NELSON, Richard R (Ed.). National innovation systems: a comparative analysis.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. x, 541 p.


Resumo: The slowdown of growth in Western industrialized nations in the last twenty years, along with the rise of Japan as a major economic and technological power (and enhanced technical sophistication of Taiwan, Korea, and other NICs) has led to what the authors believe to be a "techno-nationalism." This combines a strong belief that technological capabilities of a nation;s firms are a key source of their competitive process, with a belief that these capabilities are in a sense national, and can be built by national action. This book is about these national systems of technical innovation. The heart of the work contains studies of seventeen countries--from large market-oriented industrialized ones to several smaller high income ones, including a number of newly industrialized states as well. Clearly written, this work highlights institutions and mechanisms which support technical innovation, showing similarities, differences, and their sources across nations, making this work accessible to students as well as the scholars of innovation.

SCHUMPETER, Joseph Alois. Capitalism, socialism, and democracy
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. x, 541 p.


Resumo: In this classic and prescient book, Joseph A. Schumpeter introduced the world to the concept of "creative destruction," which forever altered how global economics is approached and perceived. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand where the world economy is headed.

AKAO, Yoji. Quality function deployment: integrating customer requirements into product design.
Cambridge : Productivity Press, c1990. xviii, 367 p.

Resumo: Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a method for satisfying customers by translating their demands into design targets and quality assurance points. For a thorough 'how-to' on the implementation of QFD, we went directly to the source - Yoji Akao, the creator of QFD and one of the foremost leaders of the Japanese Total Quality Control movement. In this unprecedented book he explains the concepts and methods of this remarkable systems engineering approach. Filled with case studies, detailed charts, and over 100 diagrams, this book is a complete reference tool for QFD implementation. It includes: using the demanded quality deployment chart; using and promoting quality charts; using quality control process charts - QFD at the pre-production; quality deployment and reliability deployment; quality development in the construction industry; QFD for the service industry; and, QFD for software development.