Building Competences in the Firm: Lessons from Japanese and European Optoelectronics

by Kumiko Miyazaki

Overview

This book examines the dynamics of competence building process at the firm level in a sample of leading Japanese and European companies engaged in the field of optoelectronics. The concept was derived from the notion of firm specific competences which are closely related to the firm's intangible assets and accumulated technological bases. Several factors affect the rate and direction of competence building, chief among them being primary markets, top management strategy and the evolution of the R&D organization, and organizational learning. A novel technique is introduced to assess competences using three types of data on US patenting, scientific publications and qualitative interview data.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349238750
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Edition description:	1st ed. 1995
Pages:	321
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword; C.Freeman - Introduction - The Concept of Competence Building - Optoelectronics: A Leading Core Technology - Building Optoelectronic Competence in Firms - Empirical Results: The Classification of Competencies - Learning, Interlinkages and Shifting Trajectories - Conclusions - Appendices - Bibliography