<p>The paper addresses disruptive changes that globalization imposes on the geography
of innovation systems, and identifies potential benefits that developing countries could reap …

Political debates about globalization are focused on offshore outsourcing of manufacturing
and services. But these debates neglect an important change in the geography of knowledge-…

This paper develops a conceptual framework that explores the linkage between the
evolution of global production networks (GPN), the role of network flagships in transferring …

The study examines defining characteristics of the evolving Chinese innovation and standards
system and explores possible impacts for China as well as the global economy. China …

What accounts for export success? A team of international contributors show that learning
and capability formation are critical to sustain competitiveness. Through a series of case …

Most analysts agree that critical ingredients for economic growth, competitiveness and welfare
in the United States have been policies that encourage strong investment in research and …

Both the pace and the acceleration of innovation are startling; nay terrifying... No one can
predict the... range of skills which will need to be amassed to create and take advantage of the …

Research on “modularity” has made an important contribution to the study of technical change
and economic institutions. It demonstrates that progress in the division of labor in design (…

This paper addresses a puzzle related to firm size and competition. There is a broad
consensus that only large, diversified multinational enterprises can compete in industries that …

… BRIE’s research, led by Michael Borrus, Dieter Ernst, and John Zysman, paid greater …
Michael Borrus and Dieter Ernst initiated the collaboration represented in this volume, and Ernst …