• DocumentCode
    2067944
  • Title

    Shaping innovation through finance: the strategic pursuit of high-tech innovation

  • Author

    Mastroeni, Michele

  • Author_Institution
    Political Sci., Toronto Univ., Toronto, ON
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    26-28 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    This paper argues that finance, the capital necessary to invest in people, equipment and methods to commercialize high tech innovation, follows a common pattern across cases. The common pattern stems from political actor intervention based on the perception of the strategic importance of Information and Communications Technology.
  • Keywords
    finance; information technology; innovation management; Information and Communications Technology; finance; high-tech innovation; political actor intervention; Commercialization; Communications technology; Economics; Finance; Industrial relations; Investments; Power supplies; Resource management; Technological innovation; Venture capital;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technology and Society, 2008. ISTAS 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Fredericton, NB
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1669-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1670-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISTAS.2008.4559778
  • Filename
    4559778