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Part 1 Introduction: problem setting and aim of book; a preview of thebook; building blocks for dynamic processes; the Schumpeterian heritage. Part2 Indicators and appropriate use of patent data: introduction - broadeningthe social sciences; patent data as an economic indicator; patented in theUS; the US patent data base on which this book is based. Part 3 Structuralchanges in trajectories of technological opportunities: introduction-thinking in paradigms; theoretical framework - the instituted nature oftechnological development; tracing technological epochs and structuralchanges in patenting patterns; the nature of evolving technologicalopportunities; revealed technological trajectories; conclusion. Part 4 Thehunt for S-shaped growth paths in trajectories of technological innovation:introduction -thinking in S-shapes; the S-shaped image of the technologicalgrowth curve; fitting S-shaped growth paths; diversity of technologydynamics; conclusion; appendix. Part 5 Clusters of takeoffs in innovationtrajectories - an exploration of wave-like patterns: introduction - exploringsecular movements; waves of innovation clusters revived; theoreticalframework - understanding waves as an "innovation system of technologicaltrajectories"; exploring the history; conclusion. Part 6 Technological systemdynamics - a competence bloc approach: introduction - exploring "industrialdynamics"; theoretical framework - technological system dynamics; co-evolvingwith "industry systems"; empirical mapping; conclusion. Part 7 Types oftechnological competencies and corporate trajectories - the variety of firmsand path dependency: introduction - inside the industry; theoreticalframework - from typology to taxonomy; the path dependent trajectories offirms' technological profiles; the variety of firms; conclusion; appendix.Part 8 Trajectories of corporate technological leadership - implications forinnovation diffusion in the course of growth: introduction - in theSchumpeterian vein; theoretical framework - technological leadership and theimplication of size; corporate technological top-leaders and largestcontributors; testing the Schumpeterian hypothesis of innovation diffusion inthe course of technological growth; the extent of continuity in corporatetechnological leadership; conclusion. Part 9 Conclusion - technologicalchange and the evolution of corporate innovation: towards a conclusion; briefhistorical summary; structural transformation processes - the revealedstylized facts; conclusing remarks.