Technology management and corporate strategies; a tricontinental perspective

Preface. Technology strategies in the nineties: An introduction (J. Allouche, G. Pogorel, G. Schmidt). Technology awareness and competitive advantage (P.H. Birnbaum-More). Comment by K. Pavitt. Comment by J. Allouche, G. Pogorel, G. Schmidt. Managing innovation as an organizational knowledge creation process (I. Nonaka). Comment by P.S. Adler. Comment by K. Pavitt. Generic versus localized knowledge: a model of technical choice (C. Antonelli). Comment by P.H. Birnbaum-More. Comment by F. Kodama. Benchmarking the strategic management of technical functions: a synthesis of the literature (P.S. Adler, D.W. McDonald, F. MacDonald). Comment by I. Nonaka. High-tech syndrome: where it comes from and how to manage it (F. Kodama). Comment by C. Antonelli. Comment by D. Leonard-Barton. Internal technology transfer in new product and process development: modes of interaction (D. Leonard-Barton). Comment by C. Antonelli. Comment by F. Kodama. The R&D system behind Japan's high technology products - Technology, human resources and work organization (M. Ito). Comment by D. Leonard-Barton. Comment by J. Allouche, G. Pogorel, G. Schmidt. Corporate technology strategies and national systems of innovation (K. Pavitt, P. Patel). Comment by P.S. Adler. Comment by I. Nonaka. Biographical information. Subject index.