Knowledge and Competitive Advantage
The Coevolution of Firms, Technology, and National Institutions
Description
A comparison of the development of the synthetic dye industry in Great Britain, Germany, and the US. This constitutes an important chapter in business, economic, and technological history because synthetic dyes – invented in 1857 – represent the first time that a scientific discovery quickly gave rise to a new industry.
Year of publication
2014Number of Pages
318Language
EnglischISBN/GTIN
978-0-521-81329-7Publisher
Cambridge University PressEUR 47.11