General Purpose Technology, Spin-Out, and Innovation Technological Development of Laser Diodes in the United States and Japan /

• Main Author: Shimizu, Hiroshi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Japanese Business and Economics, 21
• Subjects: Evolutionary economics.; Industrial organization.; Economic history.; Entrepreneurship.; Management.; Industrial management.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Economic History.; Innovation/Technology Management.

This book focuses on exploring the relationship between spin-outs from incumbents and the patterns of innovation in general purpose technology. Do spin-outs really promote innovation? What happens if star scientists leave the incumbents and establish a startup to target untapped markets? Entrepreneu...