Industrial applications of scientific research Books

Book SynopsisThe Handbook on Implementation Science provides an overview of the field's multidisciplinary history, theoretical approaches, key concepts, perspectives, and methods. By drawing on knowledge concerning learning, habits, organizational theory, improvement science and policy research, the Handbook offers novel perspectives from a broad group of international experts in the field representing diverse disciplines. The editors and authors seek to advance implementation science through careful consideration of current thinking and recommendations for future directions. Featured key concepts include strategies, context, outcomes, fidelity, adaptation and sustainability. Chapters introduce topics, define them, and explain their application in implementation science with examples that resonate with a diverse readership including implementation researchers, instructors, students and practitioners with experience in the field ranging from novices to experienced scholars. Contributors include: G. Aarons, B. Andersson-Gäre, M. Bender, S. Bernhardsson, S. Birken, K.A. Blase, A. Bunger, P. Cairney, C. Carroll, D. Cragun, G. Curran, D. D'Lima, L. Damschroder, K.S. Dickson, J. Edwards Becan, A.C. Eldh, P.-E. Ellström, T. Finch, D.L. Fixsen, B. Gardner, T. Greenhalgh, E. Haines, G. Harvey, H. Hasson, M. Hatch, S. Hwang, A. Kirk, A. Kitson, J. Leeman, L. Lennox, F. Lorecatto, J.C. Lowery, C. May, N. McCleary, S. Michie, J.C. Moullin, M. Neher, P. Nilsen, R.Y. Nooraie, J. Phillips, S. Potthoff, J. Presseau, E. Proctor, T. Rapley, C.M. Reardon, J. Rycroft-Malone, K. Seers, N. Sevdalis, F.F. Sniehotta, N.A. Stadnick, J. Thor, T. Waltz, J. Wassar-Kirk, B. Weiner, T. WileyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Trish Greenhalgh xxii Prologue 1 Per Nilsen and Sarah A. Birken PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 1 Overview of theories, models and frameworks in implementation science 8 Per Nilsen 2 Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework 32 Joanna C. Moullin, Kelsey S. Dickson, Nicole A. Stadnick, Jennifer Edwards Becan, Tisha Wiley, Joella Phillips, Melissa Hatch and Gregory A. Aarons 3 Active Implementation Frameworks 62 Dean L. Fixsen and Karen A. Blase 4 The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) 88 Laura J. Damschroder, Caitlin M. Reardon and Julie C. Lowery 5 Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services: the Integrated-PARIHS framework 114 Gillian Harvey and Alison Kitson 6 Normalization Process Theory 144 Carl May, Tracy Finch and Tim Rapley 7 The Behaviour Change Wheel approach 168 Danielle D’Lima, Fabiana Lorencatto and Susan Michie 8 A theory of organizational readiness for change 215 Bryan J. Weiner PART II KEY CONCEPTS IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 9 Strategies 234 Jennifer Leeman and Per Nilsen 10 Context 259 Per Nilsen and Susanne Bernhardsson 11 Outcomes 276 Enola K. Proctor 12 Fidelity 291 Christopher Carroll 13 Adaptation 317 M. Alexis Kirk 14 Sustainability 333 Laura Lennox PART III PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 15 Policy implementation research 368 Per Nilsen and Paul Cairney 16 Improvement science 389 Per Nilsen, Johan Thor, Miriam Bender, Jennifer Leeman, Boel Andersson G.re and Nick Sevdalis 17 Implementation from a learning perspective 409 Per Nilsen, Margit Neher, Per-Erik Ellström and Benjamin Gardner 18 Implementation from a habit perspective 422 Sebastian Potthoff, Nicola McCleary, Falko F. Sniehotta and Justin Presseau 19 Organizational perspectives in implementation science 442 Emily R. Haines and Sarah A. Birken PART IV DOING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 20 Selecting theoretical approaches 454 Sarah A. Birken 21 Traditional approaches to conducting implementation research 467 Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken and Geoffrey Curran 22 Ethnography 480 Jeanette Wassar Kirk and Emily R. Haines 23 Social network analysis 487 Alicia C. Bunger and Reza Yousefi Nooraie 24 Configurational comparative methods 497 Deborah Cragun 25 Realist evaluation 505 Ann Catrine Eldh, Kate Seers and Joanne Rycroft-Malone 26 Programme theory 512 Per Nilsen and Henna Hasson 27 Group concept mapping 519 Thomas J. Waltz Epilogue 527 Sarah A. Birken and Per Nilsen Index 529

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis Companion provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview and critical evaluation of existing conceptualizations and new developments in innovation research. Arguing that innovation research requires inter- and trans-disciplinary explanations and methodological pluralism at various levels, it draws on multiple perspectives of innovation, knowledge and creativity from economics, geography, history, management, political science and sociology. The Companion provides the definitive guide to the field and introduces new approaches, perspectives and developments.The Companion systematically analyzes the challenges, problems and gaps in innovation research. Leading scholars reflect upon and critically assess the fundamental topics of the field, including: innovation as a concept innovation and institutions innovation and creativity innovation, networking and communities innovation in permanent spatial settings innovation in temporary and virtual settings innovation, entrepreneurship and market making innovation governance and management. Innovation researchers and students in economics, economic geography, industrial sociology, innovation studies, international business, management and political science will find the Companion to be an essential resource. It will also appeal to practitioners in innovation and policy makers in economic development, public policy and innovation policy.Contributors include: H. Bathelt, N. Bradford, T. Burger-Helmchen, M. Callon, U. Cantner, P. Cohendet, D.H. Cropley, L. D'Adderio, P. Desrochers, U. Dewald, G. Dosi, D. Dougherty, J.Y. Douglas, J.R. Faulconbridge, M.P. Feldman, M. Ferrary, D. Foray, N. Geilinger, E. Giuliani, J. Glückler, B. Godin, F. Golfetto, G. Grabher, M. Granovetter, S. Haefliger, I. Hamdan-Livramento, A.B. Hargadon, A. Hatchuel, S. Henn, J.-A. Heraud, A.J. Herod, C. Hussler, O. Ibert, A. Lagendijk, P. Le Masson, S. Leppälä, D. Leslie, S. Lhuillery, P. Li, N. Lowe, B.-Å. Lundvall, E.J. Maelecki, L. Marengo, S. McGrath-Champ, J. Merkel, S. Ogawa, F. Pachidou, G. Parmentier, J. Penin, G. Pickren, A.C. Pratt, J. Raffo, A. Rainnie, A. Rallet, N.M. Rantisi, D. Rinallo, J. Roberts, R.G. Shearmur, L. Simon, B. Sinclair-Desgagné, B. Spigel, J. Szurmak, A. Torre, B. Truffer, A. Van Assche, W. Vanhaverbeke, S. Vannuccini, C. Vellera, E. Vernette, G. von Krogh, B. Weil, D.A. WolfeTrade Review'This very wide-ranging selection of chapters reflects a much broader outlook than most other Innovation research collections. It is not wedded to any school or discipline, yet it draws on relevant ideas from virtually all of them. It is an ideal companion for a reader interested in the various new perspectives on innovation that have emerged recently and how these are connected to established themes, or the reader interested in developing a more interdisciplinary appreciation of the subject area.' --John Cantwell, Rutgers University, US'This is an innovative book on innovation. It innovates through the organisation of the subject achieved by the four editors. It digs into innovation as a concept, as institutions, as creativity, channeled through temporary and permanent organisations, shaping markets and dialoguing with entrepreneurship, and as embedded in places and networks. The contributions are not just hagiographies. All have critical thinking, questioning categories and data and findings. These are reasons why this book will become the essential reference in the field.' --Michael Storper, The London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Innovation and Knowledge Creation: Challenges to the Field Harald Bathelt, Patrick Cohendet, Sebastian Henn and Laurent Simon PART I. INNOVATION AS A CONCEPT 2. A Conceptual History of Innovation Benoit Godin 3. Concepts and Models of Innovation Patrick Cohendet and Laurent Simon 4. Science and Innovation Jean-Alain Héraud 5. Reverse Innovation Thierry Burger-Helmchem and Caroline Hussler 6. Broadening the Concept of Open Innovation Wim Vanhaverbeke 7. Measurement of Innovation Stephane Lhuillery, Julio Raffo and Intan Hamdan-Livramento PART II. INNOVATION AND INSTITUTIONS 8. Institutional Context and Innovation Johannes Glückler and Harald Bathelt 9. Innovation in Practice Deborah Dougherty 10. Domesticating Innovation – Designing Revolutions Yellowlees Douglas and Andrew Hargadon 11. Innovation and Lock-in Uwe Cantner and Simone Vannuccini 12. Patents and Open Innovation Julien Pénin PART III. INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY 13. Managing Knowledge, Creativity, and Innovation Patrick Cohendet, Guy Parmentier and Laurent Simon 14. Urban Diversity and Innovation Pierre Desrochers, Samuli Leppala and Joanna Szurmak 15. Innovation and the Cultural Economy Andy C. Pratt 16. Innovation and Cultural Industries Deborah Leslie and Norma M. Rantisi 17. Services and Innovation Johannes Glückler 18. Design Theories, Creativity and Innovation Pascal Le Masson, Armand Hatchuel and Benoit Weil 19. The Dark Side of Creativity David H. Cropley PART IV. INNOVATION, NETWORKING AND COMMUNITIES 20. Social Networks and Innovation Michel Ferrary and Mark Granovetter 21. Community, Creativity and Innovation Joanne Roberts 22. Industrial Clusters in Global Networks Elisa Giuliani 23. The User Innovation Phenomenon Cyrielle Vellera, Eric Vernette and Susumu Ogawa 24. Horizontal Learning Pengfei Li 25. Innovation versus Technological Achievement Dominique Foray PART V. INNOVATION IN PERMANENT SPATIAL SETTINGS 26. Geography of Innovation, Proximity and Beyond Alain Rallet and André Torre 27. Urban Bias in Innovation Studies Richard Shearmur 28. National and Regional Innovation Systems Harald Bathelt and Sebastian Henn 29. National Innovation Systems and Globalization Bengt-Åke Lundvall 30. Innovation, Regional Development and Relationality Arnoud Lagendijk PART VI. INNOVATION IN TEMPORARY AND VIRTUAL SETTINGS 31. Trade Fairs and Innovation Harald Bathelt 32. Innovation through Trade Show Concertation Francesca Golfetto and Diego Rinallo 33. Knowledge Collaboration in Hybrid Virtual Communities Gernot Grabher and Oliver Ibert 34. Performativity and the Innovation-Replication Dilemma Luciana D’Adderio 35. Coworking and Innovation Janet Merkel PART VII. INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MARKET MAKING 36. Markets, Marketization and Innovation Michel Callon 37. Market Formation and Innovation Systems Ulrich Dewald and Bernard Truffer 38. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Edward J. Malecki and Ben Spigel 39. Transnational Entrepreneurs and Global Knowledge Transfer Sebastian Henn and Harald Bathelt 40. Institutional Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Nina Geilinger, Stefan Haefliger, Georg von Krogh, and Fotini Pachidou PART VIII. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION 41. Relational Geographies of Knowledge and Innovation James R. Faulconbridge 42. Innovation, Governance and Place Maryann Feldman and Nichola Lowe 43. The Dynamics of Organizational Structures and Performances Giovanni Dosi and Luigi Marengo 44. Learning through Governance Neil Bradford and David A. Wolfe 45. Global Value Chains and Innovation Ari Van Assche 46. Innovation, Development and Global Destruction Networks Andrew Herod, Graham Pickren, Al Rainnie and Susan McGrath-Champ 47. Innovation and the Global Eco-Industry Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisProviding nuanced insight into key areas of innovation studies, this erudite second edition acknowledges the significance of innovation within the informal economy. It contributes to the broader scholarly discourse on innovation indicators and measurement, exploring the nature and rate of recent developments within the field. The Handbook of Innovation Indicators and Measurement showcases recent advancements within the field of innovation and provides an expansive commentary on contemporary issues such as the effect of the general definition of innovation on zero price products. Updated chapters emphasise rapid changes brought about by digital developments and provide a further examination of the influence of people on social and frugal innovation. This essential second edition will be valuable for university lecturers and academics of economics, public policy and innovation aspiring to update their course content. It will additionally be beneficial for those working in government departments pursuing more effective policy intervention.Trade Review‘”To measure is to know”. There is probably no other area than innovation where this saying seems appropriate. Or where similar sayings, such as “if you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” or “what gets measured gets done” have a particular relevance to public policy. From improving the industrial competitiveness of a country or region to responding to old and new social and environmental challenges, in practically all countries of the world, innovation policy has emerged over the last decades as a crucial policy area. Fred Gault, the international expert in the field of innovation statistics and indicators, and his expert colleagues, Anthony Arundel and Erika Kraemer-Mbula, provide, in this second edition of the Handbook of Innovation Indicators and Measurement, an essential update and revision of the progress made in the way we look in a quantitative way at innovation. Much has indeed changed over the last ten years. This book provides an invaluable addition to our knowledge of the ubiquitous nature of innovation.’ -- Luc Soete, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands‘This Handbook provides invaluable insights into the constantly broadening scope of innovation. Presenting debates on both innovation indicators and measurement, the book provides both detailed and comprehensive advice on the design, use and assessment of innovation measurement. A thought-provoking read for innovation researchers and practitioners.’ -- Jari Kuusisto, University of Vaasa, Finland‘Fred Gault is the dean of innovation indicators. The first edition of this Handbook of Innovation Indicators and Measurement, published in 2013, played a critical role in defining and synthesizing knowledge about the measurement of innovation. It became a mandatory source of information for anyone, or any government, hoping to measure, or establish useful indicators about, technological innovation. Now, Gault, with experts Anthony Arundel and Erika Kraemer-Mbula, the authority of the book on innovation and how to craft policy capable of promoting the invention of new technologies, offer their own insights, and gather together perspectives of other top experts from around the world. In this second edition the editors shine a brilliant light on how to measure innovation, but also how further to improve it.’ -- Andrew W. Torrance, University of Kansas, US‘Professors Gault, Arundel and Kraemer-Mbula have edited an excellent volume of pertinent and timely articles on indicators of innovation and the challenges of measurement. Their work, and that of their collaborators, is of particular significance as humanity is confronted by a multiplicity of interconnected and interdependent contradictions, crises and catastrophes resulting from at least two and a half centuries of combined, uneven and inequitable development in world systems. The need for creatively destroying our shared futures has never been more urgent and as well supported internationally. As we advance further into the 21st century of our common era, it is becoming increasingly apparent to all that the current structural and institutional models of development require urgent critique and transformation. The three editors together with their nearly 37 chapter authors have collated an important and useful guide to the measurement of creative destruction and have further engaged with some of the key challenges emanating from the praxis of innovation management and support. The book is organised in eight parts and 23 chapters. The book covers aspects of innovation policy that were often excluded by other mainstream analysis but that have especially grown in importance in the last two decades. I wholeheartedly endorse the book, and sincerely recommend it to all students, scholars and policy-workers involved in innovation studies as well as those seeking to better understand the contemporary conjuncture framed in the discourses of development.’ -- Rasigan Maharajh, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa‘This Handbook provides invaluable insights into the constantly broadening scope of innovation. Presenting debates on both innovation indicators and measurement, the book provides both detailed and comprehensive advice on the design, use and assessment of innovation measurement. A thought-provoking read for innovation researchers and practitioners.’ -- Jari Kuusisto, University of Vaasa, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: PART I WHY INDICATORS MATTER 1 Innovation indicators and measurement: an overview 2 Fred Gault PART II DEFINITIONS 2 The Oslo Manual and standards 12 Fred Gault PART III THE BUSINESS SECTOR AND THE OSLO MANUAL 3 Innovation measurement and policy in Japan: potentials of the general definition of innovation for measurement from a systems approach viewpoint 19 Tomohiro Ijichi 4 Microbusiness innovation in the United States: making sense of the largest and most variegated firm size class 31 John E. Jankowski, Timothy R. Wojan and Audrey E. Kindlon 5 Innovation panel surveys in Germany: the Mannheim Innovation Panel 54 Bettina Peters and Christian Rammer 6 Low-technology modes of innovation in the business sector: expanding measurement perspectives 88 Fernanda Reichert and Kieran O’Brien 7 A taxonomy of innovation ‘profiles’ for innovative and non-innovative firms: examples from the European Community Innovation Survey 111 Hugo Hollanders PART IV BEYOND THE BUSINESS SECTOR 8 Household innovation: its nature, measurement, applications and outlook 136 Jeroen P.J. de Jong and Eric von Hippel 9 Measuring public sector innovation 158 Anthony Arundel and Pierre Schoonraad 10 Measuring environmental (eco-) innovation 177 René Kemp, Christian Rammer and Anthony Arundel 11 Assessing the impact of social innovation 197 Frank Moulaert and Diana MacCallum PART V MEASUREMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES 12 Measuring the digital transformation 221 Leonid Gokhberg, Gulnara Abdrakhmanova, Ekaterina Streltsova and Konstantin Vishnevskiy 13 Technology measurement in statistics and beyond: reviving technological innovation concept 240 Leonid Gokhberg, Konstantin Fursov and Vitaliy Roud 14 Measuring frontier technology adoption in developing countries 260 Edward Lorenz and Erika Kraemer-Mbula 15 Gender and innovation: indicators and measurement gaps 278 Aubrey DeVeny Incorvaia, Kaye Husbands Fealing and Londa Schiebinger 16 Inclusive innovation and how it can be measured in developed and developing countries 297 E. Louise Earl, Claudia De Fuentes, Jeff Kinder and R. Sandra Schillo 17 Hybrid innovation surveys: combining subject and object approaches to innovation measurement 323 Anthony Arundel 18 Measuring the use of design thinking and co-creation for innovation 342 Anne Jørgensen Nordli and Stefanie Gesierich 19 Measuring innovation in the informal economy: current knowledge and open issues 363 Erika Kraemer-Mbula 20 Advancing the measurement of frugal innovation 375 Maria Alejandra Pineda-Escobar, Valentina De Marchi and Peter Knorringa 21 A critical assessment of the European Innovation Scoreboard 391 Hugo Hollanders 22 Application of innovation measurement to policy: views from Africa 415 Almamy Konté and Sévérin Ekpe 23 Where are innovation indicators and measurement going? 