Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

AvAmalya Lumerman Oliver,Amalya Lumerman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Oliver

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Scientists in the biotechnology sector have developed a vast array of products and procedures, including drugs, diagnostics, agricultural products and veterinary procedures. This is made possible through various intra- and inter-organizational collaborations between the academic and private sectors, and through the establishment of networks for learning. In Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology, Amalya Lumerman Oliver shows how, in many respects, the organizational structure of the industry parallels one of its most important innovations - recombinant DNA (rDNA). She shows how the concept of recombination can be used to explain a number of organizational elements, including biotechnology firms, the form of university-based spin-offs, scientific entrepreneurship, and trust and contracts in learning collaborations and networks. The result is a stimulating account of how multiple theoretical perspectives can be used to understand the structure of the biotechnology industry.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-02-09
Mått157 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt570 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521872485

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List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Networks, collaborations and learning and knowledge creation; 2. The biotechnology industry through the lenses of organizational and networks scholarship; 3. New organizational forms for knowledge creation in biotechnology; 4. Scientific entrepreneurship; 5. Science and discoveries in the context of private and public knowledge creation and learning (with Julia Porter Liebeskind); 6. In search for university-industry collaborations: linear and chaotic networking processes; 7. Trust in collaborations and the social structure of academic research; 8. Organizational learning and strategic alliances: recombination and duality of competition and collaboration; 9. Further directions for understanding interorganizational collaborations and learning; References; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of how networks and entrepreneurial action drive innovation. The book should therefore be of great value for scholars who are working in this area, but also for researchers, students, and practitioners who are interested in knowledge-intensive industries where networks and entrepreneurship dominates innovation and knowledge creation.' Joseph Lampel, Professor of Strategic Management, Cass Business School