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This book investigates the socio-economic factors and cultural dynamics that facilitated the rapid emergence of Silicon Valley as a global hub for high-technology innovation. Everett M. Rogers, a noted sociologist, and Judith K. Larsen provide a comprehensive analysis of the region's unique ecosystem. They examine how the interplay between academic institutions, venture capital, and a specific entrepreneurial ethos created a self-sustaining environment for technological growth. The authors utilize a framework rooted in diffusion of innovations theory to explain the rapid adoption and development of new technologies within this geographic cluster.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a foundational sociological study of the Silicon Valley phenomenon. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous look at the structural conditions necessary for high-tech industrial clusters.
Page Count:
312
Publication Date:
1985-01-01
Publisher:
George Allen & Unwin
ISBN-10:
0040010082
ISBN-13:
9780040010085
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