Laboratory Evaluation of Pulmonary Function

Miller, William F.

Scacci, Robert

Gast, Lee Roy

Medical Books

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

<p>The enormous and sustained success of Silicon Valley has excited interest around the globe. Startup companies the world over are attempting to emulate its high tech businesses, and many governments are changing their institutions in order to foster Silicon Valleys of their own. What accounts for the Valley’s leading edge in innovation and entrepreneurship? This book gives an answer by insiders, by prominent business leaders and academics from the heart of the Valley. They argue that what distinguishes the Valley is not its scientific advances or technological breakthroughs. Instead, its edge derives from a “habitat” or environment that is tuned to turn ideas into products and take them rapidly to market by creating new firms. This habitat includes supportive government regulations for new firm formation, leading research universities that interact with industry, an exceptionally talented and highly mobile work force, and experienced support services in such areas as finance, law, accounting, headhunting, and marketing, all specializing in helping new companies form and grow. Not least is a spirit of adventure and a willingness to take risks. The elements of this habitat are packed into a small geographic area. In it, networks of specialists form communities of practice within which ideas develop and circulate and from which new products and new firms emerge. Feedback processes are strongly at work: the successes of Valley firms strengthen the habitat, and the stronger it becomes, the more new, successful firms are created. Among industries, electronics came into the Valley first, followed by semiconductors, computers, software, and, in the 1990s, biotechnology, networking, and the Internet. This extraordinary ability to keep adding new industrial sectors itself affects the prospect for the Silicon Valley's future. What lies ahead? From within, the Valley faces serious challenges in defining a new generation of entrepreneurs, addressing a growing digital divide, and maintaining quality of life. At the same time, the Valley must redefine its global role with respect to other rising innovative regions worldwide. Nevertheless, the proven ability of its highly effective habitat suggests that in both innovation and entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley will maintain its edge.</p>

The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Business & Money

Hancock, Marguerite Gong

Rowen, Henry S.

Biography & History

Stanford University Press

<p>This text provides comprehensive coverage of the ethical and professional issues that accounting professionals encounter, and helps students cultivate the ethical commitment needed to ensure that their work meets the highest standards of integrity, independence, and objectivity. Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting is designed to provide instructors with the best flexibility and pedagogical effectiveness of any book on the market. To that end, it includes numerous features designed to make both learning and teaching easier.</p>

Ethical Obligations and Decision-Making in Accounting: Text and Cases

Mintz, Steven M.

Accounting

McGraw=Hill

Loose Leaf Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting: Text and Cases

Business Culture

Impact: Stanford University's Economic Impact Via Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Foundations and Trends(r) in Entrepreneurship)

Eesley, Charles E

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

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