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Johann Peter Murmann compares the development of the synthetic dye industry in Great Britain, Germany, and the United States through the lenses of evolutionary theory. The rise of this industry constitutes an important chapter in business, economic, and technological history because synthetic dyes, invented in 1856, were the first scientific discovery quickly to give rise to a new industry. After the discovery of synthetic dyes, British firms led the industry for the first eight years, but German firms came to dominate the industry for decades; American firms, in contrast, played only a minor role in this important development. Murmann identifies differences in educational institutions and patent laws as the key reasons for German leadership in the industry. As Murmann demonstrates, a complex coevolutionary process linking firms, technology, and national institutions resulted in very different degrees of industrial success among the dye firms in the three countries.

   INDICE: 1. Introduction; 2. Country-level performance differences and their institutional foundations; 3. Three times two case studies of individual firms; 4. The coevolution of national industries and institutions; 5. Toward an institutional theory of competitive advantage; Appendices; Bibliography.

Detalles del artículo

• Páginas : 294
• Editorial : Cambridge University Press
• Idioma : Inglés
• Fecha de Publicación : 01/02/2004
• ISBN: 9780521813297
• Serie: Cambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise
• Encuadernación : Cartoné
• Nº Volúmenes : 1
• País de Publicación : Reino Unido (INGLATERRA)
• Lugar de Publicación : Cambridge