432 Anthony Arundel, Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Fred Gault Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book specifically focuses on the leadership of innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare by providing a detailed step-by-step framework for effective leadership in the challenging and dynamic healthcare environment. Taking a fresh approach, it utilizes resources within healthcare organizations and the creative abilities of their people to provide a long-term solution to address key global issues, including the aging population, rising costs and long waiting lists, together with the challenges of staff recruitment and retention. Claudine Kearney offers in-depth insights into what is required to achieve success in the development of innovation. Chapters also demonstrate how to lead innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking in healthcare as well as how to achieve results with a future oriented mindset. Visionary in its approach, the book examines both internal and external healthcare environment, addressing the key elements such as organizational strategy, culture and structure to overcome challenges. It also provides a thought-provoking analysis on the significant global challenges experienced within healthcare following the Covid-19 pandemic. Highlighting key learning points, this book will be an excellent resource for postgraduate students and scholars with a specific focus on medical and scientific innovations as well as those responsible for management within healthcare.Trade Review‘This book provides a thorough, scientific discussion of innovation and entrepreneurship, and then applies it in new and important ways to the healthcare industry. It will help both healthcare scholars and professionals to understand the ways in which the industry can and should be managed, to optimally deal with 21st century challenges.’ -- Killian J. McCarthy, University of Groningen, the Netherlands‘For anyone interested in engaging in change, leadership and creating value in health care, this book is a must read. Claudine Kearney provides a thoughtful, interesting focused innovative approach to a most relevant topic today how to implement innovative leadership and an organizational approach to better healthcare all over the world.’ -- Robert D. Hisrich, Kent State University, US‘This book distills today and tomorrow’s complex challenges into a practical decision-making framework that informs thinking about innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare. I am particularly impressed by the range of insights spanning strategy, leadership, team management, challenges facing women, and human capital. The coverage is pragmatic and comprehensive, helping the reader to recognize and avoid their own common biases, and takes them by the hand to make better decisions. I highly recommend this book for all health care professionals!’ -- Donald Bergh, University of Denver, US‘Caring for the health and wellbeing of all is fundamental to human society – from the new-born to the person dying. Responding with compassion, courage and creativity to this challenge is becoming more pressing as we face global pandemics, aging populations, patterns of multiple morbidities and huge shortages worldwide in health and social care staff. This book is crammed with wisdom and insight about how we create the conditions to unleash the creativity, innovation and compassion of all those who work in health and social care.’ -- Michael West, CBE, Lancaster University, UK‘Look no further than this book if you are interested in learning more about leading change and creating new value within the field of healthcare. Dr. Claudine Kearney provides thoughtful, expert guidance into a vital and timely topic – the criticality of innovative leadership and an entrepreneurial orientation to improve healthcare outcomes around the world.’ -- William Wales, University at Albany, SUNY, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I MEANING AND NATURE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HEALTHCARE 1. Understanding creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare PART II DEVELOPING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HEALTHCARE: A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE 2. Developing innovation in healthcare 3. Strategic perspective: integration of innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare 4. Corporate entrepreneurship, well-being, resilience and positive psychology in healthcare PART III LEADING INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DESIGN THINKING IN HEALTHCARE 5. Leadership and its impact on innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare 6. Innovation and entrepreneurship among individuals and teams in healthcare 7. Understanding and leading design thinking in healthcare PART IV MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN: A FUTURE-ORIENTED MINDSET 8. Women in leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare 9 Human capital and the future impact of innovation and entrepreneurship on key stakeholders 10. The future of innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisDigital transformation continues to accelerate change in all aspects of modern life. This book examines when, where, how, and why artificial intelligence and digital change can boost innovation and transform the economy, society and democracy. It provides a holistic approach to the promotion of the knowledge economy, knowledge society and knowledge democracy.The book is developed based on the Cyber-D4 nexus, which is a conceptual framework of Cyber-Defense, Cyber-Development, Cyber-Democracy, and Cyber-Diplomacy, and it adopts a Quadruple/Quintuple Innovation Helix (Q2IH) approach. This nexus ties new national and industrial cyber strategies, including business strategies for smart cities and the Internet of Things, with the local, national, regional, and global security and economic objectives.Academics, policy makers, practitioners, researchers and students in combined fields of science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and the future of industry will appreciate the lens through which the chapter authors explore both the minutiae and expansive influence of digital transformation.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Elgar Companion to Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in the Economy, Society and Democracy 1 Elias G. Carayannis, Evangelos Grigoroudis, Sokratis Katsikas and David F.J. Campbell PART I CYBER-SECURITY 1 Categorizing cyber effects 7 Charles T. Harry and Nancy W. Gallagher 2 The challenge of advanced cyberwar and the place of cyberpeace 33 Elias G. Carayannis and John Draper 3 International sea, air and space politics 81 Alexandra Fabrykowska PART II INNOVATION AND CYBER-DEMOCRACY 4 Innovation as a driver of political preference formation in post-industrial society: origins and consequences 112 David M. Wineroither 5 Securing democracy in cyberspace 130 Andrew N. Liaropoulos 6 Microtargeting and big data: opportunities and threats for (cyber‑)democracy 145 Matthias Keppel PART III SOCIETY 5.0 7 Digital and green twins of Industry & Society 5.0: the role of universities 166 Elias G. Carayannis and Joanna Morawska 8 Increasing the research relevance for societal actors: the contribution of participatory research techniques to knowledge democracy 203 Magdalena Fellner 9 Crossing the black and white pattern of a chessboard with the colors of art: the digital turn and live reform movement 4.0 224 Ruth Mateus-Berr PART IV ECONOMY 5.0 AND QUINTUPLE INNOVATION HELIX 10 Aligning the Quintuple Helix model of innovation with Vietnam’s context: evidence from artificial intelligence innovation dialogues 252 Anh-Nguyet Luong 11 The bright future of ecosystem economies: explainable and reliable artificial intelligence via software–hardware interoperability 274 Georg Christoph Hanschitz 12 The academic firm within a Cyber-D4 environment 297 David F.J. Campbell and Elias G. Carayannis PART V ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION 13 Technology transfer and innovation in higher education governance: comparing conceptual understandings displayed by University Performance Agreements over time 308 Magdalena Fellner, Attila Pausits and Florian Reisky 14 Innovation and student equity in higher education 326 Corinna Geppert and Franziska Lessky 15 Emergency and innovation: the impact of state-of-emergency on innovative educational practices during the Covid-19 pandemic 345 Attila Pausits, Stefan Oppl, Sandra Schön, Magdalena Fellner, David F.J. Campbell and Martin Dobiasch PART VI INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE 16 Accelerating institutional research in China’s higher education institutions 373 Qin Zhuoli 17 Institutional research: past, present and future 381 Ana Parrón Cabañero 18 University governance in Austria, Finland and Scotland: possible implications from digitalization and Covid-19 394 Kajetan Stransky-Can Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Within the span of a generation, innovation and entrepreneurship have emerged as two of the most vital forces in the economy and in society. This Research Agenda highlights new insights and approaches to guide future thinking, research and policy in the area. To accomplish this, the editors have brought together a group of accomplished scholars spanning economics, management, public policy and finance. Drawing on the experiences and insights of leading scholars this Research Agenda covers a broad array of rich and promising topics, including entrepreneurial ecosystems, finance and the role of universities. Focusing on the intersection and overlap between the two disciplines, the Research Agenda begins by establishing the theoretical basis between the two topics, before exploring impact, context, academic entrepreneurship, start-ups, policy and corporate governance. The book concludes with three provocative chapters: Friederike Welter highlighting the power of words and images, Sameeksha Desai discussing the role of artificial intelligence and Mark Casson presenting a case for radical change to how entrepreneurship is studied. Presenting the most salient findings and themes in current literature, A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is essential for researchers in innovation, as well as policy makers at both the local and national levels influenced by the increasing importance of entrepreneurship and innovation.Trade Review'Audretsch, Lehmann and Link have assembled a wealth of insights and frameworks to invigorate the innovation and entrepreneurship research agenda. The inclusion of contributions spanning a broad spectrum of scholars from economics, management, public policy and finance in this most inter-disciplinary of fields is especially welcome.' --Mike Wright, Imperial College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann and Albert N. Link 2. Schumpeterian Growth Regimes Cristiano Antonelli 3. Measuring Entrepreneurial Impact through Alumni Impact Surveys Shiri Breznitz, Brendan Hills and Qiantao Zhang 4. Academic Entrepreneurship: Between Myth and Reality Alice Civera, Michele Meoli and Silvio Vismara 5. Principal Investigators and Boundary Spanning Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition: A Conceptual Framework James A. Cunningham 6. The Regional Emergence of Innovative Start-ups: A Research Agenda Michael Fritsch 7. Public and Policy Entrepreneurship Research: A Synthesis of the Literature and Future Perspectives Heike M. Grimm 8. A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities Maribel Guerrero and David Urbano 9. Corporate Governance and Innovation Hezun Li, Timurs Umans and Siri Terjesen 10. Research Opportunities Considering Student Entrepreneurship in University Ecosystems Simon Mosey and Paul Kirkham 11. Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Academic Community: A Suggested Research Agenda Rati Ram, Devrim Göktepe-Hultén, and Rajeev K. Goel 12. The Power of Words and Images – Towards Talking About and Seeing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Differently Friederike Welter 13. Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship: Some Thoughts for Entrepreneurship Researchers Sameeksha Desai 14. Entrepreneurship Studies: The Case for Radical Change Mark Casson Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book represents an original study of long term patterns in technological development and innovation in large corporations. The author is primarily concerned with understanding open-ended transformation processes in the evolution of industrialised societies. US patent data from 1890 to 1990 is employed within an evolutionary framework. The book offers an overview of an intellectual agenda associated with a highly important and pervasive set of phenomena and challenges several dogmas currently alive within economic reasoning including: technological paradigms governing trajectories of opportunity the S-shaped image of the technological growth cycle and technological dynamics long waves industrial dynamics the variety of firms' technological profiles and corporate trajectories corporate technological leadership socio-economic transformation processes and underpinning 'rules'. Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation details historically how the innovative and competitive landscapes within industrialised societies have become increasingly complex. This book will appeal to industrial and business economists, technology historians, researchers, students, policymakers and business analysts.Trade Review'. . . this is an original contribution to the literature on innovation, especially as it takes a long-term, cross-industry perspective.' -- Gerben Bakker, Business History'This book has a wealth of information regarding patents. Andersen has developed sophisticated analytical methods to analyze the patent statistics covering a century. Such a longitudinal analysis is indeed an important contribution to the literature on technology management. This book will be a welcome addition to anybody interested in the field of technology management.' -- Alok Chakrabarti, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management'Over the last quarter-century there has been a great deal of research and writing illuminating key aspects of the processes involved in technological advance, the nature of the firms and other organizations that have been the sources of new technology, and on how these variables differ by industry and by era. While in the eyes of those familiar with the broad scope of this research and writing, the overall picture is coherent, for the most part the different strands of research have been published in different places. In this book, Andersen proposes to bring the various pieces together. This she does quite well. The book provides a nice introduction to this diverse, but increasingly unified, body of theorizing about the coevolution of technologies and firm and industry structures . . . her work is a significant addition to a developing body of research that has involved a number of different scholars. In sum this is a good book. It both surveys effectively, and adds to, empirical research on several different aspects of technological advance, and on the nature of the firms that are leading the pack in various fields. It provides a good introduction to, and an example of excellent use of, patent statistics in the study of technological change.' -- Richard R. Nelson, Journal of Technology Transfer'Birgitte Andersen revisits in a modern context the ideas of Kuznets on technological growth paths, but emphasises the structural variety in patenting where earlier authors focused on aggregate trends. This is an important contribution for scholars interested in the interface between the recent history of technology and evolutionary economics.' -- John Cantwell, Rutgers University, US'This book represents the development of a major research project on patenting which is at last providing us with a solid quantitative base for examining these issues over a period spanning the twentieth century. Economics and history are skilfully woven into the data in order to interpret the processes of change. The results summarised in 21 'stylised facts', should frame all future studies of long-term industrial dynamics.' -- G.N. von Tunzelmann, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK'This is a landmark book about evolving technologies and growth opportunities. It is unique in both the breadth: over 100 innovation cycles; and the scope; over the past century, of its coverage. Dr Andersen's presentation of a rich range of academic work and comprehensive original analysis will be of interest to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists as well as to researchers studying innovation and technological change.' -- James M. Utterback, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Indicators and Appropriate Use of Patent Data 3. Structural Changes in Trajectories of Technological Opportunities 4. The Hunt for S-Shaped Growth Paths in Trajectories of Technological Innovation 5. Clusters of Takeoffs in Innovation Trajectories: An Exploration of Wave-like Patterns 6. Technological System Dynamics: A Competence Bloc Approach 7. Types of Technological Competencies and Corporate Trajectories: The Variety of Firms and Path Dependency 8. Trajectories of Corporate Technological Leadership: Implications for Innovation Diffusion in the Course of Growth 9. Conclusion: Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging collection of significant articles by leading scholars, the editors link the impact of innovation to the process by which firms and industries change over time and ultimately to economic development and growth. The books cover topics such as the impact of the product life cycle on industry evolution, the links between innovative activity and the start-up of new firms, and an analysis of the sources of diversity and the impact of diversity on economic evolution. The three key elements of the post-entry performance of firms are examined - their ability to survive, the learning process and the links between industry evolution and productivity. The books then explore the roles of turbulence and persistence in an evolutionary economy. Additional topics include the evolution of market structures, the evolution of regions and the international competitiveness of industries in an evolutionary context. Finally the books examine the implications for government policy of the links between innovation, industry evolution and economic development.Trade Review'The volumes . . . bring together important contributions to present the building block of the new perspective. These volumes would have great value for the researchers, students and policymakers for reorienting the debates on industrial, technological and economic policies.' -- Pradosh Nath, Journal of Scientific and Industrial ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Acknowledgements • Introduction Part I The Product Life Cycle and Industry Evolution 1. Dennis C. Mueller and John E. Tilton (1969), ‘Research and Development Costs as a Barrier to Entry’ 2. Boyan Jovanovic and Glenn M. MacDonald (1994), ‘The Life Cycle of a Competitive Industry’ 3. Steven Klepper (1996), ‘Entry, Exit, Growth, and Innovation over the Product Life Cycle’ 4. Steven Klepper and Kenneth L. Simons (1997), ‘Technological Extinctions of Industrial Firms: An Inquiry into their Nature and Causes’ Part II The Start-up of New Firms 5. P.A. Geroski (1995), ‘What Do We Know about Entry?’ 