R&D, Innovation and Competitiveness in the European Chemical Industry

by Fabrizio Cesaroni (Editor), Alfonso Gambardella (Editor), Walter A. Garcia-Fontes (Editor)

Overview

R&D, Innovation and Competitiveness in the European Chemical Industry explores the science & technology base and the dynamic performance of the European "system of innovation" in the chemical industry, with particular attention to its contribution to economic growth through innovation and competitiveness, and its ability to translate its research into commercially useful products. It also analyses the forces that encourage the diffusion of chemical innovations on downstream user industries and among large and small firms. The studies presented in this book represent an analysis of the issues and questions raised by the Green Paper on Innovation presented by the European Commission, for the specific case of the European chemical industry.

R&D, Innovation and Competitiveness in the European Chemical Industry will be of interest to industry and government experts related to the chemical industry, scholars; both faculty and graduate students interested in growth, corporate strategy and the management of innovation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402078668
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	04/30/2004
Series:	Social Indicators Research S
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1. Objective.- 2. How this book is organised.- 3. Policy concerns.- 4. References.- 1: Market Structure and Innovation.- Market Structure, Competition, and Innovation in the European and US Chemical Industries.- Mergers and Acquisitions in the Chemical Industry: Similarities and Dissimilarities Across the Atlantic.- Corporate Restructuring and R&D: A Panel Data Analysis for the Chemical Industry.- 2: Technology Development and Diffusion.- Watching Paint Dry?.- Research Collaborations Among Inventors and the Location of R&D in the European Chemical Industry.- Collaboration Between a Research University and Firms and Other Institutions.- The Nature and the Extent of the Market for Technology in Biopharmaceuticals.- 3: Policy Regulation and the Environment.- Development and Diffusion of Environmental Technologies.- Is Big Business Good for the Environment?.