Edward Elgar Publishing Strategy, Technology and Public Policy: The Selected Papers of David J. Teece Volume Two (Economists of the Twentieth Century series)

This excellent book provides a welcome collection of David Teece's most important writings in the related areas of strategy and technology and their implications for public policy.These papers are the result of an ambitious agenda to analyse concepts in economics, organizational theory and management policy to provide a uniquely integrated global view of strategy, technology and public policy. Key topics which are addressed include:•⊂ fundamental issues in strategic management•⊂ technology and technology transfer•⊂ antitrust•⊂ regulation and deregulation•⊂ technology policyThe volume also includes an extensive introduction which provides a biographical insight into the development of the author's career and his continuing research into the areas the articles in this volume exlore. David Teece's style of writing is succinct and logical and the material presented in this volume, and in its companion Economic Performance and the Theory of the Firm, will be of great interest to economists, managers, consultants and policy makers. Review 'Few economists in the twentieth century have made so many significant contributions to different areas of industrial economics as David Teece. He has led the way in integrating industrial organization, technological innovation and strategic management, and these two volumes show how he did it.' -- Mark Casson, University of Reading, UK About the Author David J. Teece, Professor of Global Business, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and Chairman, Berkeley Research Group, US