viii, 278 pages : 25 cm

Examines the impact of corporate downsizing on industrial research

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-264) and index

Introduction: Technology's Vanishing Wellspring / Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer -- pt. 1. The Institutional Context of Research and Innovation in Industry. Ch. 1. The Evolution of Industrial Research in the United States / David A. Hounshell. Ch. 2. The Roles of Universities in the Advance of Industrial Technology / Nathan Rosenberg and Richard R. Nelson. Ch. 3. Strategic Alliances and Industrial Research / David C. Mowery and David J. Teece -- pt. 2. Perspectives from Practice. Ch. 4. Research and Change Management in Xerox / Mark B. Myers. Ch. 5. Reinventing Research at IBM / John Armstrong. Ch. 6. The Future of Industrial R & D, or, Postcards from the Edge of the Abyss / Peter R. Bridenbaugh. Ch. 7. Some Personal Perspectives on Research in the Semiconductor Industry / Gordon E. Moore -- pt. 3. Reconceptualizing Research and Innovation. Ch. 8. Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs / Dorothy Leonard-Barton and John L. Doyle. Ch. 9. Rethinking the Role of Industrial Research / Mark B. Myers and Richard S. Rosenbloom -- Conclusion: Shaping a New Era / Richard R. Nelson, Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer

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