Neil M Kay
Biographic Data
| ID | 2735287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil M Kay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kay |
| SIGNATURE | KAY N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Strathclyde |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hidden in plain sight
The evolution of the QWERTY keyboard layout has been the subject of much debate. Prior discussions of QWERTY, however, have largely focused on engineering issues, while often ignoring the key competitive and intellectual property strategies surrounding the design. We argue that the keyboard layout QWERTY was a consequence of entrepreneurial mindfulness combined with a creative design rather than an accident of history. This paper also shows how c…
Strategic Technological Partnering by EU Firms
Hercules and Penrose
Penrose's The Theory of the Growth of the Firm is one of most important modern contributions to the theory of the firm. In this paper we are concerned with her analysis of the Hercules Powder Company published separately in Business History Review. The Hercules paper is important because it provides a unique case analysis of Penrosean growth processes, and indeed because there is reason to believe that it may have had a strong influence on the de…
Industrial Collaboration and the European Internal Market
Industrial Collaborative Activity and the Completion of the Internal Market
New Developments in the Analysis of Markets and Firms
Multinational Enterprise
Hercules and Penrose
Penrose's The Theory of the Growth of the Firm is one of most important modern contributions to the theory of the firm. In this paper we are concerned with her analysis of the Hercules Powder Company published separately in Business History Review. The Hercules paper is important because it provides a unique case analysis of Penrosean growth processes, and indeed because there is reason to believe that it may have had a strong influence on the de…
Industrial Collaborative Activity and the Completion of the Internal Market
Industrial Collaboration and the European Internal Market
Multinational Enterprise
New Developments in the Analysis of Markets and Firms
Industrial Collaborative Activity and the Completion of the Internal Market
Industrial Collaboration and the European Internal Market
Hercules and Penrose
Penrose's The Theory of the Growth of the Firm is one of most important modern contributions to the theory of the firm. In this paper we are concerned with her analysis of the Hercules Powder Company published separately in Business History Review. The Hercules paper is important because it provides a unique case analysis of Penrosean growth processes, and indeed because there is reason to believe that it may have had a strong influence on the de…
Strategic Technological Partnering by EU Firms
Hidden in plain sight
The evolution of the QWERTY keyboard layout has been the subject of much debate. Prior discussions of QWERTY, however, have largely focused on engineering issues, while often ignoring the key competitive and intellectual property strategies surrounding the design. We argue that the keyboard layout QWERTY was a consequence of entrepreneurial mindfulness combined with a creative design rather than an accident of history. This paper also shows how c…
Computer Science (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Citation (5 works) · Library science (5 works) · Management (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art history (2 works) · Corporate Finance and Governance (2 works) · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (2 works) · Curran (2 works)