Books in the Routledge Studies in Global Competition series

Although traditional manufacturing (textiles, clothing, footwear, furniture) has been in decline in developed countries, it still represents an important part of European employment due to its labour-intensive character. This book explains the differences observed in the impact of globalization.

This informative new book analyses the extent and major determinants of the east and west European industrial networks in reinforcing the competitive advantages of the EU and CEECs.

Why do companies seek to collaborate with one another in developing and applying knowledge and how do they organize this? This book takes a single knowledge-based perspective and demonstrates a detailed argument with the qualitative discussion of an actual "innovation network".

Markets previously unreachable for companies other than monopolies or other protected firms are now frequently open to new entrants. This book focuses on strategy in emerging markets, in particular establishments in liberalized European markets.

Examines the main dimensions of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, the factors affecting its emergence, evolution and performance and the importance of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship for European growth and competitiveness.

Japan's high-speed Internet access services such as ADSL, CATV Internet and FTTH are considered the cheapest and fastest services drawing international attention. This book introduces the status of broadband services in Japan and their development in competition policy. It also discusses an econometric model to analyse access demand.

Focuses on the relationships between rules of decision-making and economic development, concentrating on the similarities and differences between old and modern modes of governance in both business and politics. This book shows how maritime trade spawned many organizational innovations in the past that still feature modern innovative enterprise.

Examines discourses of knowledge and innovation in post-industrial societies and knowledge-based organizations. This book investigates the value of knowledge and the question of innovation management in a commercial environment for a technology company. It reveals the ambiguities and challenges of innovation management.

Examines the theories of co-opetition and includes empirically based case studies. This book also offers experimental evidence from the laboratory. It is intended for those involved with strategic management.

Presents a critical perspective on several issues surrounding the economics of the firms. Suitable for postgraduate students of economics, this book eschews standard approaches to the economics of the firm (including analysis of transaction costs) in favour of a more interdisciplinary outlook, with evolutionary economics taken into account.

Explores the characteristics of the path dependent dynamics of localized technological change, demonstrating how the economics of complexity can inform our understanding of the economics of innovation and vice versa.