Innovation is not a new phenomenon. Arguably, it is as old as mankind itself. There seems to
be something inherently “human” about the tendency to think about new and better ways of …

The literature on the building up of technological capabilities in industrial latecomer firms
has focused on analysing the gradual building of a minimum base of technological …

Since Schumpeter, economists have argued that vast productivity gains can be achieved by
investing in innovation and technological catch-up. Yet, as this volume documents …

In his previous Schumpeter Prize-winning work, Lee analysed the'middle-income trap', in
which a developing country grows strongly only to plateau at a certain point. Yet certain …

Strategic Coupling is a timely and excellent contribution to our knowledge. Anyone who
wishes to understand how East Asia gained and maintained prominence in high technology …

After World War II a select number of countries outside Japan and the West--those that Alice
Amsden calls" the rest"--gained market share in modern industries and altered global …

Innovation is often seen as carried out by highly educated labor in R&D intensive companies
with strong ties to leading centers of excellence in the scientific world. Seen from this angle …

We argue that the challenges faced by threshold firms are deeply rooted in governance
characteristics (ie the incentives, authority and legitimacy) which imbue them with …

Economic globalization implies a growing interdependence of locations and economic units
across countries and regions. Technological change and multinational enterprises (MNEs) …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how incumbents adapt their business
models in response to digital innovation whose impact is either incremental or radical and …