Understanding Silicon Valley The Anatomy of an Entrepreneurial Region

Name: Understanding Silicon Valley The Anatomy of an Entrepreneurial Region
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ISBN: 9780804737340

ISBN-10: 0804737347

ISBN-13: 9780804737340

Edition: 2000

Authors: Martin Kenney

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What has made Silicon Valley so productive of new technologies and new firms? How did its pioneering achievements begin—in computer networking, semiconductors, personal computing, and the Internet—and what forces have propelled its unprecedented growth? This collection of nine chapters by contributors from varied disciplines—business, geography, history, regional planning, and sociology—examines the history, development, and entrepreneurial dynamics of Silicon Valley. Part I, “History,” provides context for the Valley’s success by exploring its early industrial roots. It traces the development of the electronics industry in Silicon Valley back to the founding of Federal Telegraph in 1908,…

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List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 8/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword



Contributors



Introduction




History



How Silicon Valley Came to Be




The Biggest "Angel" of Them All: The Military and the Making of Silicon Valley




Institutions



Dealmakers and Counselors: Law Firms as Intermediaries in the Development of Silicon Valley




Venture Capital in Silicon Valley: Fueling New Firm Formation




High-Technology Agglomeration and the Labor Market: The Case of Silicon Valley




The Origins and Dynamics of Production Networks in Silicon Valley




General Explanations



Flexible Recycling and High-Technology Entrepreneurship




Social Capital and Capital Gains: An Examination of Social Capital in Silicon Valley




Institutions and Economies: Creating Silicon Valley



Notes


References


Index