The Third Industrial Revolution in Global Business

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139236706

The essays in this volume probe the impact the digital revolution has had, or sometimes failed to have, on global business. Has digital technology, the authors ask, led to structural changes and greater efficiency and innovation? While most of the essays support the idea that the information age has increased productivity in global business, the evidence of a 'revolution' in the ways industries are organized is somewhat more blurred, with both significant discontinuities and features which persist from the 'second' industrial revolution.

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The Third Industrial Revolution in Global Business - Half title page
pp i-ii
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Series page
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The Third Industrial Revolutionin Global Business - Title page
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- By Giovanni Dosi, Louis Galambos
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Copyright page
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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List of Contributors
pp xiii-xiv
- By Pamela Adams, Stefano Brusoni, Andrea Colli, Nicoletta Corrocher, Giovanni Dosi, Martin Fiedler, Louis Galambos, Alfonso Gambardella, Howard Gospel, Margaret Graham, Marco Grazzi, Richard N. Langlois, Franco Malerba, Stefano Musso, Luigi Orsenigo, Mary A. O’ Sullivan, Andrea Prencipe
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Introduction
pp 1-9
- By Louis Galambos
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1 - Technological Revolutions and the Evolution of Industrial Structures
pp 10-67
Assessing the Impact of New Technologies on the Size, Pattern of Growth, and Boundaries of Firms1
- By Giovanni Dosi, Alfonso Gambardella, Marco Grazzi, Luigi Orsenigo
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2 - The Long-Run Dynamics of Big Firms
pp 68-90
The 100 Largest Employers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan: 1907–20021
- By Howard Gospel, Martin Fiedler
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3 - The Long-Term Evolution of the Knowledge Boundaries of Firms
pp 91-118
Supply and Demand Perspectives
- By Pamela Adams, Stefano Brusoni, Franco Malerba
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4 - Organizing the Electronic Century
pp 119-167
- By Richard N. Langlois
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5 - Aircraft and the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 168-199
- By Andrea Prencipe
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6 - Aluminum and the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 200-228
- By Margaret Graham
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7 - The Role of the State in the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 229-251
Continuity and Change
- By Andrea Colli, Nicoletta Corrocher
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8 - Celebrating Youth
pp 252-299
Historical Origins of the U.S. Stock Market's Appetite for Novelty
- By Mary A. O’Sullivan
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9 - Labor in the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 300-325
A Tentative Synthesis
- By Stefano Musso
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A Tentative Conclusion
pp 326-330
- By Louis Galambos
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Index
pp 331-343
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Contents

The Third Industrial Revolution in Global Business - Half title page
pp i-ii

Series page
pp iii-iv

The Third Industrial Revolutionin Global Business - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Figures
pp ix-x

List of Tables
pp xi-xii

List of Contributors
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-9

1 - Technological Revolutions and the Evolution of Industrial Structures
pp 10-67

2 - The Long-Run Dynamics of Big Firms
pp 68-90

3 - The Long-Term Evolution of the Knowledge Boundaries of Firms
pp 91-118

4 - Organizing the Electronic Century
pp 119-167

5 - Aircraft and the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 168-199

6 - Aluminum and the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 200-228

7 - The Role of the State in the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 229-251

8 - Celebrating Youth
pp 252-299

9 - Labor in the Third Industrial Revolution
pp 300-325

A Tentative Conclusion
pp 326-330

Index
pp 331-343

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