6. David A. Garvin (1983), ‘Spin-Offs and the New Firm Formation Process’ 7. David B. Audretsch (1995), ‘New Firms’ 8. John C. Hause and Gunnar Du Rietz (1984), ‘Entry, Industry Growth, and the Micro-dynamics of Industry Supply’ Part III Sources and Implications of Diversity 9. Walter Y. Oi (1983), ‘Heterogeneous Firms and the Organization of Production’ 10. Glenn R. Carroll, Lyda S. Bigelow, Marc-David L. Seidel and Lucia B. Tsai (1996), ‘The Fates of De Novo and De Alio Producers in the American Automobile Industry 1885-1981’ 11. Wesley M. Cohen and Steven Klepper (1992), ‘The Anatomy of Industry R&D Intensity Distributions’ Part IV The Size Distribution of Firms 12. Herbert A. Simon and Charles P. Bonini (1958), ‘The Size Distribution of Business Firms’ 13. Edwin Mansfield (1962), ‘Entry, Gibrat’s Law, Innovation, and the Growth of Firms’ 14. Boyan Jovanovic (1982), ‘Selection and the Evolution of Industry’ Part V Growth 15. Bronwyn H. Hall (1987), ‘The Relationship between Firm Size and Firm Growth in the US Manufacturing Sector’ 16. Timothy Dunne, Mark J. Roberts and Larry Samuelson (1989), ‘The Growth and Failure of U.S. Manufacturing Plants’ 17. John Sutton (1997), ‘Gibrat’s Legacy’ Name Index Volume II: Part I Survival 1. David B. Audretsch and Talat Mahmood (1995), ‘New Firm Survival: New Results Using a Hazard Function’ 2. José Mata and Pedro Portugal (1994), ‘Life Duration of New Firms’ 3. Thomas J. Holmes and James A. Schmitz, Jr. (1995), ‘On the Turnover of Business Firms and Business Managers’ 4. Mark Doms, Timothy Dunne and Mark J. Roberts (1995), ‘The Role of Technology Use in the Survival and Growth of Manufacturing Plants’ Part II Learning and Adaptation 5. A. Michael Spence (1981), ‘The Learning Curve and Competition’ 6. Marvin B. Lieberman (1989), ‘The Learning Curve, Technology Barriers to Entry, and Competitive Survival in the Chemical Processing Industries’ 7. John R. Baldwin and Mohammed Rafiquzzaman (1995), ‘Selection versus Evolutionary Adaptation: Learning and Post-Entry Performance’ 8. David B. Audretsch (1991), ‘New-Firm Survival and the Technological Regime’ 9. Ariel Pakes and Richard Ericson (1998), ‘Empirical Implications of Alternative Models of Firm Dynamics’ Part III Productivity 10. Martin Neil Baily, Charles Hulten and David Campbell (1992), ‘Productivity Dynamics in Manufacturing Plants’ 11. Lili Liu and James R. Tybout (1996), ‘Productivity Growth in Chile and Colombia: The Role of Entry, Exit, and Learning’ 12. Paul A. Geroski (1989), ‘Entry, Innovation and Productivity Growth’ 13. Frank R. Lichtenberg and Donald Siegel (1987), ‘Productivity and Changes in Ownership of Manufacturing Plants’ Part IV Turbulence 14. Dennis C. Mueller (1976), ‘Information, Mobility and Profit’ 15. M.E. Beesley and R.T. Hamilton (1984), ‘Small Firms’ Seedbed Role and the Concept of Turbulence’ 16. Val Eugene Lambson (1991), ‘Industry Evolution with Sunk Costs and Uncertain Market Conditions’ 17. Richard Ericson and Ariel Pakes (1995), ‘Markov-Perfect Industry Dynamics: A Framework for Empirical Work’ 18. Hugo A. Hopenhayn (1992), ‘Entry, Exit and Firm Dynamics in Long Run Equilibrium’ Name Index Volume III: Part I Persistence 1. Richard J. Gilbert and David M.G. Newbery (1982), ‘Preemptive Patenting and the Persistence of Monopoly’ 2. Jennifer F. Reinganum (1983), ‘Uncertain Innovation and the Persistence of Monopoly’ 3. Richard J. Gilbert and David M.G. Newbery (1984), ‘Uncertain Innovation and the Persistence of Monopoly: Comment’ 4. Jennifer F. Reinganum (1984), ‘Uncertain Innovation and the Persistence of Monopoly: Reply’ 5. Richard J. Gilbert and David M.G. Newbery (1984), ‘Preemptive Patenting and the Persistence of Monopoly: Reply’ 6. Dennis C. Mueller (1986), ‘The Persistence of Profits above the Norm’ and ‘Profitability and Market Structure’ 7. Clayton M. Christensen and Richard S. Rosenbloom (1995), ‘Explaining the Attacker’s Advantage: Technological Paradigms, Organizational Dynamics, and the Value Network’ Part II Evolution and Horizontal Market Structure 8. Steven Klepper and Elizabeth Graddy (1990), ‘The Evolution of New Industries and the Determinants of Market Structure’ 9. Richard E. Caves (1998), ‘Industrial Organization and the New Findings on the Turnover and Mobility of Firms’ 10. John Sutton (1991), ‘From Theory to Measurement’ and ‘Econometric Evidence’ 11. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. with the assistance of Takashi Hikino (1990), ‘Scale, Scope, and Organizational Capabilities’ 12. John Sutton (1996), ‘Technology and Market Structure’ Part III Regional Evolution 13. Edward L. Glaeser, Hedi D. Kallal, José A. Scheinkman and Andrei Shleifer (1992), ‘Growth in Cities’ 14. Maryann P. Feldmann and David B. Audretsch (1999), ‘Innovation in Cities: Science-based Diversity, Specialization and Localized Competition’ 15. Glenn Ellison and Edward L. Glaeser (1997), ‘Geographic Concentration in U.S. Manufacturing Industries: A Dartboard Approach’ Part IV International Competitiveness of Industries 16. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1993), ‘Making a Miracle’ 17. B.-Y. Aw and A.R. Hwang (1995), ‘Productivity and the Export Market: A Firm-Level Analysis’ Part V Public Policy 18. Wesley M. Cohen and Steven Klepper (1992), ‘The Tradeoff Between Firm Size and Diversity in the Pursuit of Technological Progress’ 19. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1996), ‘Some Lessons from the East Asian Miracle’ 20. Richard R. Nelson (1992), ‘National Innovation Systems: A Retrospective on a Study’ Name Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe Silicon Dragon is a systematic study of the growth of high-tech giants in the Greater China Region, depicting the success story of the microelectronics industry in Taiwan. Literature and studies on Taiwan's success are surprisingly limited, and this book aims to fill this gap, addressing questions such as: How has Taiwan achieved such an outstanding performance in the information industry? How did Taiwan obtain and maintain its competitive advantage? What was the secret of success? What role did the government and manufacturers play during the development process? What insights can newcomers gain from these achievements? The book examines the government policies that acted as catalysts to the growth of high-tech industries in Taiwan, along with the roles of high-tech 'incubators' and government-administered science parks. The authors provide case studies of high profile companies including Acer, Philips Semiconductors and Macronix International, and interviews with key decision makers to highlight the corporate strategies adopted in response to government policies and global commercial demand. Finally, insightful narratives on the birth and growth of a government-fostered strategic industry are provided, as is a synopsis of the Asian contribution to the evolution of the global microelectronics development. This book will strongly appeal to academics, researchers and students with an interest in engineering, technology and business management. Business managers and government officials will also find much to interest them in this book.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. ‘Dragon Appearing in the Field’: The Legend of the Semiconductor Industry in Taiwan Bor-Shiuan Cheng 2. ‘The Cradle of Technology’: The Industrial Technology Research Institute Min-ping Huang 3. Science Parks in Taiwan: HSIP and TSIP Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou 4. Macronix International Co. Ltd (MXIC) Chin-kang Jen 5. The Model of Taiwan’s High-Tech Industry: TSMC Chia-wu Lin 6. Taiwan’s United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou 7. Partner in the ‘Chip Gold Rush’: Applied Materials Taiwan Tsung-yu Wu 8. Philips Semiconductors Kaohsiung (PSK) Chia-wu Lin 9. Packing and Testing in Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry: The United Test Centre Inc. (UTC) Chia-wu Lin 10. The Acer Group’s Manufacturing Decision: To Enter China? Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Donna Everatt 11. The Acer Group’s R&D Strategy: The China Decision Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Donna Everatt 12. ‘Dragon Flying High’: Carrying the Legend to the New Century Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Lena Croft Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisInnovation as an activity is not new - what has changed is the pace at which firms have to innovate. This book analyses innovation success at the company, rather than the project, level and contributes to the development of a new theory on innovation management in small and medium-sized enterprises. The author uses studies from 63 companies from 35 different industry and service sectors in order to obtain non-sector specific findings. He concludes that innovative success is based on a combination of technological, marketing and organizational competencies and that successfully innovating companies can be said to have a strong internal locus of control.Trade Review'For years the focus of innovation management has been solely on large corporations. With Successful Innovation, Jan Cobbenhagen has paved a new way for managing the innovative process in small and medium-sized enterprises. This book provides a valuable and insightful framework for not only understanding but also harnessing innovation. A particular attraction of the book is that it speaks to both scholars as well as practitioners. Just as novel theoretical insights about the role of innovative activity in SMEs are provided, so too are practical lessons for organising and managing an innovative firm.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, Germany'This is a wonderful book. For all those interested in innovation, it is a must read.' -- Zoltan J. Acs, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theory and Methodology 1. Practical Framework 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Sketching the Model Part II: Empirical Findings 5. Technological Competencies 6. Marketing Competencies 7. Organisational Competencies 8. The Competencies Triad Part III: Discussion 9. Locus of Control References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisTechnological Change in the Modern Economy presents an authoritative overview of the economics of technological change. Using an empirical foundation, it examines the economic causes and effects of technological innovation. It also analyzes the process of innovation itself.The author first provides an introduction to innovation and technical change. He expands this to include issues such as innovation and economic growth, the organization of innovation, innovation and competition and the role of government. He also discusses new topics such as technological cooperation, the spillover effects of research, the firm as a learning organization and national systems of innovation. These issues are analysed empirically, employing theoretical explanations to support case studies on Europe, The United States and Japan. The book uses an institutional economics approach, discussing the role of various actors, such as individual inventors, research departments of private firms and public research institutes.The book will provide an introduction to the economics of innovation for advanced undergraduates and for managers and public administrators involved in innovation. It will also be of interest to those studying industrial organization and institutional economics, and will be accessible to those from business administration and management science.Trade Review'It is rare to encounter a scholar who is familiar with all the various literatures and paradigms and can communicate them in a manner that is accessible to students. I am pleased to report that Paul Beije has successfully accomplished this laudable objective in this highly readable and timely book. . . it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of technological change in a knowledge-based economy. I look forward to reading the second edition.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. What is Innovation? 2. Innovation and Economic Growth 3. The Nature and Organization of the Innovation Process 4. Main Problems at the Micro Level 5. The Nature of Technological Competition 6. The Role of Government in Stimulating Innovation 7. The Firm as a Learning Organization 8. Private Patterns of Technological Cooperation 9. The Organization of Vertical Technological Cooperation 10. The Organization of Horizontal Cooperation 11. National Systems of Innovation Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn this challenging book, Orietta Marsili examines the relationship between industrial dynamics and technological change. By combining formal evolutionary modelling with empirical evidence, she illustrates how the characteristics of innovative processes in different technological regimes influence market structure and dynamics.The book is divided into three sections; part one provides the analytical background, part two identifies the characteristics of technological regimes and part three develops a formal evolutionary model which links technological regimes to the dynamics of industrial competition and accounts for empirical regularities identified earlier in the book. Significantly, the author introduces a new taxonomy of technical regimes, which groups sets of production activities together - an important and valuable step away from traditional industrial classifications.The author concludes by stressing the usefulness of industrial regimes, proposing directions for future research and outlining the elements which must be considered if the relationship between industrial dynamics and technological change is to be fully understood.This innovative book will be welcomed by those in the fields of industrial economics, evolutionary economics, the economics of innovation and technological change and public policymakers.Trade Review'This book has the potential of becoming a classic in the newly emerging field of industry evolution. It provides one of the most comprehensive, thorough investigations that I have read to date. Most importantly, Orietta Marsili provides new and thoughtful micro-foundations for the emerging knowledge based economy. This book will emerge as the most insightful and valuable volume on the subject.