Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology(English, Hardcover, Oliver Amalya Lumerman)

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Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology(English, Hardcover, Oliver Amalya Lumerman) is written by Oliver Amalya Lumerman and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521872480 (ISBN 10) and 9780521872485 (ISBN 13).

Scientists in the biotechnology sector have developed a vast array of products and procedures, including drugs, diagnostics, agricultural products and veterinary procedures. This is made possible through various intra- and inter-organizational collaborations between the academic and private sectors, and through the establishment of networks for learning. In Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Biotechnology, Amalya Lumerman Oliver shows how, in many respects, the organizational structure of the industry parallels one of its most important innovations - recombinant DNA (rDNA). She shows how the concept of recombination can be used to explain a number of organizational elements, including biotechnology firms, the form of university-based spin-offs, scientific entrepreneurship, and trust and contracts in learning collaborations and networks. The result is a stimulating account of how multiple theoretical perspectives can be used to understand the structure of the biotechnology industry.