Corporate Governance, Finance and the Technological Advantage... - 9780415112215

Taylor & Francis

Corporate Governance, Finance and the Technological Advantage of NationsAuthor(s): Andrew Tylecote, Francesca Visintin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415112215, 978-0415112215\nSynopsis\nWinner of the Gunnar Myrdal Prize 2010. This prize is awarded annually for the best monograph, on a theme broadly in accord with the EAEPE (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy) Theoretical Perspectives.\n\nThere is much debate regarding which countries economies have the best economic systems to encourage economic growth and technological change. This book is a major contribution to this discussion, connecting the fields of corporate governance and finance with the field of innovation and technology and analysing the ways in which countries systems of corporate governance affect firms ability to meet the technological challenges of different sectors.\n\nTylecote and Visintin combine incisive analysis with em.