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Theoretical Background 2. Literature on Industrial Structures and Dynamics 3. Technological Change and Industrial Dynamics 4. Developing an Evolutionary Approach to Industrial Analysis Part II: Learning Regimes and the Nature of Knowledge 5. Technological Regimes 6. Technological Opportunities 7. Technological Entry Barriers 8. Technological Diversity 9. Sources of Knowledge Part III: The Model 10. Structure of the Model 11. Mapping Industrial Dynamics and Technological Change Part IV: Conclusion 12. Summary and Conclusions Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisEurope's performance relative to the US and countries in Asia is a topic that greatly preoccupies policymakers who are concerned that the European Union is losing ground compared to other, more dynamic, parts of the world. This book presents the scale and scope of the challenges that Europe faces in adjusting to globalization and advances in technology.The evidence assembled in this book points to trends in European Union performance that policymakers will find disconcerting. In many areas, Europe has not kept pace with the technological advances of competitors and seems to have lost its dynamism. Employment creation has been lacklustre, new specializations have been slow to emerge and the rate of innovation has been disappointing. The core message in this book is that the problems Europe faces in key areas such as growth, equality and employment are all related to its failure to take sufficient advantage of technological advances, particularly the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution. It is concluded that a coherent European strategy for upgrading technological capability and embedding new technologies, especially ICTs, in society is long overdue.This book will be indispensable to scholars and policymakers in the areas of economic growth, international competitiveness, innovation, regional development and European studies.Trade Review'The book is a collection of ten articles that focus on broad comparative analysis of innovation and growth, information technology, and regional technical progress. The editors are to be commended for their efforts in producing this book. Studies of long-run technical change and competitiveness are rarely undertaken in our short-run world, and such studies are of great importance for Europe in the global economy. . . . a very useful and valuable book. . . . I recommend this work to any library or professor's bookshelf where technological change and Europe are of interest.' -- Joseph Dahms, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Europe – A Long View 2. The Impact of Specialization in Europe 3. European Competitiveness: Quality Rather than Price 4. Employment Dynamics and Structural Change in Europe 5. Europe and the Information and Communication Technologies Revolution 6. Lack of Regional Convergence 7. Europe: One or Several Systems of Innovation? An Analysis Based on Patent Citations 8. Changing the Regional System of Innovation 9. The Implications of Eastward Enlargement for EU Integration, Convergence and Competitiveness 10. Conclusions and Policy Implications Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book deals with the complex social process of managing an innovative organization. Jon Sundbo presents an original sociology-based theory of innovation in firms which combines developments in markets and other environments with internal organizational processes. The fundamental concept of this theory is understanding innovation processes in the context of strategy. The author regards strategy as both an interpretation of environmental developments and an instrument for managing the innovation process. The book takes an evolutionary perspective and combines an 'out-in' approach (the market situation determines innovations) with an 'in-out' approach (internal organizational processes and entrepreneurship determine innovations). In both cases the implementation of strategy is closely studied and its role as a social process within the firm is emphasised. Significantly, the author combines economic and sociological factors and presents a series of models of the innovation process which are based on empirical studies. The book concludes with a model of macro-innovation factors.Presenting an original theory of innovation within a strategic paradigm, this book will be required reading for all students and academics of economics and business, as well as management consultants and those interested in industrial organization.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Conceptual and Analytical Framework 2. The Basis of the Theory 3. Strategic Innovation as a Theory of Development 4. Economics-based Innovation Theories and the Strategic Innovation Theory Part II: The Elements 6. Market Orientation 7. External Driving Forces 8. The Decision to Innovate: Strategy as a Modifying Factor 9. The Scope for Innovation 10. The Organizational Structure: The Dual Organization Part III: The Innovation Process 11. General Model of the Innovation Process 12. The Initialization Phase 13. The Development Phase 14. The Implementation Phase 15. Innovation and Organization Learning Part IV: The Macro Level 16. Economic Development in Society: The Interaction Economy 17. A Model of the Innovation System Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn its continuing quest for competitiveness in world markets, the EU has recently moved away from a technology policy towards an innovation policy. In other words, from a strategy almost entirely focused on supporting collaborative alliances, the EU now has a broader policy vision which aims to engender a positive institutional environment for European innovators. This fresh policy direction has forced the EU to take a novel approach to understanding the relationship between public action and the innovation process at both the national and European level. Adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, the author skilfully examines the politics and economics of the new innovation policy of the EU, addressing such diverse topics as research and knowledge production, the changing regime of intellectual property rights, building the information society, standard setting, risk assessment and the social sustainability of innovation. The conclusions pose many theoretical questions which will require further research, most notably the extent to which EU innovation policy underpins a European system of innovation.This book will be an invaluable source of reference for academics and researchers interested in the economics of innovation, EU political economy, science, technology and politics. It will also help policy makers to understand the complex interactions between regional, national and supranational innovation policy.Trade Review'This book is original in its perspective as well as in its coverage of issues. The author has a good grip both on the political and economic aspects of innovation policy, which makes it possible for her to draw out the crucial dilemmas for European policymakers, as well as the difficulties in finding easy solutions to these dilemmas. She covers different fields that are normally not treated in one common context such as knowledge creation, intellectual property rights, the information society, standard setting and risk assessment. The truly interdisciplinary approach and the broad coverage make this volume quite unique.' -- Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Aalborg University, Denmark'This book reveals common patterns of change as many, seemingly unrelated, areas of innovation policy are increasingly conducted at the European level. The multi-disciplinary approach allows the subject matter to be analysed with subtlety and depth, and the result will appeal to specialists and generalists alike. This represents a major contribution to the innovation policy literature that combines analytical insight with empirical depth.' -- Paul Nightingale, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Analysing the Innovation Policy of the European Union 2. Research and Knowledge Production 3. The Changing Regime of Intellectual Property Rights 4. Building the Information Society 5. The World of Standards 6. Risk and the Social Sustainability of Innovation 7. Conclusion Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis authoritative book presents a selection of the most important published articles and papers on the computing industry - an industry that after five decades of growth permeates virtually all areas of modern economic activity. Many economists believe the diffusion of computing has been a catalyst and a driver of economic growth. This has stimulated research into the microeconomic determinants and consequences of computing. This collection provides a state-of-the-art survey of advances in applied and empirical approaches to the industrial economics of computing. The first section of the book presents several distinct approaches to the measurement of frontier research in computing. The second section addresses the factors shaping the industrial structure for supplying computer goods and services. The third section focuses on the determinants of the adoption and diffusion of information technology.Shane Greenstein - a leading scholar in the field - has written a new and authoritative introduction which provides a comprehensive overview of the subject. This is an important feature of the volume which will be an essential reference source for both industrial and business economists concerned with the computing industry.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction: The Industrial Economics of Computing Shane Greenstein PART I TECHNICAL ADVANCE 1. Ernst R. Berndt, Zvi Griliches and Neal J. Rappaport (1995), ‘Econometric Estimates of Price Indexes for Personal Computers in the 1990s’ 2. Timothy F. Bresnahan (1986), ‘Measuring the Spillovers from Technical Advance: Mainframe Computers in Financial Services’ 3. Manuel Trajtenberg (1989), ‘The Welfare Analysis of Product Innovations, with an Application to Computed Tomography Scanners’ PART II SUPPLY BEHAVIOR AND INDUSTRY EVOLUTION 4. Timothy F. Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein (1999), ‘Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computer Industry’ 5. Franklin M. Fisher, John J. McGowan and Joen E. Greenwood (1983), ‘Anticompetitive Behavior and IBM’s Actions’ 6. Barbara Goody Katz and Almarin Phillips (1982), ‘The Computer Industry’ 7. Richard N. Langlois and Paul L. Robertson (1992), ‘Networks and Innovation in a Modular System: Lessons from the Microcomputer and Stereo Component Industries’ 8. Timothy F. Bresnahan, Scott Stern and Manuel Trajtenberg (1997), ‘Market Segmentation and the Sources of Rents from Innovation: Personal Computers in the Late 1980s’ 9. Shane Greenstein (2000), ‘Building and Delivering the Virtual World: Commercializing Services for Internet Access’ PART III USER ADOPTION AND PRODUCTIVITY 10. Thomas N. Hubbard (2000), ‘The Demand for Monitoring Technologies: The Case of Trucking’ 11. Susan Athey and Scott Stern (2002), ‘The Impact of Information Technology on Emergency Health Care Outcomes’ 12. Paul A. David (1990), ‘The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox’ 13. Timothy Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein (1996), ‘Technical Progress and Co-invention in Computing and in the Uses of Computers’ 14. George P. Baker and Thomas N. Hubbard (2004), ‘Contractibility and Asset Ownership: On-Board Computers and Governance in U.S. Trucking’ 15. Erik Brynjolfsson and Lorin M. Hitt (2000), ‘Beyond Computation: Information Technology, Organizational Transformation and Business Performance’ Name Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisFor this invaluable collection, Professor Link has selected the most significant articles that have emerged in the last fifty years in the field of innovation policy. The first volume addresses the foundations of innovation policy and covers essential topics such as governments' role in innovation, the patent system and fiscal policies that promote innovation. The second volume explores specific innovation policies and their social impact, including public research and development, the changing role of universities in the innovation process and technology transfer policies. In his introduction, Professor Link offers an authoritative and insightful overview of innovation policy in industrialized nations, identifying at least two paradigms that motivate governments' role in innovation policy.Trade Review‘The Economics of Innovation Policy is a remarkable collection both for the comprehensiveness of the topics covered and the quality of the individual papers. They bring economic rigor with genuine insights into the evolving role of the government in national innovation systems, and at the same time have practical, policy-orientated assessments of the use of R&D tax credits and public–private technology partnerships. Importantly, there are excellent papers on the role of the university in the innovation process as well as on the highly important but often overlooked role of standards in the development of new technologies. This comprehensive, high-quality series is a genuinely valuable contribution for the researcher and policymaker alike.’ -- Charles Wessner, The National Academy of Sciences, US‘This is an excellent collection on science and technology policy. Rarely does one see so many seminal papers organized into a single volume of critical writings.’ -- David J. Teece, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Foundations of Innovation Policy Acknowledgements Introduction Albert N. Link PART I GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN INNOVATION 1. Paul M. Romer (1993), ‘Implementing a National Technology Strategy with Self-Organizing Industry Investment Boards’ 2. Partha Dasgupta and Paul A. David (1994), ‘Toward a New Economics of Science’ 3. Stephen Martin and John T. Scott (2000), ‘The Nature of Innovation Market Failure and the Design of Public Support for Private Innovation’ 4. Gregory Tassey (2005), ‘Underinvestment in Public Good Technologies’ PART II THE PATENT SYSTEM 5. Rebecca S. Eisenberg (1989), ‘Patents and the Progress of Science: Exclusive Rights and Experimental Use’ 6. Richard Gilbert and Carl Shapiro (1990), ‘Optimal Patent Length and Breadth’ 7. Janusz A. Ordover (1991), ‘A Patent System for Both Diffusion and Exclusion’ 8. Adam B. Jaffe (2000), ‘The U.S. Patent System in Transition: Policy Innovation and the Innovation Process’ 9. Wesley M. Cohen (2005), ‘Patents and Appropriation: Concerns and Evidence’ PART III DIRECT FUNDING OF INNOVATION 10. Gregory Tassey (1996), ‘Choosing Government R&D Policies: Tax Incentives vs. Direct Funding’ 11. John T. Scott (1998), ‘Financing and Leveraging Public/Private Partnerships: The Hurdle-Lowering Auction’ 12. Josh Lerner (1999), ‘The Government as Venture Capitalist: The Long-Run Impact of the SBIR Program’ 13. Scott J. Wallsten (2000), ‘The Effects of Government-Industry R&D Programs on Private R&D: The Case of the Small Business Innovation Research Program’ 14. David Audretsch, Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2002), ‘Public/Private Technology Partnerships: Evaluating SBIR-supported Research’ PART IV FISCAL POLICIES TO PROMOTE INNOVATION 15. Barry Bozeman and Albert N. Link (1984), ‘Tax Incentives for R&D: A Critical Evaluation’ 16. C.W. Swenson (1992), ‘Some Tests of the Incentive Effects of the Research and Experimentation Tax Credit’ 17. Bronwyn H. Hall (1993), ‘R&D Tax Policy during the 1980s: Success or Failure?’ 18. Rachel Griffith, Daniel Sandler and John Van Reenen (1995), ‘Tax Incentives for R&D’ 19. John T. Scott (1995), ‘The Damoclean Tax and Innovation’ Name Index Volume II: Innovation Policies and Social Impact Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editor appears in Volume I. PART I PUBLIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Richard R. Nelson (1983), ‘Government Support of Technical Progress: Lessons from History’ 2. David M. Levy and Nestor E. Terleckyj (1983), ‘Effects of Government R&D on Private R&D Investment and Productivity: A Macroeconomic Analysis’ 3. Frank R. Lichtenberg (1984), ‘The Relationship Between Federal Contract R&D and Company R&D’ 4. Dennis Patrick Leyden and Albert N. Link (1991), ‘Why are Governmental R&D and Private R&D Complements?’ 5. Maryann P. Feldman and Maryellen R. Kelley (2003), ‘Leveraging Research and Development: Assessing the Impact of the U.S. Advanced Technology Program’ PART II RESEARCH COOPERATION TO PROMOTE INNOVATION 6. Eric von Hippel (1987), ‘Cooperation between Rivals: Informal Know-How Trading’ 7. Dennis Patrick Leyden and Albert N. Link (1999), ‘Federal Laboratories as Research Partners’ 8. Bruce S. Tether (2002), ‘Who Co-operates for Innovation and Why: An Empirical Analysis’ 9. Donald S. Siegel (2003), ‘Data Requirements for Assessing the Private and Social Returns to Strategic Research Partnerships: Analysis and Recommendations’ PART III STANDARDS AS TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE 10. Joseph Farrell and Garth Saloner (1986), ‘Installed Base and Compatibility: Innovation, Product Preannouncements and Predation’ 11. Paul A. David and Shane Greenstein (1990), ‘The Economics of Compatibility Standards: An Introduction to Recent Research’ 12. Karl Ulrich (1995), ‘The Role of Product Architecture in the Manufacturing Firm’ 13. Gregory Tassey (2000), ‘Standardization in Technology-Based Markets’ PART IV UNIVERSITIES AND THE INNOVATION PROCESS 14. Adam B. Jaffe (1989), ‘Real Effects of Academic Research’ 15. David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat and Arvids A. Ziedonis (2001), ‘The Growth of Patenting and Licensing by US Universities: An Assessment of the Effects of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980’ 16. Bronwyn H. Hall, Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2001), ‘Barriers Inhibiting Industry from Partnering with Universities: Evidence from the Advanced Technology Program’ 17. Josh Lerner (2005), ‘The University and the Start-Up: Lessons from the Past Two Decades’ PART V TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICIES 18. Michael M. Crow (1988), ‘Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Energy R&D Laboratories: An Analysis of Effectiveness’ 19. Barry Bozeman (1994), ‘Evaluating Government Technology Transfer: Early Impacts of the “Cooperative Technology Paradigm” 20. David C. Mowery and Bhaven N. Sampat (2005), ‘The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and University-Industry Technology Transfer: A Model for Other OECD Governments?’ 21. David J. Teece (2005), ‘Technology and Technology Transfer: Mansfieldian Inspirations and Subsequent Developments’ PART VI SOCIAL IMPACT OF INNOVATION POLICY 22. Zvi Griliches (1958), ‘Research Costs and Social Returns: Hybrid Corn and Related Innovations’ 23. Edwin Mansfield, John Rapoport, Anthony Romeo, Samuel Wagner and George Beardsley (1977), ‘Social and Private Rates of Return from Industrial Innovations’ 24. Manuel Trajtenberg (1989), ‘The Welfare Analysis of Product Innovations, with an Application to Computed Tomography Scanners’ 25. Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2001), ‘Public/Private Partnerships: Stimulating Competition in a Dynamic Market’ Name Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe biotechnology industry across the globe is growing dramatically in line with rapidly emerging scientific and technological developments. This book explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of entrepreneurship in the biotechnology industry, focusing on the innovation processes underpinning success for new biotechnology firms (NBFs). It argues that biotechnology is at a crossroads: to date the science has been solid, yet commercial success remains elusive, and that it will be the commercial success of NBFs which will dictate the long term viability of this crucial industry.The authors go on to examine the roles played by both entrepreneurship and innovation in the competitiveness of biotechnology companies through a focus on: intellectual property strategies, product development, valuing biotechnology ventures, funding innovation and R&D, alliances and networking, changing industry structures evidenced through the shifting value chain and the impact of globalization on the changing industry and organizational life cycles. International case studies with a focus on human biosciences support the important theoretical developments at the heart of this book.Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology offers original and valuable insights to researchers, academics and students as well as to practitioners involved with innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of biotechnology.Trade Review'This book is aimed at providing a large audience, including practitioners, politicians and decision-makers, with useful insights in relation to innovation and entrepreneurship in the biotechnology industry. It offers an international perspective and a set of theoretical lenses to underline the roles and the effects of entrepreneurship and scientific innovation as key factors to support new firm emergence and to achieve and maintain competitiveness in this so important industry.' -- Alain Fayolle, EM Lyon, CERAG Laboratory, France and Solvay Business School, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2. Entrepreneurship in the Biotechnology Context 3. Innovation and R&D Management 4. Funding Innovation in Biotechnology Companies 5. Intellectual Assets I – Intellectual Capital in Biotechnology Firms 6. Intellectual Assets II – Intellectual Gravity and Managing IP in Biotechnology Firms 7. The Cycle Game I – Product Life Cycle, R&D Cycle and Organizational Life Cycle 8. The Cycle Game II – Business, Market and Industry Cycles 9. Public Policy, Regulatory and Ethical Challenges Facing the Entrepreneurial Biotechnology Firm 10. The Biotechnology Value Chain 11. Biotechnology Industry and Firm Structures 12. Product Development and Innovation Diffusion 13. Biotechnology Industry Growth Models: An International Perspective Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book explores the innovation processes involved in the application and use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at work and in everyday life. These are analysed through an unparalleled set of 23 European case studies, which, uniquely, address both the design/development and the implementation of ICT applications across the cultural, civic information and education sectors. The authors draw upon a range of analytical traditions - from sociology of technology and cultural and consumption studies, to computer systems design - to build an integrated, evolutionary understanding of the processes of innovation in ICT. Their social learning perspective addresses the collective learning and negotiation processes involved, highlighting the contribution of technology users, as well as designers and developers, in shaping innovation.The book will have an immediate readership amongst scholars of technology studies, as well as researchers and practitioners interested in computer system development and human computer interaction.Trade Review'The book contains a wealth of information about technological innovation and describes a body of research that may not be well known to many; this is a valuable contribution. . . . it is clearly written, well organized, and filled with examples and illustrations of major points. Researchers can learn much from it, and students, especially graduate students, can benefit not only form the light it sheds on research methods and on ways to draw conclusions and spot trends from research data. Product designers and developers can benefit from the lessons learned in the case studies described; the successful innovations were built on a solid base of research, analysis, and understanding of both audience and audience needs.' -- Roger Grice, Technical Communication'Social Learning in Technological Innovation is a timely contribution to this core topic of science and technology studies. The book integrates, complements and critically evaluates the understanding of design and uptake of new technology in innovation studies and science and technology studies.' -- Sampsa Hyysalo, Science StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: Social Learning: Understanding the Process of Innovation in the Application of ICT 1. Introduction 2. The Scope and Methods of the Study 3. What Do We Mean by Social Learning? 4. Mapping the Process and Space for Social Learning 5. Social Learning in Technology Design 6. Social Learning in Technology Appropriation: Innofusion and Domestication 7. The Conduct and Management of Digital Experiments Part II: Rethinking Innovation Models and Technology Policy Perspectives 8. Policy Contexts and Debates: National Settings for ICT Adoption 9. Supporting Social Learning: Implications for Policy and Practice References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis important book presents a unique body of research into the economics of the digital society. It questions how modern economies have been transformed as a result of digital goods and markets, and explores the policy implications and challenges of this revolution. Luc Soete and Bas ter Weel have assembled leading economists and social scientists to provide an invaluable insight into the influence of the digital society in the core fields of economics. They offer a comprehensive overview of the changes that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have brought about in our analysis and understanding of society, focusing particularly upon welfare economics, networks, the diffusion of new businesses and new forms of entrepreneurship, the auctioning of licences, the much-debated role of intellectual property rights and the emergence of free software in the open-source movement. There are however a number of more indirect economic developments influencing the technological society that are also taken into consideration. These include the increased work pressure and new diseases affecting the workforce, the economics of digital content, the effects of computer use on the wage structure, the impact of ICTs on goods and labour markets, and the macroeconomic consequences of ICT investment in terms of knowledge accumulation and economic growth. Distinctive and comprehensive in its coverage of the critical issues associated with the digital economy, this book will appeal to academics, policy makers and students alike.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction and Summary 2. World-wide-welfare: A Micro-economic Analysis of ‘The New Economy’ 3. Network Formation, Innovation and IT Use 4. Adoption and Diffusion of e-Business and the Role of Network Effects 5. Radio Spectrum Fees as Determinants of Market Structure: The Consequences of European 3G Licensing 6. Does the New Economy Need all the Old IPR Institutions and Still More? 7. Free Software Developers: Who, How and Why 8. Technological Change, Job Stress and Burnout 9. Some Economics of Digital Content 10. How Computerization has Changed the Labour Market: A Review of the Evidence and a New Perspective 11. ICT and Optimal Unemployment Benefits when Pissarides meets Dixit–Stiglitz 12. Unleashing Animal Spirits: Investment in ICT and Economic Growth 13. The Impact of ICT Investment on Knowledge Accumulation and Economic Growth 14. A Digital Society for Us All: ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Policy Reflections Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis authoritative collection covers the economics and business side of the social scientific debate about the economics of 'modern biotechnology' or 'the biotechnology industry'. Biotechnology has attracted an enormous interest. Research has spawned work on a variety of theoretical issues about economic dynamics, about innovation systems and about what might be called - in the current jargon - the modern 'learning economy'. More generally, biotechnology is often perceived as one of the most important, broad, cutting-edge new technologies of the contemporary era. This collection will provide the reader with an accessible and structured understanding of the main issues which have characterized debates about the economics of biotechnology.Trade Review'. . . the selected contents make for a great leisurely read due to the breadth and the fluency of the various authors, and is thus generally recommended.' -- Iraj Daizadeh, Journal of Commercial Biotechnology'This book provides an invaluable introduction to the distinctive economic features of the biotechnology industry. Indeed, it is an introduction in more ways than one. To begin with, the 39 articles that make up the 2 volumes are the result of a thoughtful, judicious selection of the most influential contributions to the emergence and the maturation of this remarkable industry. At the same time, an introductory essay by the editors provides an indispensable reader's guide to the wide range of issues that have become especially salient along with the growth of the biotechnology industry: the costs and benefits of large vs. small firms; the benefits of vertical integration; the effectiveness of networks as a way of organizing the critical functions of R&D; the changing economics of the division of labor; the causes of geographical clustering; the relevance of the tacitness of knowledge; the impact of intellectual property rights, etc. The editors deserve to be congratulated for their endeavors in providing a book that should serve as an extremely useful research tool for a growing army of researchers. The book's usefulness is significantly enhanced by the fact that it draws upon a wide range of journals, many of which will not be readily accessible except at a very small number of the largest research universities. One can only admire the depth and the breadth of the research, on the part of the editors, that must have been involved in creating this invaluable research tool.' -- Nathan Rosenberg, Stanford University, US'An excellent collection of papers which are not only essential for the understanding of the biotechnology industry, but are also a must for students of industrial dynamics at large, of intellectual property rights, and of the economics and geography of innovation.' -- Giovanni Dosi, St Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Preface Maureen McKelvey and Luigi Orsenigo Introduction Maureen McKelvey and Luigi Orsenigo PART I OVERVIEW 1. (1984), ‘Summary’ 2. Rebecca Henderson, Luigi Orsenigo and Gary P. Pisano (1999), ‘The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Revolution in Molecular Biology: Interactions Among Scientific, Institutional, and Organizational Change’ 3. Govindan Parayil (2003), ‘Mapping Technological Trajectories of the Green Revolution and the Gene Revolution from Modernization to Globalization’ 4. Hannah E. Kettler and Sonja Marjanovic (2004), ‘Engaging Biotechnology Companies in the Development of Innovative Solutions for Diseases of Poverty’ PART II SCIENCE AND INNOVATION 5. Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella (1994), ‘Evaluating Technological Information and Utilizing It: Scientific Knowledge, Technological Capability, and External Linkages in Biotechnology’ 6. Gary P. Pisano (1994), ‘Knowledge, Integration, and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development’ 7. Paul Nightingale (2000), ‘Economies of Scale in Experimentation: Knowledge and Technology in Pharmaceutical R&D’ 8. Michelle Gittelman and Bruce Kogut (2003), ‘Does Good Science Lead to Valuable Knowledge? Biotechnology Firms and the Evolutionary Logic of Citation Patterns’ 9. Maureen D. McKelvey (1996), ‘Introduction’ and ‘Conclusions for Science and Technology’ PART III NEW SPECIALISED BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS 10. Martin Kenney (1986), ‘Schumpeterian Innovation and Entrepreneurs in Capitalism: A Case Study of the U.S. Biotechnology Industry’ 11. David B. Audretsch (2001), ‘The Role of Small Firms in U.S. Biotechnology Clusters’ 12. Lynne G. Zucker, Michael R. Darby and Marilynn B. Brewer (1998), ‘Intellectual Human Capital and the Birth of U.S. Biotechnology Enterprises’ 13. Vincent Mangematin, Stéphane Lemarié, Jean-Pierre Boissin, David Catherine, Frédéric Corolleur, Roger Coronini and Michel Trommetter (2003), ‘Development of SMEs and Heterogeneity of Trajectories: The Case of Biotechnology in France’ PART IV REACTION AND ADAPTATION OF LARGE INCUMBENT COMPANIES 14. Louis Galambos and Jeffrey L. Sturchio (1998), ‘Pharmaceutical Firms and the Transition to Biotechnology: A Study in Strategic Innovation’ 15. Joanna Chataway, Joyce Tait and David Wield (2004), ‘Understanding Company R&D Strategies in Agro-Biotechnology: Trajectories and Blind Spots’ 16. Iain Cockburn and Rebecca M. Henderson (1998), ‘Absorptive Capacity, Coauthoring Behavior, and the Organization of Research in Drug Discovery’ 17. Lynne G. Zucker and Michael R. Darby (1997), ‘Present at the Biotechnological Revolution: Transformation of Technological Identity for a Large Incumbent Pharmaceutical Firm’ 18. Shyama V. Ramani (2002), ‘Who is Interested in Biotech? R&D Strategies, Knowledge Base and Market Sales of Indian Biopharmaceutical Firms’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements A preface and introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I DIVISION OF LABOUR IN INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKS OF INNOVATORS 1. Gary P. Pisano (1991), ‘The Governance of Innovation: Vertical Integration and Collaborative Arrangements in the Biotechnology Industry’ 2. Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella (1990), ‘Complementarity and External Linkages: The Strategies of the Large Firms in Biotechnology’ 3. Walter W. Powell, Kenneth W. Koput and Laurel Smith-Doerr (1996), ‘Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology’ 4. Julia Porter Liebeskind, Amalya Lumerman Oliver, Lynne Zucker and Marilynn Brewer (1996), ‘Social Networks, Learning, and Flexibility: Sourcing Scientific Knowledge in New Biotechnology Firms’ 5. Gordon Walker, Bruce Kogut and Weijian Shan (1997), ‘Social Capital, Structural Holes and the Formation of an Industry Network’ 6. Walter W. Powell, Douglas R. White, Kenneth W. Koput and Jason Owen-Smith (2005), ‘Network Dynamics and Field Evolution: The Growth of Interorganizational Collaboration in the Life Sciences’ 7. L. Orsenigo, F. Pammolli and Massimo Riccaboni (2001), ‘Technological Change and Network Dynamics: Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry’ PART II GEOGRAPHICAL AGGLOMERATION 8. David B. Audretsch and Paula E. Stephan (1996), ‘Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology’ 9. Maryann P. Feldman (2000), ‘Where Science Comes to Life: University Bioscience, Commercial Spin-offs and Regional Economic Development’ 10. Toby Stuart and Olav Sorenson (2003), ‘The Geography of Opportunity: Spatial Heterogeneity in Founding Rates and the Performance of Biotechnology Firms’ 11. Philip Cooke (2002), ‘Regional Innovation Systems: General Findings and Some New Evidence from Biotechnology Clusters’ 12. Jorge Niosi and Tomas G. Bas (2003), ‘Biotechnology Megacentres: Montreal and Toronto Regional Systems of Innovation’ PART III INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY 13. Martha Prevezer (2001), ‘Ingredients in the Early Development of the U.S. Biotechnology Industry’ 14. Steven Casper and Hannah Kettler (2001), ‘National Institutional Frameworks and the Hybridization of Entrepreneurial Business Models: The German and UK Biotechnology Sectors’ 15. Mark Lehrer and Kazuhiro Asakawa (2004), ‘Rethinking the Public Sector: Idiosyncrasies of Biotechnology Commercialization as Motors of National R&D Reform in Germany and Japan’ 16. Jason Owen-Smith, Massimo Riccaboni, Fabio Pammolli and Walter W. Powell (2002), ‘A Comparison of U.S. and European University-Industry Relations in the Life Sciences’ 17. Joel A.C. Baum and Brian S. Silverman (2004), ‘Picking Winners or Building Them? Alliance, Intellectual, and Human Capital as Selection Criteria in Venture Financing and Performance of Biotechnology Startups’ PART IV INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 18. Michael A. Heller and Rebecca S. Eisenberg (1998), ‘Can Patents Deter Innovation? The Anticommons in Biomedical Research’ 19. Roberto Mazzoleni and Richard R. Nelson (1998), ‘The Benefits and Costs of Strong Patent Protection: A Contribution to the Current Debate’ 20. John P. Walsh, Ashish Arora and Wesley M. Cohen (2003), ‘Effects of Research Tool Patents and Licencing on Biomedical Innovation’ Name Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe Asia Pacific has emerged as one of the most dynamic regions in the world, presenting a variety of social and economic experiences and responses to global pressures. In this book twelve country case studies explore the ways in which national science, technology and innovation policies are evolving in response to globalization. The editors argue that the national innovation system (NIS) perspective is driving policy regimes toward new approaches in policy intervention. Underlying the new policy agenda is a concern with reframing the role for science, technology and innovation institutions including higher education and integrating local community, national and global technology objectives.Presenting a broad analysis, the book will be of great interest to policy analysts and practitioners concerned with science, technology and innovation policy. It will also appeal to academic and postgraduate students concerned with innovation and industrial development, as well as scholars and practitioners engaged in regional development and international business in the Asia pacific region.Trade Review'. . . a timely and useful book because it provides a thorough insight into the factors underlying the success and occasional failure of Asia-Pacific countries in developing appropriate S&T policies within the context of our contemporary shifting political economic order.' -- Bernard McKennna, PrometheusTable of ContentsContents: 1. Transition and Change: Innovation Systems in Asia-Pacific Economies V.V. Krishna and Tim Turpin 2. ‘Marking Time?’ The Evolution of the Australian National Innovation System, 1996–2005 Sam Garrett-Jones 3. New S&T Policies and Repositioning of Universities in the Changing National Innovation System: The Case of Japan Fumi Kitagawa and Robert Schuman 4. Science and Technology Policy and Diffusion of Knowledge in New Zealand Peter D. Cleland and Susan E. Manley 5. The Evolution of Korea’s National Innovation System and Science and Technology Policy Deok Soon Yim 6. The Dynamics of China’s National Innovation System: Resources, Capabilities and Linkages Jing A. Zhang 7. Dynamics at the Sectoral System of Innovation: Indian Experience in Software, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals V.V. Krishna 8. Thailand at the Crossroads: The Dynamics of Thailand’s National Innovation System Patarapong Intarakumnerd and Peter Brimble 9. The Dynamics of Innovation and Technology Capability in Pakistan S.T.K. Naim 10. Science and Technology Policy and the Dynamics Underlying the Malaysia Innovation System Fadzilah Ahmad Din and V.V. Krishna 11. The Emerging National System of Innovation in the Philippines Amelia C. Ancog and Albert P. Aquino 12. Innovation Strategy for the Pacific Islands in the New Millennium: Mixing Science with Tradition Will Tibben and Apelu Tielu 13. S&T Policy and the Sri Lankan National System of Innovation: The Role of Public Research Systems Seetha I. Wickremasinghe and V.V. Krishna Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThere is a long-standing tradition of research that highlights the importance of differences in the organizational and technological capabilities of firms and their effect on economic performance. This book expands on this theme by exploring the role of knowledge and innovation in firm strategy and industrial change. Underlying the volume is the belief that firms have distinctive methods of operation and that these processes have a strong element of continuity. The authors examine the role played by firms in developing, linking and utilizing the knowledge produced in many different social institutions in order to advance their organizational and technological skills. They demonstrate how understanding the manner in which firms enhance their capabilities is essential for recognizing how the economy operates and changes as a whole. To help illuminate the crucial role of knowledge and innovation, the authors use international data and insightful case studies of firms from throughout the world. These include biotechnology in Portugal, oil in Scotland, telephone/internet banking in France and Sweden, and fuel cell development in the US and Europe.This broad-ranging book will be of immense worth to scholars and students in the fields of innovation, R&D management, technology management, organization studies and industrial innovation.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Knowledge and the Firm 1. Craft and Code: Intensification of Innovation and Management of Knowledge 2. The Economics of Governance: The Role of Localized Knowledge in the Interdependence Among Transaction, Coordination and Production 3. Innovation, Consumption and Knowledge: Services and Encapsulation Part II: Innovation and Firm Strategy 4. Paths to Deepwater in the International Upstream Petroleum Industry 5. Consumers and Suppliers as Co-Producers of Technology and Innovation in Electronically Mediated Banking: The Cases of Internet Banking in Nordbanken and Société Générale 6. Technological Shifts and Industry Reaction: Shifts in Fuel Preference for the Fuel Cell Vehicle in the Automotive Industry 7. Distant Networking? The Out-Cluster Strategies of New Biotechnology Firms 8. New Science and Old Industries: Adoption of Biotechnology in European Food Companies 9. Commercialization of Corporate Science and the Production of Research Articles Part III: Long-Term Technological Change and the Economy 10. Making (Kondratiev) Waves: Simulating Long-Run Technical Change for an Integrated Assessment System 11. Nonlinear Dynamism of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisModern organizations must constantly adapt to survive in today's rapidly changing environment. A stagnant organization that cannot innovate to meet evolving conditions will eventually find itself no longer competitive in an increasingly complex and technologically sophisticated economy. Innovation and Knowledge Management focuses on three issues critical to success: knowledge management, innovation, and consortia. The author examines the interplay of these factors during a critical four-year period in the operation of the Cancer Information Service (CIS) - a knowledge management organization charged with delivering up-to-date, authoritative information to the public. The forerunner of many other knowledge delivery organizations, CIS was under pressure not only to distribute knowledge but to generate it. A consortium was formed between practitioners within CIS and researchers outside it to explore various innovative intervention strategies. The intersection of knowledge management, innovation and consortial arrangements at CIS provides a unique opportunity to examine no less than the future of organizations. This distinctive study will be of great interest to scholars, students, practitioners and policymakers in the fields of health, communications, knowledge management, information science and management.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Levels of Knowledge Management Innovations 3. Organizing for Knowledge Management: The Cancer Information Service 4. Organizing for Knowledge Generation: The Cancer Information Service Research Consortium 5. Organizing Informally for Innovation 6. Comparing Attributes of Knowledge Delivery and Information Technology Innovations 7. Innovation in Knowledge Management Organizations: Lessons Learned Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book builds on the premise that the effectiveness of national efforts to increase spending on R&D can be approximated by the competitiveness of that economy in international markets. Building on a number of existing 'benchmarking' studies that have to date only ranked countries according either to their R&D indicators, or their performances in innovation, this is the first book to offer a synthesized assessment of the R&D competitiveness of national economies based on both input and output related indicators. Several quantitative methods are used to combine these lists with a wide variety of R&D indicators. The book confirms one of the major premises of the Lisbon Strategy - that Europe is significantly lagging behind its overseas competitors in R&D.Competitiveness in Research and Development includes a unique comparative analysis of R&D and innovation systems of transition and developing economies. It also features a comprehensive and critical survey of international literature on the measurement of R&D and innovation performance.Academics and researchers of innovation and science and industrial economics will find much to interest them in this book as will international organisations, think tanks, and government agencies dealing with R&D and innovation. The book will also appeal to strategists and managers of R&D intensive companies.Trade Review'. . . stimulating reading for macroeconomists interested in technological innovation.' -- Georges Haour, R&D Management'The book is based on the recognition that effective R&D is a fundamental component of sustainable competitive advantage of nations. Professor Torok and his co-authors not only spell out the thesis but also prove it with rich analytical evidences. I wish many politicians and economic policymakers could read the book and adapt this conclusion in practice! This would help achieve the Lisbon goals of the European Union and the "catch-up" of the transition economies.' -- Attila Chikan, Corvinus University, Budapest, HungaryTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Approaches to Competitiveness 2. Indicators for Measuring Competitiveness 3. R&D Competitiveness Measured 4. Policy Conclusions for the Transition Countries and the Developing World 5. The Big Picture References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisExamining the issues facing smaller regions and countries, John de la Mothe explores how innovation, strategy and interdependence shape their performance, competition, and futures.Innovation and interdependence are central elements of advanced and advancing economies. In our globalized world, the production of knowledge is continually evolving. This is reflected in the design of institutions and in the results on the standards of living that are achieved and sustained. It also implies new forms of competition. Increasingly, smaller countries, regions and cities that do not fit into traditional theories of growth are becoming leaders in technology-intensive products and quick followers in innovative practices. Often heavily committed to large emerging economic markets (such as China and India) and political hegemons (such as Germany, Japan, and the United States), smaller nations, regions and cities are playing an almost unprecedented role in the shape of things to come. By examining the texture of the new economy, paths to constructing advantage, and aspects of the cultures that lead to the new economy, this book provides a valuable and essential guide to scholars, policymakers, strategists and students.Trade Review'. . . an interesting and scholarly volume that draws upon a range of disciplines to give an authoritative account of the innovative process. It represents a valuable information source for teachers and students of regional studies, economic policy and business economics.' -- Economic Outlook and Business Review'Overall, Innovation Strategies in Interdependent States provides an all-encompassing examination of what has become a critical issue for policy makers, firms, educational institutions, and labor. . . this book is a welcome addition to geographical studies of the innovation process.' -- Ronald V. Kalafsky, Growth & Change'John de la Mothe's essays capture the essence of the new innovation-led economy. He skillfully incorporates a breadth of perspectives and disciplines (sociology, political science, economics, geography, organizational behavior) describing the central role knowledge, interdependence and institutions play in the innovation process. Throughout his essays that touch on innovation policy recommendations, Canada is a central focus, but he successfully incorporates the problems and opportunities associated with other small economies in both developing and developed countries. His focus on cities as a main driver of innovation is gaining increasing importance in the academic literature of today.' -- Clifford Wymbs, Baruch College, CUNY, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Innovation in an Age of Interdependence Part I: The Texture of the New Economy 2. The New Competition 3. Some Economic Consequences of Knowledge 4. Technology, Trade and Investment in Interdependent Economies 5. Innovation, Institutions and International Development 6. The Institutional Governance of Innovation 7. Capacities and Priorities in Innovation Part II: Constructing Advantage in the New Economy 8. Interdependence and National Systems of Innovation 9. Transitional Systems of Innovation 10. Learning in Local Systems of Innovation 11. Constructing Advantage in Smaller Regions 12. Constructing Advantages in Cities 13. Lessons from Cities and Smaller Nations Part III: Cultures of the New Economy 14. Innovation, Globalization and the Challenges to Science and Technology Policy 15. Innovation, Science and Priorities in Open Societies 16. Innovation and Interdependence in the New Republic of Knowledge 17. Conclusion: The Embedded Culture of Innovation Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging collection approaches innovation and development with a focus upon the developing world and includes a number of articles from eminent scholars in developing countries. With papers ranging from 1973, the book provides an authoritative account of how thinking has evolved in this area. It provides a firm theoretical foundation in innovation systems, processes, institutions and policies from the perspective of developing countries. Topics include capacity building, learning, industrial development, agricultural innovation and sustainable development. The collection will provide a valuable reference to new students, postgraduates and professional economists seeking to broaden and deepen their knowledge of development and innovation in the developing world.Trade Review'This collection fills a void in the innovation studies literature where most attention has been given to understanding innovation-led development in industrialized nations. . . Mytelka's book is an impressive and generally successful attempt to introduce seminal scholarship in the area of innovation and economic development in developing countries into the mainstream innovation studies literature. Consequently, it is certainly a must-read volume for academics and practitioners alike who are interested in learning about innovation systems and innovation policymaking in developing regions.' -- Naubahar Sharif, Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Lynn K. Mytelka PART I LEARNING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Francisco R. Sagasti (1973), ‘Underdevelopment, Science and Technology: The Point of View of the Underdeveloped Countries’ 2. Carlota Perez (1988), ‘New Technologies and Development’ 3. Sanjaya Lall (1992), ‘Technological Capabilities and Industrialization’ 4. Martin Bell and Keith Pavitt (1993), ‘Technological Accumulation and Industrial Growth: Contrast Between Developed and Developing Countries’ 5. Lynn K. Mytelka (2004), ‘Catching Up in New Wave Technologies’ PART II INNOVATION SYSTEMS 6. Christopher Freeman (1988), ‘Japan: A New National System of Innovation?’ 7. Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Björn Johnson, Esben Sloth Andersen and Bent Dalum (2002), ‘National Systems of Production, Innovation and Competence Building’ 8. Lynn K. Mytelka (2000), ‘Local Systems of Innovation in a Globalized World Economy’ 9. Norman Clark (2002), ‘Innovation Systems, Institutional Change and the New Knowledge Market: Implications for Third World Agricultural Development’ PART III INSTITUTIONS, POLICIES AND INNOVATION 10. Amilcar Herrera (1973), ‘Social Determinants of Science in Latin America: Explicit Science Policy and Implicit Science Policy’ 11. Stan Metcalfe (1997), ‘Technology Systems and Technology Policy in an Evolutionary Framework’ 12. Ha-Joon Chang and Ali Cheema (2002), ‘Conditions for Successful Technology Policy in Developing Countries – Learning Rents, State Structures, and Institutions’ 13. Mario Cimoli and Jorge Katz (2003), ‘Structural Reforms, Technological Gaps and Economic Development: A Latin American Perspective’ 14. Meng-Chun Liu (2002), ‘Determinants of Taiwan’s Trade Liberalization: The Case of a Newly Industrialized Country’ PART IV KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS, INNOVATION AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 15. Trevor M.A. Farrell (1979), ‘A Tale of Two Issues: Nationalization, the Transfer of Technology and the Petroleum Multinationals in Trinidad-Tobago’ 16. Gary Gereffi (1999), ‘International Trade and Industrial Upgrading in the Apparel Commodity Chain’ 17. Martin Bell and Michael Albu (1999), ‘Knowledge Systems and Technological Dynamism in Industrial Clusters in Developing Countries’ 18. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka (2003), ‘Knowledge Networks and Technological Capabilities in the African Manufacturing Cluster’ 19. Rajah Rasiah (1996), ‘Innovation and Institution: Moving Towards the Technological Frontier in the Electronics Industry in Malaysia’ PART V AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 20. René Kemp and Luc Soete (1992), ‘The Greening of Technological Progress. An Evolutionary Perspective’ 21. Robin Cowan and Philip Gunby (1996), ‘Sprayed to Death: Path Dependence, Lock-in and Pest Control Strategies’ 22. Kevin C. Urama and Ian Hodge (2004), ‘Irrigation Externalities and Agricultural Sustainability in South-eastern Nigeria’ 23. Kojo Sebastian Amanor (1994), ‘Ecological Knowledge and the Regional Economy: Environmental Management in the Asesewa District of Ghana’ 24. Andrew Hall, Geoffrey Bockett, Sarah Taylor, M.V.K. Sivamohan and Norman Clark (2001), ‘Why Research Partnerships Really Matter: Innovation Theory, Institutional Arrangements and Implications for Developing New Technology for the Poor’ Name Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe 'great divide' between public and private knowledge in capitalism is an unstable frontier at the core of contemporary economic transformations. Based on research in the USA, Europe and Brazil into the cutting edge of biological science and technology, this book presents a novel framework for understanding this historically shifting fault-line.Over the last quarter of a century, major controversies have accompanied the dramatic developments in biological science and technology. At critical points, leading commercial companies were poised to take ownership over the human genome and much new post-genomic knowledge. The software tools for analysing the deluge of data also appeared, as did expanding new markets for private enterprise. At the same time, huge new public programmes of biological research were accompanied by radical innovation in the institutions and organisation of public knowledge. Would private marketable knowledge dominate over the new public domain or vice versa? Surprisingly, the dynamism and expansion of the public domain, and new forms of differentiation and interdependence between public and private economies of knowledge, now characterise the landscape. This book presents an analytical framework for understanding the shifting 'great divide' in capitalist economies of knowledge. The authors develop a novel economic sociology of innovation, based on the 'instituted economic process' approach. By focusing on economies of knowledge, they seek to demonstrate that capitalism is multi-modal at its core, with interdependent growth of market and non-market modes of production, distribution, exchange and use.Public or Private Economies of Knowledge? will appeal to those with an interest in innovation studies, economic sociology and economic theory.Trade Review'This book embraces a fundamental issue for the modern information economy, namely the creation, negotiation and institutionalization of private and public knowledge. The authors argue that as new biological knowledge develops, the actors must help create and negotiate the boundaries of what can be considered private and public knowledge. By using an Instituted Economic Process approach, the authors come to grips with these dynamics of the economics of knowledge. This approach therefore helps us analyze who is involved, who benefits, and why conflicts occur within an innovation-driven economy. The authors provide very interesting empirical material, as well, because they develop their analytical points, through well-written and thick descriptions of cases from biodata, bioinformatic, and a case of gene sequencing. Hence, this book makes interesting conceptual and empirical contributions, to our understanding of modern biological sciences in the economy.' -- Maureen McKelvey, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden'It once was believed that scientific knowledge was public and technological knowledge was proprietary, and this was the way it should be. However, recent developments, particularly in biology, have unsettled this belief. This superb book examines what determines whether a body of knowledge is public or private. The consideration of the theoretical issues is thorough and thoughtful. The study of how things have played out in various fields of biology, and why, is smashing. What the authors have to say is important and fascinating, and makes for a great read.' -- Richard R. Nelson, Columbia University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Making Knowledge Public and Private 2. The Data Explosion: The Emergence of a New Form of Bio-knowledge 3. Tools of the Trade – Trade of the Tools 4. Collaboration and Competition: The Dynamics of a Genome Race 5. Evolving Economies of Knowledge Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis fascinating book gathers together an enviable range of experts from a variety of disciplines to study how trust and crime interact with new digital technologies. It provides a critical discussion on the prospects of the Internet and on the future of crime and crime prevention. It also presents a realistic vision of the implications and uncertainties of future developments in cyberspace, and identifies the key issues affecting the way in which today's complex information societies are evolving.The distinguished authors begin by exploring the social, economic and technological issues surrounding cyberspace. They identify the measures that need to be implemented to avoid the potential for the Internet to encourage new types of crime and to facilitate traditional crime. They then analyse topics such as the possible drivers of the evolution of cyberspace, the prospects created by innovations in technology, the threats and barriers to cyberspace development, and the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed crime prevention measures. They also address the important issues of risk, privacy and trust in cyberspace, and discuss the ethical, legal and regulatory issues. This important new book will be of immense value to academics and researchers with an interest in the social and technological aspects of information and communication technologies, law, criminology, public policy, Internet security and risk management. It will also appeal to a broad audience that is concerned about the potential threats posed by the advance of the information superhighway.