The Israeli software industry has been an indisputable success since the 1990s. This paper micro-analyzes the industry and compares its unique historical development pattern with those of other emerging countries. It explains: (1) the rise of the industry as a part of the development of the...

The Israeli software industry has been an indisputable success since the 1990s. This paper utilizes the development of the Israeli industry to empirically explore the argument of the horizontal technology policies (HTP) framework on the impact of neutral science and technology policies on...

Over the last decade, a new business strategy has become widespread - coopetition. Unlike the binary notions of pure competition versus true collaboration, coopetition recognizes that firms need to simultaneously collaborate and compete. However, in spite of the fact that coopetition has been...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Plurality, Choice, and the Politics of Industrial Innovation -- 2. The Development of the IT Industry in Israel: Maximization of R&amp -- D as an Industrial Policy -- 3. The Development of the IT...

A near consensus has emerged supporting the public funding of industrial Ramp;D as a solution to a host of market failures. However, the common policy prescription urges government to go no further than minimal lsquo;market enhancing' intervention, largely keeping the state to the role of...

The diffusion of new information technology (IT) requires the development of an ecosystem of hardware and software producers, users, and other firms. It is widely believed that venture capitalists (VCs) can play a role in the development of such ecosystems. However, empirical research to...

This paper challenges the long-standing emphasis in the developmental state literature on the powerful pilot agency as an essential component of industrialization. While a pilot agency may be able to facilitate growth in mature industries, we argue that policy-makers seeking to promote rapid...