Books in the Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy series

This volume of Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy is devoted to research aimed at understanding success and failure factors of mergers and acquisitions in entrepreneurial firms. Contributions are multidisciplinary and cross-cultural, and tackle key issues from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives.

Despite the evident importance of Silicon Valley North for regional, national, and international technological development this phenomenon is far from being well understood. An exceptionally timely endeavor, this book is devoted to the multidimensional and multifaceted nature of SVN, its history, current state and future developments.

Based on a study of the electronics giant Philips, this book examines the key factors which have determined the success or failure of technologies and the global competitiveness of firms within a major European consumer industry. It traces the influences of Philips and of European Community policymaking on the development of the industry.

The development and marketing of drugs since WWII demonstrates the impact of technology on competitiveness in a major industry. While focusing on the market in the USA, this book examines also the activities of European firms, their contribution to the industry's technological evolution and the impact of their entry into the US market.

Looks at the process by which leaders, as entrepreneurs and strategists, attempt to build and craft the skill-bases of their firms to best create long-term value for their customers. This book examines the foundations of resource-based approaches to management and strategic thinking, and also presents the case histories of four different firms.

This volume of Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy is devoted to research aimed at understanding the implications of Exploration and Exploitation activities in early-stage ventures and small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs).