Intro -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Integration in Cell Phones, Blue Jeans,and Medical Devices -- 2. Where Do Problems Come From? -- 3. Conversation, Interpretation, and Ambiguity -- 4. The Missed Connections of Modern Management -- 5. Combining Analysis and Interpretation -- 6....

Globalization and the future of the Taiwan miracle / Suzanne Berger and Richard K. Lester -- Industry co-evolution : a comparison of Taiwan and North American electronics contract manufacturers / Timothy J. Sturgeon and Ji-Ren Lee -- Leading, following, or cooked goose? : explaining innovation...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Zero to Eighty in Forty -- 1- Beyond Wishful Thinking: Facts, Deductions,and Grounded Assertions About Climate and Energy -- 2- An Energy Innovation System That Works -- 3- Electric Utilities and the Three Waves of Energy...

Global Taiwan examines the impact of globalization on the industry and economy of Taiwan since the spectacular growth of the 1990s. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with firms in Taiwan, China, the United States, Japan, Europe, and other areas, the book analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of...