National Competitive Advantages And Microeconomic Behaviour
Titel:
National Competitive Advantages And Microeconomic Behaviour
Auteur:
Guerrieri, Paolo Tylecote, Andrew
Verschenen in:
Economics of innovation & new technology
Paginering:
Jaargang 3 (1994) nr. 1 pagina's 49-76
Jaar:
1994
Inhoud:
The purpose is to describe and explain the pronounced and changing specialisations of six European countries in terms of both trade and technology. The explanation starts from Pavitt's categorisation of technological families, showing how it can be refined to describe sub-families and how the categories evolved. The task is (a) to define what are the requirements for success in innovation in each category, (b) to assess each country's capacity to meet those requirements. Six behavioural requirements are postulated: two types of inter-functional coordination; external interaction; and three types of vertical interaction. There are also three external requirements: science base, technical manpower, and patient money, of various types. It is shown how these requirements appear to vary among families, sub-families and sectors, and how countries appear to vary in their ability to meet them. This explains satisfactorily the pattern of specialisation, and direction of change, which is described.
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