goldstein -- 8. Beyond the emission market : Kyoto …

diffusion of technology, and provides fresh evidence on the effects that these differences have on productivity and innovation …pt. 1. The changing role of multinational firms in innovation -- pt. 2. How firms differ in innovation, productivity …

Kafouros theoretically and empirically examines the impacts of innovation and scientific knowledge on the productivity … benefit from innovation, and indicate that whilst some companies can turn technological advances into a powerful competitive … weapon, innovation for others is merely a defense mechanism. To provide a clearer understanding of the relationship between …

The world economy is near a critical crossroads, as a rising China, the greatest-ever beneficiary of US-led capitalism … hoped - spread to Africa. Terutomo Ozawa's reformulated 'flying-geese' theory explains structural changes as an innovation … corporations that can facilitate structural transformation, particularly in catching-up economies. Ozawa shows that China is now in …

Multinational Banking in China examines key issues in the market entry and development of foreign banks in the People …'s Republic of China using data collected from 37 in-depth interviews and questionnaire surveys …1. Introduction -- 2. General theory of banking internationalization -- 3. China's banking industry -- 4. Strategic …