Flexible innovation : technological alliances in Canadian industry / Jorge Niosi ; with the collaboration of Maryse Bergeron, Michèle Sawchuck, and Nathalie Hade
Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- 1 Theories of Technological Alliances -- 2 A Cross-Country Comparison of Government Policy -- 3 Electronics -- 4 Advanced Materials -- 5 Biotechnology -- 6 Transportation Equipment -- 7 Implications for Government and Business -- 8 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
Summary
The recent wave of technological alliances is changing the way high-technology companies conduct research and development in Canada. While most companies still conduct their R & D in isolation, the secretive, closed laboratory is becoming a thing of the past. Flexible Innovation, the first study of the Canadian context, is a comprehensive look at the state of technical collaboration in high-technology firms and a guidebook for formulating and facilitating technical alliances
