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Alternate Call Number
F 633 ARO.M
Summary
This book examines the nature and workings of markets for intermediate technological inputs. It looks at how industry structure, the nature of knowledge, and intellectual property rights facilitate the development of technology markets and examines the impact of these markets.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-326) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Markets for Technology: Why Do We See Them, Why We Don't See More of Them, and Why We Should Care I. Markets for Technology: Extent and Development. 2. Preliminary Evidence. 3. The Division of Innovative Labor in High-Tech Industries II. Limitations and Determinants. 4. Context Dependence, Sticky Information, and the Limits of the Market for Technology. 5. Intellectual Property Rights and the Licensing of Know-How. 6. Markets for Technology and the Size of the Market: Adam Smith and the Division of Innovative Labor Revisited III. Functioning and Economic Implications. 7. Licensing the Market for Technology. 8. Global Technology Suppliers and the International Division of Innovative Labor IV. Implications for Public Policy and Corporate Strategy. 9. Implications for Corporate Strategy. 10. The Institutional Context: Problems and Policy. 11. Conclusions.