About the Book
At the end of the Cold War, the global economy encountered a new threat. It was a new type of unregulated knowledge and the means for proliferating it. Born from the new age of digital information sharing and rapid advance in technological innovation, we call this new knowledge "mad technology." Without proper government regulation, the proliferation of mad technology has taken on a life of its own, becoming available to anyone with the digital means and money to obtain it. Free access to powerful new innovations through global networks holds the destructive potential to cause major financial crises, stock market crashes, cyber-terrorism, and possibly even nuclear fallout. Without neutralization or incorporation of this knowledge into existing innovation frameworks by responsible government and corporate players, the world we live in becomes increasingly vulnerable to catastrophe caused by this new phenomenon. The authors focus on three east Asian countries (Korea, Japan, andTaiwan) to try to identify what has been done and what else could be done to combat this gathering global threat.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures List of Tables Preface Introduction Globalization and "Mad" Technology Changes of NIS in Japan, Korea and Taiwan National R&D Investments in Korea Innovation Strategies of the Korean Chaebols The Semiconductor Industry in Taiwan Japan's Commercialization Problem Why Governance Reforms are Not Effective Prospects for East Asian Economic Governance Conclusions References Index
About the Author :
INGYU OH is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Innovation at the Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. He has taught social sciences and business management in the U.S., New Zealand, and Japan. His books deal with Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese management and innovation, and he has written extensively on East Asian business organizations, technological innovation, and other social science topics, such as comparison of democratization. HUN-JOON PARK is Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate School of Management at Yonsei University, Korea. He has published several books on East Asian management and business ethics and has written numerous articles on technology management, corporate governance, managerial performance, and business ethics. SHIGEMI YONEYAMA is Professor of Management at Musashi University, Japan. He has been publishing research results on technology development, transfers, and commercialization for the past ten years, and has written several books and articles on organizational behaviour, innovation, and comparative study of technology management. He is currently on sabbatical at INSEAD in France. HYUK-RAE KIM is Professor Korean Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University, Korea. He has written several journal articles on the Korean and East Asian political economy, technological management, and globalization, and is the editor of Politics and Markets in the Wake of the Asian Crisis.
Review :
'In the intellectual lineage of Charles Perrow's Normal Accidents and Susan Strange's Mad Money, Mad Technology is a serious and searching analysis of the past, present, and future of information and biochemical technology. Authors make a compelling case against the neoliberal consensus, and this book should provoke debate.' - John Lie, Professor and Dean of International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA. 'Mad Technology is a long-awaited volume on the management of innovation and technology in the Asian context. Authors forewarn us about the danger of unregulated technologies that are freely sold in the global market. This book is a must for students, professionals, policy makers, and CEOs who want to know how to defend our normal science for a sustainable economic growth.' - Gordon Redding, Senior Affiliate Professor of AsianBusiness, INSEAD. 'In the intellectual lineage of Charles Perrow's Normal Accidents and Susan Strange's Mad Money, Mad Technology is a serious and searching analysis of the past, present, and future of information and biochemical technology. Authors make a compelling case against the neoliberal consensus, and this book should provoke debate.' - John Lie, Class of 1959 Professor and Dean of International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley 'Mad Technology is a long awaited volume on the management of innovation and technology in the Asian context. Authors forewarn us about the danger of unregulated technologies that are freely sold in the global market. This book is a must for students, professionals, policy makers, and CEOs who want to know how to defend our normal science for a sustainable economic growth.' - Gordon Redding, Senior Affiliate Professor of Asian Business, INSEAD
