Float Glass Innovation in the Flat Glass Industry
A thorough industry analysis is of utmost importance for a study on the impact of technological changes on industry structure. This book evaluates the consequences of a vaguely chosen level of an industry analysis. Too broad a definition of the industry m
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Olavi Uusitalo
Float Glass Innovation in the Flat Glass Industry
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Series editor Andreas Öchsner, Southport Queensland, Australia
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Olavi Uusitalo
Float Glass Innovation in the Flat Glass Industry
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Olavi Uusitalo Tampere University of Technology Hollola Finland
ISSN 2191-530X ISSN 2191-5318 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-06828-2 ISBN 978-3-319-06829-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06829-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014938211 The Author(s) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Industries are man-made. They develop and change. They create opportunities and influence our lives. In this book, Prof. Olavi Uusitalo in a very insightful way tracks, describes and analyses the impacts of technological change on the structures of the flat glass industry in the U.S. and American markets with particular focus on the emergence and diffusion of float glass technology in two independent subindustries, sheet glass and plate glass in the markets mentioned above. In this work, Uusitalo in a novel and an insightful way employ multiple data, including among others data from business m
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