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Title Making it to the forefront : nanotechnology-- a developing country perspective / edited by Neslihan Aydogan-Duda
Published New York ; London : Springer, 2012

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Series Innovation, technology, and knowledge management ; 14
Innovation, technology, and knowledge management ; 14.
Contents Nanotechnology: A Descriptive Account -- Diffusion of Nanotechnology and the External Environment -- Tough Road to Take: Collaboration in the Nanotechnology Sector -- Education, Science and Technology in Developing Countries -- Business Environment, Innovation Culture, and Technology Clusters in Developing Countries -- Knowledge Economy: Why Is It So Important for Developing Nations -- Nanotechnology in Turkey -- Nanotechnology in Brazil -- Nanotechnology in Argentina -- Nanotechnology in China -- Iran and Nanotechnology: A New Experience of on Time Entry -- Nanotechnology in India: Inferring Links Between Emerging Technologies and Development -- The Distinctive Dynamics of Nanotechnology in Developing Nations -- Retrospective View of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative
Summary Annotation Nanotechnology, as shortly described as the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, is one of the most dynamic and promising industries, receiving a great deal of attention from researchers, business leaders, investors, and policymakers around the world. In Making It to the Forefront, Nesli Aydogan-Duda has assembled a distinguished group of authors to analyze the particular challenges and opportunities of nanotechnology emergence and management in the developing world. In so doing, they address the issues from several angles, ranging from cultural issues to capital markets, industrial clusters to government policy and legal structure. Drawing from in-depth research and case studies in Turkey, Latin America, India, China, and Iran, and a comparison with the development of the industry in the United states, the authors present a cross-cultural approach, with particular emphasis on the strategic nature of the nanotechnology industry for economic development, consumer welfare, and homeland security. Among the topics they consider are the importance of knowledge transfer from universities to the market and, more generally, the interface between science and its commercializationand the institutional infrastructure that is necessary to maximize the potential of science and technology. In doing so, the authors provide unprecedented theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of nanotechnology, and, more generally, insight into the complex business, political, and cultural environment that must be established in order for such an industry to thrive in the context of a developing country
Analysis economie
economics
bedrijfswetenschap
management science
nanotechnologie
nanotechnology
Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General)
Economics (General)
Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen)
Economie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Nanotechnology -- Developing countries
Nanotechnology -- Developing countries -- Case studies
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Ingénierie.
Nanotechnology
Developing countries
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
Author Aydogan-Duda, Neslihan
ISBN 9781461415459
1461415454