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Science and Innovation: The US Pharmaceutical Industry during the 1980s

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Science and Innovation: The US Pharmaceutical Industry during the 1980s
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alfonso Gambardella
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreIndustrialisation and industrial history
ISBN/Barcode 9780521062060
ClassificationsDewey:338.47615109730904 338.476151097309048
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 26 Tables, unspecified; 6 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 May 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book examines an important phenomenon for competitiveness and innovation in industry: namely the growing use of scientific principles in industrial research. Industrial innovation still arises from systematic trial-and-error experiments with many designs and objects, but these experiments are being guided by a more rational understanding of phenomena. This has important implications for market structure, firm strategies and competition. Science and Innovation focuses on the pharmaceutical industry. It discusses the changes that the notable advances in the life sciences since the 1980s have exerted on the strategies of drug companies, the organization of their internal research, their relationships with scientific institutions, the division of labour between large pharmaceutical firms and small research-intensive suppliers, the productivity of drug discovery and the productivity of R & D.

Reviews

"Individuals who have not studied the pharmaceutical industry will find this book very readable and informative. Individuals who have had a considerable exposure to the industry will find new insights and interesting topics for further research." Journal of Economic Literature