Regional networks and the resurgence of Silicon Valley

Article Abstract:

When Japanese competition forced the U.S. semiconductor industry into crisis in the mid-1980s, most observers predicted the demise of Silicon Valley. Yet the region's economy is once again flourishing. By building on the dense networks of social relationships which were created and then abandoned by the established semiconductor firms, a new wave of semi-conductor start-ups is creating a new Silicon Valley - one which fosters reciprocal innovation among networks of specialist producers. While today's producers are better organized to respond to the volatile markets and technologies than their predecessors, they have yet to recognize the social basis of their dynamism and create local institutions which allow them to respond to systematically to shared challenges. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Semiconductor industry, Management, Networks (Associations, institutions, etc.)

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Lean and green: the move to environmentally conscious manufacturing

Article Abstract:

This article presents the results of a national survey of environmental manufacturing practices. Efforts by firms to improve manufacturing processes and increase productivity create substantial opportunities for environmental improvement. The adoption of advanced manufacturing process innovations provides incentives for the adoption of environmentally conscious manufacturing strategies. Close relationships across the production chain, between end-users and suppliers in particular, facilitate the adoption of this related bundle of environmental and industrial innovations. Firms and plants that are R&D-intensive and manufacturing innovators possess the capacity to both improve productivity and reduce environmental costs and risks. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, Manufacturing NEC, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, Research, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Environmental policy, Environmental protection

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Silicon Valley and Route 128 won't save us

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Many Americans regard Silicon Valley and Route 128 as symbols of America's economic and technological success; they are held out as models for the rest of the American economy. But their success is misleading. In fact, the U.S. microelectronics industry is too fragmented; very few start-ups ever become large enough to compete effectively in global markets. More importantly, because these firms have not been able to develop close working relationships with their customers, who are primarily traditional manufacturing companies, the latter continue to slip further behind. The innovations of America's high-tech firms are not being diffused throughout the rest of the American economy. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Electronics industry, United States Highway 128

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