This study investigates the relationship between national institutional context andnational advantage in the biotechnology sector. It is argued that differences in nationaltechnological advantage may be traced to differences in deep-rooted, country-specificinstitutional systems which support the accumulation and diffusion of knowledge betweenthe scientific and industrial communities. The study contributes to a better understandingof the relationship between societal context and national innovative performance. Itfurther enriches theory through considering how national patterns are imprinted upon theR&D strategies which firms pursue.[...] / Cette these etudie la relation au niveau national entre le contexte institutiormel etI'avantage technologique dans I'industrie de la biotechnologie. U est suggere que lesdifferences dans les avantages technologiques peuvent etre reliees aux differences dessystemes institutionnels propres aux pays respectifs qui soutiennent la production et ladiffusion de cormaissance entre les communautes scientifique et industrielle. Cette etudepermet une meilleure comprehension de la relation entre le contexte social et laperformance d'innovation d'un pays. De plus, cette these etudie comment les tendancesnationales sont impregnees des strategies de R & D prises par les entreprises.[...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.120991 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Creators | Bartholomew, Susan |
| Contributors | Adler, Nancy (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Faculty of Management.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 1987_Rieger.pdf, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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