New Technology-Based Firms in the 1990s

• Part headings and selected papers: Introduction. Understanding High-Technology Small Firms development: a multi level approach (W. During et al.). Co-operation and Networking. The greatness of being small in business networks (H. Hakansson et al.). Strategic innovation networks: managing high technology in mature small firms (M. Beckinsale, O. Jones). Partnering strategy for small technology-based firms: an empirical analysis - the case of the US biotechnology industry (N. Chaillou). Establishing the role for a new technology: the case of virtual reality (T. Watts, J, Butler). Uncertainty as motivation or when nerds rush in: a counterculture to managing routines (P.H. Christensen, M. Monsted). Clusters and clustering: genesis, evolution and results (J. Kuijper, Hans van der Stappen). Partnership development modelling and a typology for accurate manufacturing in the textile and garment industries (M. Romao, H. O'Neill) Analysis of innovation-oriented networking between R&D intensive small firms and knowledge-intensive business services: empirical evidence from France and Germany (E. Muller, A. Zenker). Sectoral differences in the location and operations of high technology small firms: some issues for economic development (S. Cooper). Development and Growth. Developing high-tech classification schemes: a competency-based approach (J. Baldwin, G. Gellatly). How small biotechnology firms survive in the Dutch pharmaceutical industry: an exploratory analysis (M. van Geenhuizen). Core competence and transaction costs in technology intensive organizations (A. Gourlay et al.). British and Swedish science parks and incubators for small technology-base firms (A. Lindholm Dahlstrand). The deployment of strategies for growth within NTBFs in the Aberdeen area of Scotland (W. Keogh et al.).

Karol I. Pelc ...The book covers a very broad scope of managerial problems typical for small, new technology-based firms and their networking experiences. Empirical material refers to surveys, statistics and examples from several countries: Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, UK and US. This breadth is one major advantage of the book. ...It may serve as useful and interesting reading for SME managers and technology leaders. It will be especially helpful to those who consider the possibility of business networking or plan to enter into technologically oriented joint ventures. R&D Management