CONTENTS
Introduction
1 Introduction
2 Content of the Book
References
Part I Applied Studies: Adoption of Information Technology in National Institutional Systems
An Empirical Analysis of the Institutional System's Effects on the Development of China's Personal Computer Industry-From Inertia to Innovation
1 Introduction
2 Analytical Framework: Trajectory of PC Development and Diffusion
3 Empirical Analysis
4 Conclusions
References
An Empirical Analysis of the Coevolution of China's Institutional System and Rapidly Growing PC Sector
1 Introduction.

2 China's Distinct Institutional Characteristics
3 Analytical Framework
4 Empirical Analysis
5 Conclusions
References
Appendix: PC Development Trajectory in 24 Countries (1981-2002)
Institutional Context for IT Use in the Automotive Industry: A Case Study on the Market Leader in India's Passenger Vehicle Sector
1 Introduction
2 Global Scenario
3 Value Chain Analysis of the Automotive Industry
4 The Use of IT in an Organizational Framework
5 The Context of India's Automotive Industry
6 IT in the Broader Perspective of Technology Development.

7 Information Technology at Maruti Udyog
8 Conclusions and Challenges
References
Information Technology and Changing Institutional Systems as They Shift from an Industrial to an Information Society: An Initial Comparative Analysis of the USA, Japan, and China
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
3 Methodology and Data Collection
4 A Qualitative Analysis of Institutional Systems in the USA, Japan and China for Comparing the Role of IT.

5 Comparison of Information Technology Use in the USA, Japan, and China: B2B and IT Use in Business Operations as an Indicator of Institutional Change
6 Conclusion: Summary Comparison of Institutional Systems in Japan, the USA, and China in Effectively Leveraging IT
References
Analyzing the Export Intensity of Electronics Firms in India
1 Introduction
2 Objectives
3 Review of the Literature
4 Methodology
5 The Institutional Context of India's Electronics Industry
6 Division of Electronics Output between the Public and Private Sector
7 Conclusions and Implications.

References
Part II Applied Studies: Institutional Systems, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Transfer and Learning
Growth of Technology Incubators: An Evolutionary Perspective
1 Introduction
2 The Evolutionary Development of Incubators
3 Factors Influencing Incubator Growth
4 Structure of the Empirical Study
5 Results of the Analysis
6 Discussion
References
The Relationship between Universities of Professional Education and SMEs: Room for Improvement
1 Introduction
2 Setting the Scene.

3 Universities of Professional Education Versus Traditional Universities in the Netherlands.