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Robin Mansell and Brian S. Collins PART I: STATE OF THE ART 2. Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention Brian S. Collins and Robin Mansell PART II: FUTURE CYBERSPACE SYSTEMS 3. Dependable, Pervasive Systems Cliff Jones and Brian Randell 4. Identities and Authentication Fred Piper, Matthew J.B. Robshaw and Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche 5. Knowledge Technologies and the Semantic Web Kieron O’Hara and Nigel Shadbolt 6. Trust in Agent-Based Software Sarvapali D. Ramchurn and Nicholas R. Jennings PART III: EXPERIENCING CYBERSPACE 7. Confidence and Risk on the Internet William H. Dutton and Adrian Shepherd 8. Perceptions of Risk in Cyberspace Jonathan Jackson, Nick Allum and George Gaskell 9. The Future of Privacy Protection Charles D. Raab 10. Usability and Trust in Information Systems M. Angela Sasse 11. Risk Management in Cyberspace James Backhouse, with Ayse Bener, Narisa Chauvidul-Aw, Frederick Wamala and Robert Willison 12. The Economics of Cyber Trust between Cyber Partners Jonathan Cave PART IV: COMMENTARY ON ETHICAL, MARKET, LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES 13. Cyberspace Markets, Social Capital and Trust W. Edward Steinmueller 14. The Ethics of Cyber Trust Kieron O’Hara 15. Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention: Towards Generally Accepted Digital Principles John Edwards Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisKnowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and social knowledge unimportant? The contributors attempt to answer this and other important questions using a broader epistemological base for the term 'knowledge'. Policy implications are then developed from this perspective. By examining long-term challenges, this unique book explains what we actually mean by the term 'knowledge' and raises fundamental critiques of existing conceptions of knowledge. It argues that fresh policy thinking is needed not only in more obviously knowledge-intensive sectors, but also across all areas of knowledge production. By way of illustration, the effects of the different dynamics of the knowledge era on defence, health, employment, environment, indigenous and international relations, multiculturalism and urban policy are explored. The book then addresses the enduring question of whether it is possible to produce too much knowledge at the expense of wisdom.Providing a thorough treatment on the meaning, production and application of knowledge, this book will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers, students, practitioners and policymakers with an interest in public policy and knowledge-based economies.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Greg Hearn and David Rooney 2. Knowledge Services Ian Miles 3. Education and the Knowledge Economy Michael A. Peters 4. Women and Cognitive Authority in the Knowledge Economy Juli Eflin 5. Cultural and Creative Industries Terry Flew 6. From Creative Industries to Creative Economy Stuart Cunningham 7. Information Society Policy Lee Komito 8. The Role of Media in the Knowledge Economy David Rooney, Bernard McKenna and Rhonda Breit 9. Science and Technology Policy Futures Neal Ryan and Michael B. Charles 10. Justifying Science: The Need for Macroeconomic Knowledge Policy Steve Fuller 11. The New Biology: Implications for Knowledge Policy Sigrid A. Lehnert 12. Copyright 2010: The Need for Better Negotiability/Usability Principles Brian Fitzgerald 13. Industry Policy as Innovation Policy Kate Morrison and Jason Potts 14. Employment and Innovation in the Information Economy John Quiggin 15. Environment, Water and Energy in the 21st Century: The Role of Deliberative Governance for the Knowledge Society Richard Hindmarsh 16. Citizenship, Migration and Multiculturalism After 9/11: Towards New Policies for Naturalization Dora Kostakopoulou 17. A New Paradigm for Ethical and Sustainable Indigenous Knowledge Policy Hitendra Pillay 18. International Relations and Geopolitics Rosita Dellios 19. Knowledge Policy and the Future of War, Defence and Peace Emma N. Kennedy da Silva and Rod B. Lyon 20. Conclusion: Towards Integrated Knowledge Policy Greg Hearn and David Rooney Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book suggests that the scope and breadth of regulatory reforms since the mid-1980s and particularly during the 1990s, are so striking that they necessitate a reappraisal of current approaches to the study of the politics of regulation. The authors call for the adoption of different and fresh perspectives to examine this area. The contributors to this volume analyse how regulatory regimes that were once peculiar to the US and a few industries have, in recent years, come to define the best practice of governance over the world capitalist economy and over numerous social and economic sectors. They go on to suggest various explanations for the expansion of regulatory institutions, addressing some of the most critical problems and offering new methodological techniques to enable further study. The contributions also provide distinct cross-national and cross-sectoral comparative approaches, and emphasise the changes in the economic and social context of regulation and the implications of these developments on the rise of the regulatory state. These changes, together with the general advance in the study of regulation, undoubtedly demand a re-evaluation of the theory of regulation, its methodologies and scope of application.This book is a perceptive investigation of recent evolutions in the manner and extent of governance through regulation. Scholars and students of comparative politics, public policy, regulation theory, institutional economics and political sociology will find it to be essential reading. It will also prove a valuable source of reference for those working or dealing with regulatory authorities and for business managers in private industries and services operating under a regulatory framework.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Politics of Regulation in the Age of Governance Part I: Theories of Regulation for the Age of Governance 2. W(h)ither the Economic Theory of Regulation? What Economic Theory of Regulation? 3. The History of Regulation in the United Kingdom: Three Case Studies in Search of a Theory 4. Institutional Change in Regulatory Policies: Regulation Through Independent Agencies and the Three New Institutionalisms 5. Regulatory Co-operation: Transcending the Regulatory Competition Debate 6. Accountability and Transparency in Regulation: Critiques, Doctrines and Instruments 7. Regulation in the Age of Governance: The Rise of the Post-Regulatory State Part II: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Regulation 8. Comparative Research Designs in the Study of Regulation: How to Increase the Number of Cases without Compromising the Strengths of Case-Oriented Analysis 9. The Political Foundations of the European Regulatory State 10. Modes of Regulation in the Governance of the European Union: Towards a Comprehensive Evaluation 11. Divergent Convergence: Structures and Functions of National Regulatory Authorities in the Telecommunications Sector 12. Law in the Age of Governance: Regulation, Networks and Lawyers 13. Regulatory Designs, Institutional Constellations and the Study of Regulatory State Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisEdward Huizenga explores how knowledge and service intensive companies can thrive on innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT sector. He applies new theoretical insights from strategy and organisation theory, and includes case studies of 30 European service companies. These case studies address the key innovation issues and present answers as to why a constant search for innovation improves firms' competitive position. The key success factors are identified together with those differences that define the frontrunners who are able to turn new ideas into profit. With its mix of academic insights, managerial practices and implementations, this book benchmarks company performance in innovation and develops new theoretical strategy insights including; resource-based ideas; firm's innovation styles; strategic timing; the customer's involvement and the management implications.Innovation Management in the ICT Sector is aimed at, and will be of value to, a readership of academics in the area of strategic management, organisation and innovation, policymakers involved in innovation and economic growth at all levels of government as well as managers in the ICT sector.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: Innovation Management 1. Exploring Innovation in the ICT Sector 2. Key Success Factors in Innovation Management: Recent Contributions 3. The Nature of Strategy 4. The Organisation of Innovation Part II: Research Design and Methodology 5. The Case Survey Research Method Part III: The Management Practice 6. Strategy and Innovation Performance 7. Organisation, Process and Innovation Performance 8. What Differentiates the Frontrunners? References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisBuilding strong and dynamic systems of innovation constitutes a key challenge for the post-socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe. This book develops a strong conceptual and empirical foundation for understanding how such dynamic systems may emerge. The Dynamics of Innovation in Eastern Europe explains, in particular, how this has been possible in the case of the Estonian system of innovation in telecommunications. The book shows that the socialist historical heritage, and in particular inherited competencies, may be used in highly creative ways for generating dynamic innovation in the post-socialist context. It also uncovers the complex and multifaceted ways in which the geographical and cultural proximity to Western Europe can be creatively used as a powerful resource in the pursuit of building systems of innovation in the East. Moreover, the book demonstrates that it is possible for East European systems of innovation to develop highly creative domestic dynamics without necessarily imitating Western systems or styles of innovation. Providing a unique empirical analysis of how systems of innovation undergo far-reaching transformation and change, this book will be of interest to economists and scholars involved in issues relating to innovation, technology, economic development and East-West integration. Policymakers in the EU and in Central and East European countries and practitioners involved in innovation-related activities will also find it of great appeal.Trade Review'Per Hogselius's book is highly recommended. It contains an unusually rich empirical understanding of the evolution of the Estonian ICT sector, including its links to the knowledge base generated in the Soviet era. The book is of interest to students of the 'transition economies', of science and technology policy and of management sciences.' -- Staffan Jacobsson, Chalmers University of Technology, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Conceptualizing the Transformation and Reorientation of Systems of Innovation 3. Historical Case Studies: A Methodological Discussion 4. The Origins of Telecommunications in Estonia (1855–1985) 5. Estonia’s Reorientation Toward the West (1985–1993) 6. Imitation and Experimentation (1993–1998) 7. The New Dynamism (1998–2004) 8. The Making of the Estonian Telecommunications System of Innovation: Analysis and Conclusion 9. The Dynamics of Innovation in Eastern Europe: Implications for Theory and Policy References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisFocusing on emerging technology regions of the US, Canada and Mexico, the authors provide an analysis of firms' innovative milieus in three contexts: national systems of innovation, knowledge regions and incubation mechanisms. An overview of the evolution of each region over the past quarter century is presented, along with an evaluation of the effectiveness of science parks and technology incubators in various regional and national environments.Though the three countries studied share the same continent and have well-developed trade relations, the significant differences between them in level of development, industrial infrastructure, education, and systems of innovation provide insight into the successes and failures of select knowledge regions. The authors find that areas with a solid industrial base benefit from, but do not necessarily require, formal technology incubation mechanisms to evolve into successful innovation poles. In contrast, remote regions with good research capacity, and those with an average industrial or research base, must develop an entrepreneurial culture and close cooperation between universities, industry and government with formal incubation mechanisms serving as focal points. Scholars of innovation systems, technology policy, entrepreneurship and regional development will find this fascinating study of great interest, as will science and technology policymakers, university officials and regional leaders.Trade Review'The book is an important contribution to understanding the key elements of success for the different technology innovation poles in the US, Canada and Mexico. . . The book most definitely succeeds in providing important case-study based lessons as to why an how some technology innovation poles are more fortunate than others in developing, attracting, and retaining technology-based firms.' -- Maria I. Marshall, Papers in Regional Science'Learning and knowledge regions are all the rage today, from Peru to the European Union, so few books could be more timely than this. . . there is a very valuable discussion of what works and what doesn't and corroboration of many of the things we have come to understand about knowledge regions. . . this is a very interesting book and a contribution to our understanding of how nations can be successful in this increasingly important issue of public policy.' -- Peter Karl Kresl, Economic Geography Research GroupTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Key Elements of Innovation Infrastructure and the Evolution of Knowledge Regions: A Framework for Analysis 2. US Technology Infrastructure and the Development of Regional Innovation Poles through Incubation Mechanisms 3. Canada’s Innovation Poles and their Role as Technology Incubation Spaces 4. Mexico: The Challenge to Create Regional Innovative Environments 5. Comparative Analysis of the Selected North American Knowledge Regions: Lessons and Conclusions References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book is a valuable insight into the life and work of Joseph A. Schumpeter. Bringing together an extensive collection of his essays, Arnold Heertje provides an overview of Schumpeter's life, his work and methodological approach. Schumpeter's vision of the role of the state and the capitalist system is thoroughly analysed by the author, who goes on to track the changing interpretation of Schumpeter's grand vision on the capitalist system through time. He also examines Schumpeter's ideas on technical change, innovation and economic growth and discusses neo-Schumpeterians and economic theory.Schumpeter on the Economics of Innovation and the Development of Capitalism will appeal to academics, students and scholars interested in an in-depth study of the great economist.Trade Review'I think that Heertje's book presents interesting debates initiated by the work of Schumpeter. . . I fully recommend Arnold Heertje's book. Moreover, readers who want to buy a book on Schumpeter for their library would do well purchasing this collection of reprinted essays written by Arnold Heertje.' -- Falko Juessen, Papers in Regional Science'. . . a vivid and engaging account of Schumpeter's approach to major social and economic issues and methodology, and his empirical research on economic dynamics and technical change. . . . an invaluable contribution to the academic debates on Schumpeter's ideas, and will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates, post-graduates and academics studying the history and theory of political economy.' -- Rachel S. Turner, Political Studies Review'The book offers a solid introduction to the insights of Schumpeter's vision, as well as an interesting firsthand account on the evolution of Schumpeter's influence within economics over the past several decades . . . On the whole, this book offers a nice presentation of Schumpeter's views on technical change, innovation, and entrepreneurs form one of the leading scholars on Schumpeter's life and work. The book will certainly be of value to scholars of Schumpeter, but will also be of interest to novice-Schumpeterians interested in a concise and accessible critique on Schumpeter's work.' -- Mark W. Frank, EH.NetTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Overview 1. Schumpeter: A Life 2. Schumpeter and the Economics of Technical Change 3. Schumpeter and Methodological Individualism Part II: Evolutionary Economics and the Future of Capitalism 4. Schumpeter’s Model of the Decay of Capitalism 5. