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"What are the characteristics of an environment that is conducive to technological innovation? In recent years, several studies have appeared which have emphasized the comprehensive institutional framework of innovation in various countries. These studies have focused on the institutions and actors, primarily in science and technology policy, at the national level. The present study takes as its starting point the idea that the institutional infrastructure, important users and suppliers of technology and their capabilities, policy agents and networks which tie them together differ across various fields of technology, and that the boundaries of the system may not coincide with national frontiers. This book represents an analysis of a ""technological system"", namely that which constitutes the context for factory automation in Sweden. From a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary perspective, a group of researchers from three Swedish research institutes analyze Sweden's performance in factory automation, including its economic impact, the role of international linkages and the policy implications."

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Author:   B. Carlsson
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1995 ed.
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.048kg
ISBN:  

9780792335122

ISBN 10:   0792335120
Pages:   495
Publication Date:   31 July 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. On the Nature, Function and Composition of Technological Systems.- 3. The Nature and Importance of Economic Competence.- 4. Mapping an Evolving Technology Cluster: The Composition and Structure of Factory Automation.- 5. The Academic Infrastructure of Factory Automation.- 6. The Role of the Science and Technology Infrastructure in the Development and Diffusion of Industrial Automation in Sweden.- 7. Sourcing of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: The Role of Customer-Supplier Interaction.- 8. What Makes the Automation Industry Strategic?.- 9. A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Supplier Industries.- 10. Technological Discontinuities and Company Strategies — Machine Tools and Flexible Manufacturing Systems.- 11. Diffusion and Industrial Dynamics in the Robot Industry.- 12. The Importance of Economic Competence in Economic Growth: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis.- 13. The Economic Impact of Factory Automation.- 14. Factory Automation and Government Policy.- 15. The Technological System for Factory Automation: An International Comparison.- Author Index.

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