Mad Technology: How East Asian Companies Are Defending Their Technological Advantages

About the Book

At the end of the Cold War, the global economic system encountered a new phenomenon in the field of knowledge creation and technological innovation - the birth of mad technologies. This book analyses major changes in the national innovation systems (NIS) due to the introduction of mad technologies in East Asia. The authors find that mad technologies were the cause of stock market crashes and economic uncertainties in the region and conclude that successful corporations use various measures to neutralize mad technologies and/or incorporate them into the NIS.

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