Venturing into the bioeconomy: professions, innovation, identity

This book reports empirical material from three case studies in the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology industry and the domain of academic research. New technoscientific frameworks that have not yet translated into new therapies, in the future, may play a more central role in the late-modern society. ALEXANDER STYHRE Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in theDepartment of Business Administration specialising in managing knowledge-intensive industries. . MATS SUNDGREN Senior Research Fellow & Principal Scientistat Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and specialises in knowledge intensive work and innovation management. INDICE: Studying the Organization of the Bioeconomy - Professional Ideologies and Identities and Innovation Work - The Bioeconomy, Biocapital and New Regime of Science-based Innovation - Innovation Work in a Major Pharmaceutical Company - The Craft of Research in Biotech Companies - Exploring Life in the University Setting - Managing and Organizing the Bioeconomy -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-23836-7
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés