Research Catalog

Title

Imitation to innovation : the dynamics of Korea's technological learning / Linsu Kim.

Author

Kim, Linsu.

Publication

Boston : Harvard Business School Press, [1997], ©1997.

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Description

x, 301 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• Through his examination of more than two hundred Korean companies, Kim explores the dynamics of their technological learning, maintaining that in spite of the favorable impact of public policy and the cultural environment, private industry made the country's ambitious development goals a reality. For managers and policymakers, Imitation to Innovation is rich with examples and insights on how to build and sustain the knowledge and capabilities that lead to global advantage.
• The book also offers many new theories related to organizational learning, technology development, and industrialization.

Series Statement

The management of innovation and change series

Uniform Title

Management of innovation and change series.

Subjects

• Industries > Korea (South)
• Korea (South) > Social conditions
• Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Korea (South)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-284) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Government as a Learning Facilitator -- 3. Hardworking Koreans: Education and Sociocultural Factors -- 4. Analytical Frameworks -- 5. The Automobile Industry: Crisis Construction and Technological Learning -- 6. The Electronics Industry: From Reverse Engineering to Strategic Alliance -- 7. The Semiconductor Industry: Leapfrogging into the World Frontier -- 8. Imitation and Innovation in Small Firms: Two Contrasting Patterns -- 9. Korea's Technological Learning: Conclusion -- 10. Korea's Technological Learning: Implications.

ISBN

0875845746 (alk. paper)

LCCN

96028942

OCLC

• 35008225
• ocm35008225

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries