"Publication in conjuction with the Chemical Heritage Foundation."
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Also issued online.
NMAH copy 39088019961762 gift of Tom Lassman.
Contents:
On the making of competitive advantage : the development of the chemical industries of Britain and Germany since 1850 / Johann Peter Murmann and Ralph Landau -- Chemicals : a U.S. success story / Ashish Arora and Nathan Rosenberg -- The Japanese puzzle / Takashi Hikino [and others] -- The process of innovation in the chemical industry / Ralph Landau -- The impact of the legal system on innovation / Tom Campbell and Ralph Landau -- Technological change in chemicals : the role of university-industry relations / Nathan Rosenberg -- The industry evolves within a political, social, and public policy context : a brief look at Britain, Germany, Japan, and the United States / Micheline Horstmeyer -- Monetary, fiscal, and trade policies in the development of the chemical industry / Barry Eichengreen -- Finance and the chemical industry / Marco Da Rin -- Structure and performance of the chemical industry under regulation / Kian Esteghamat -- Evolution of industry structure in the chemical industry / Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella -- The evolution of corporate capability and corporate strategy and structure within the world's largest chemical firms : the twentieth century in perspective / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Takashi Hikino, and David Mowery -- Connecting performance and competitiveness with finance : a study of the chemical industry / Albert Richards
Summary:
With economic and managerial insights supported by specific real-world examples, this book shows how the development of the chemical industry can provide insights for achieving and sustaining economic growth. Scientists and business leaders in the chemical industry and many other technological fields, and economists generally, may benefit from the history and analysis presented in this book. This book examines the role of science, innovation, technology, and organization in creating economic growth and profits; chemical industry growth in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan, including an analysis of relative strengths and weaknesses; the impact of macroeconomics, legal and financial institutions, corporate finance, and other policies and institutions on the behavior of chemical companies; and the principle of comparative advantage - why certain industries excel in certain areas.
