By
J. Norus, Associate Professor, Department of Organization and Industrial Sociology, Copenhagen Business School, Solbjerg Plads 3, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Description
This volume analyzes the dynamics and interactive processes among the players (individuals, institutions, and organizations/firms) that
have constituted and legitimized the development of the biotechnology industries. The unit of analysis is small entrepreneurial firms
developing biotechnological products and processes. What types of strategies are small entrepreneurs pursuing in order to create markets
for their new products and processes, and how have specific strategies emerged? The primary interest is the network process through which
the technological field and the development of institutions and routines evolve and co-evolve.
The theoretical contribution of the
book is its focus on the development of the concept of networks. From being regarded as a relative static concept the book transforms
the concept into a dynamic concept of networking. The dynamic view on the creation and development of new technologies through network
formations is linked to the concept of strategy that is used throughout the book. Hence the strategies are developed along with the creation
of technological knowledge, and it is hoped that the diffusion of this specific knowledge will bring new actors into the technological
arena or community.
This book will be useful to the academic community, those studying the formation of networks, strategic management,
organizational behavior, and management of technology, as well as business observers with a specific interest in the evolution of the
biotechnology industry.
Included in series
Progress in Biotechnology