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy After Fifty Years 6. From Schumpeter to Stiglitz Part III: Technical Change, Innovation and Economic Growth 7. Schumpeter and Technical Change 8. Schumpeter, Keynes and Technical Change 9. Schumpeter on Economic Growth, Economic Development and Welfare 10. Evolving Technology and Market Structure: Studies in Schumpeterarian Economics 11. Neo-Schumpeterarians and Economic Theory Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book investigates the antecedents and consequences of information technology adoption among small and medium sized enterprises.Following the well publicized 'Internet bubble', the rate of adoption of such technologies - especially of Internet-based solutions - has slowly changed among small firms, leading to a very mixed picture. Whilst a significant number of these small firms are still excluded from such technologies, others show very complex patterns of adoption and implementation. What is the reason for these differences, and do they explain performance heterogeneity among small firms? Andrea Ordanini addresses these questions by formulating various models of information technology adoption and its impact on marketing and procurement processes. The models are then tested on a sample of 700 small organizations. Their results provide various implications for managers and present suggestions for policy makers wishing to improve the effective use of information technologies within small firms.This book will strongly appeal to researchers, academics and students with an interest in business and management, entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. Entrepreneurs, managers, consultants and policy institutions interested in promoting technology diffusion among SMEs will also find the book to be of great interest.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Information Technology and Small Businesses: The Antecedents 1. Conceptual Domain and Methodology 2. Background Literature on IT Adoption with Alessandro Arbore and Giacomo Silvestri 3. IT in Small Firms: A First Snapshot and a First Analysis 4. A Structural Equation Model for IT Adoption Part II: Information Technology and Small Businesses: The Consequences 5. Background Literature on IT Effects 6. The ‘Downstream’ Applications: IT and Marketing 7. The ‘Upstream’ Applications: IT and Procurement 8. A Qualitative Analysis of Relevant Cases Part III: Information Technology and Small Businesses: Implications 9. Some Suggestions for Managers and Policymakers References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on regional competition and co-operation. Developing our current understanding of the new role of regions and their behaviour, this book addresses questions such as: How and why do regions compete? How does competition between border regions operate? Which regions are successful and which regions fail? What are the implications of regional competition in terms of resource allocation, the location of economic activities and the distribution of incomes? The book illuminates a number of critical theoretical end empirical issues relating to the competitive and cooperative nature of regions, as well as highlighting a number of new case studies from a variety of countries. The book will be a useful enhancement to undergraduate and post-graduate courses in economics, economic geography, regional science, regional planning, business administration, and international and industrial management. It will also be an invaluable guidance tool for researchers, consultants and policy makers in international organizations such as the EU, the World Bank and the OECD.Trade Review'This edited book has assembled an impressive array of regional scientists, and it proposes a number of new issues (such as diversity or institutional cooperation) or fresh approaches to old ones (such as agglomeration and innovation) that now require further investigation.' -- Marco Percoco, Italian Journal of Regional Science'The rise of globalization has triggered a fundamental rethinking about the role of regions in economic development policy. In this important new book, Karlsson, Johansson and Stough assemble a cast of leading international scholars to unravel the new role for regions and local economic development policy to harness the possibilities unleashed by the forces of globalization. This book contains important new insights and ideas that will be welcomed by both scholars and policymakers.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: The Rise of Regions: Innovation, Agglomeration and Regional Competition Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson and Roger R. Stough PART I: INNOVATION, AGGLOMERATION AND LOCATION 1. Regional Interaction and Economic Diversity: Exploring the Role of Geographically Overlapping Markets for a Municipality’s Diversity in Retail and Durables Martin Andersson and Johan Klaesson 2. Regions in Competition and Cooperation: Opportunities for Cross-Border Collaboration in Support of Irish Micro-Enterprises Jim Bell, Denise Crossan, Patrick Ibbotson and Fred Scharf 3. Ownership, Succession and Entrepreneurship in an Ageing Society: Is There a Transition Problem? Per-Olof Bjuggren and Daniel Wiberg 4. Telecommunications and Regional Disparities in an Era of Globalization: From Conceptual Issues to Measurable Policy Impacts Roberta Capello 5. Spatial Policies, Planning and Urban Competitiveness: The Particular Case of London Paul Cheshire 6. Regional R&D Outsourcing in Bioscientific Industries Philip Cooke 7. Towards New European Peripheries? Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura 8. Elements of a Knowledge Network Learning Model Kingsley E. Haynes and Hiroyuki Shibusawa PART II: REGIONAL COMPETITION 9. Is Competition Between Regions Welfare-Increasing? Gerhard C. Geerdink and Peter J. Stauvermann 10. Accessibility to R&D and Patent Production Urban Gråsjö 11. Location of New Industries: The ICT Sector 1990–2000 Börje Johansson and Thomas Paulsson 12. Agency Control Mechanisms and Innovative Effort Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Rosina Moreno and Jordi Suriňach Caralt 13. Science-based Regional Development in a Small Region: Scope of Collective Action for Regional Governments Knut Koschatzky 14. Agglomeration Economies and Firm Growth: Testing for Spatial Externalities in the Dutch ICT Industry Frank G. van Oort and Erik Stam 15. Competition and Cooperation in Economic Development Among Local Jurisdictions in a Large Urban Area Roger R. Stough, Rajendra Kulkarni and Jean H.P. Paelinck Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisForesight has emerged as a key instrument for the development and implementation of research and innovation policy. The main focus of activity has been at the national level. Governments have sought to set priorities, to build networks between science and industry and, in some cases, to change their research system and administrative culture. Foresight has been used as a set of technical tools, or as a way to encourage more structured debate with wider participation leading to the shared understanding of long-term issues.In this comprehensive and critical Handbook, cross-cutting analytical chapters explore the emergence and positioning of foresight, common approaches and methods, organisational issues, and the scope for policy transfer and evaluation. Leading experts and practitioners contribute chapters analysing experiences in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA, Japan, China, Latin America, small European nations, Nordic countries and selected developing countries. The book concludes with consideration of the future of foresight itself.This fascinating Handbook will appeal equally to those wishing to apply foresight to their policy or strategy-making activities, and to those studying the theory and practice of foresight. The Handbook will be vital reading for policymakers considering, commissioning, or using foresight, companies eager to use public foresight, as well as academics and researchers in foresight, futures and STI policy and management communities.Trade Review'Edited by five scholars active in foresight practice, the book opens with a critical review that defines and distinguishes foresight from other types of futures studies, alongside an excellent history of the field and a detailed summary of more than 30 methodologies. . . Those considering a foresight exercise will find this book a valuable compendium that offers lessons to be learnt, and help in choosing goals, selecting methods and identifying successes and failures. Scholars will find a rich survey of current practice, methodological approaches and tensions in the field. . . The Handbook of Technology Foresight provides an important survey of current knowledge that will help governments use foresight to navigate these tumultuous times.' -- Robert Lempert, Nature'This is a book that the policy-maker will want to read, in order to understand what benefits foresight exercises could bring. . . In all we have a breathtaking 400 pages of the techniques and experience of using technology foresight in practical situations.' -- Simon Forge, ForesightTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: THE NATURE OF FORESIGHT 1. The Many Faces of Foresight Ian Miles, Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Luke Georghiou, Michael Keenan and Rafael Popper 2. From Futures to Foresight Ian Miles 3. Foresight Methodology Rafael Popper PART II: FORESIGHT EXPERIENCE AROUND THE WORLD 4. Foresight in the United Kingdom Michael Keenan and Ian Miles 5. Foresight in France Rémi Barré 6. Foresight in Germany Kerstin Cuhls 7. Foresight in the USA Alan L. Porter and W. Bradford Ashton 8. Foresight in Japan Terutaka Kuwahara, Kerstin Cuhls and Luke Georghiou 9. Foresight in Nordic Countries Annele Eerola and Birte Holst Jørgensen 10. Foresight in Smaller Countries Patrick Crehan and Jennifer Cassingena Harper 11. Foresight in Industrialising Asia Ron Johnston and Chatri Sripaipan 12. Foresight in Latin America Rafael Popper and Javier Medina 13. Foresight in CEE Countries Attila Havas and Michael Keenan PART III: POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN FORESIGHT 14. Policy Transfer and Learning Luke Georghiou and Jennifer Cassingena Harper 15. Scoping and Planning Foresight Michael Keenan and Ian Miles 16. Evaluation and Impact of Foresight Luke Georghiou and Michael Keenan 17. New Frontiers: Emerging Foresight Ian Miles, Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Luke Georghiou, Michael Keenan and Rafael Popper Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book increases our knowledge of innovation policy by combining quantitative and qualitative assessments of innovation systems, and by adopting a progressive outlook on the conditions for an innovative Europe of tomorrow. Based on the latest developments in innovation research, the authors aim to draw practical and workable conclusions for policymakers. The first part of the book discusses the use of indicators to inform policy- making, progressively shifting emphasis from traditional to less traditional measures and from the national to the regional dimension. The second part investigates the internal dynamics of policy-making and explores the conditions to improve the effectiveness of innovation policies in Europe. New developments and challenges for the future are identified throughout, including the crucial problem of how to align existing institutions with potential challenges. In this way the book clearly demonstrates how the quality of policy governance will become an increasingly important driver for innovation performance of knowledge societies in Europe. The book will have considerable appeal to innovation policymakers, and will also be of interest to academics and researchers working on innovation and knowledge systems.Trade Review'. . . the book contributes to the understanding of innovation policy-making by identifying a number of new developments and challenges, which, together, help to define the way towards future innovation policies in Europe.' -- Jon Mikel Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: INFORMING INNOVATION POLICY: MEASUREMENT ISSUES 1. Innovation Surveys and Policy: Lessons from the CIS Anthony Arundel, Cati Bordoy, Pierre Mohnen and Keith Smith 2. Innovation Scoreboards: Indicators and Policy Use Anthony Arundel and Hugo Hollanders 3. Benchmarking Regions in the Enlarged Europe: Diversity in Knowledge Potential and Policy Options Theo Dunnewijk, Hugo Hollanders and René Wintjes 4. How do Social Capital and Government Support Affect Innovation and Growth? Evidence from the EU Regional Support Programmes Semih Akçomak and Bas ter Weel PART II: IMPROVING INNOVATION POLICY: STRATEGIC ISSUES 5. Innovation Governance in Dynamic Economies: Lessons from the OECD MONIT Project Svend Otto Remøe 6. Innovation Policy for the Environment in the Netherlands and the EU Albert Faber, René Kemp and Geert van der Veen 7. Priority Setting in Technology Policy: Historical Developments and Recent Trends Helmut Gassler, Wolfgang Polt and Christian Rammer 8. Innovation Policy, Innovation in Policy: Policy Learning Within and Across Systems and Clusters Claire Nauwelaers and René Wintjes 9. Innovation Policy in a Post-Lisbon Europe: Some Reflections Luc Soete Conclusions and Perspectives: Adapting Old Policy Instruments to New Challenges Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book offers a novel insight into the economic dynamics of modern biotechnology, using examples from Europe to reflect global trends. The authors apply theoretical insight to a fundamental enigma of the modern learning society, namely, how and why the development of knowledge and ideas interact with market processes and the formation of industries and firms. This book offers new empirical evidence to address such questions by studying the diversity of biotechnology in Europe. By analysing the way in which the development of new knowledge and information is linked with economic transformation, the authors are able to provide a rich theoretical understanding of the economic dynamics of knowledge within the biotechnology sector. They clearly show how innovation opportunities are affected not just by the market, but by scientific developments, networks, institutions and government policy. They also raise important theoretical questions about how and why new industries, networks and organizations are shaped, and highlight the development and impacts of biotechnology on many existing sectors, including pharmaceuticals, agriculture and insurance. The final chapter summarizes the theoretical challenges which have been overcome and identifies future areas for research.The Economic Dynamics of Modern Biotechnology will become essential reading for students, scholars and researchers of the management and economics of innovation, business strategy, industrial organization, the theory of the firm, the economics of technological change, and regional studies. It will also appeal to a wider political and business audience such as government policymakers and managers of biotechnology firms.Trade Review'All would agree that with more than 3,000 new firms formed in Europe, Japan and the United States focused on biotechnology, and with elegant strides forward in our understanding of genetics, the genome, proteomics and other related fields, a true intellectual, social and industrial revolution is in the making. Maureen McKelvey et al provide fascinating data on firm formation, case studies of emerging business models and cross-regional and national comparisons. The work is a useful beginning in our understanding of an emerging phenomenon.' -- James M. Utterback, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'This book is a highly ambitious work, the joint product of 25 co-authors. It represents an attempt to examine modern biotechnology as an economic process and, in so doing, it draws heavily - and successfully - upon the conceptual framework of evolutionary economics and the literature on industrial management. The empirical focus is on the present-day European scene, and it is a great virtue of the book that it unpacks and illuminates the diversity that characterizes that scene today. The wide coverage, along with the differing perspectives of individual authors, provides the reader with an invaluable platform for future research upon an industry that seems clearly destined to serve as an engine of economic growth in the new century.' -- Nathan Rosenberg, Stanford University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Jens Laage-Hellman, Maureen McKelvey and Annika Rickne 2. Conceptualizing and Measuring Modern Biotechnology Johan Brink, Maureen McKelvey and Keith Smith Part II: Setting the Scene 3. Stylized Facts about Innovation Processes in Modern Biotechnology Maureen McKelvey, Annika Rickne and Jens Laage-Hellman 4. The Post-Genome Era: Rupture in the Organization of the Life Science Industry? Michel Quéré 5. An Overview of Biotechnology Innovation in Europe: Firms, Demand, Government Policy and Research Jacqueline Senker Part III: Challenging the Existing 6. Risk Management and the Commercialization of Human Genetic Testing in the UK Michael M. Hopkins and Paul Nightingale 7. Network and Technology Systems in Science-driven Fields: The Case of European Food Biotechnology Finn Valentin and Rasmus Lund Jensen 8. Future Imperfect: The Response of the Insurance Industry to the Emergence of Predictive Genetic Testing Stefano Brusoni, Rachel Cutts and Aldo Geuna 9. Emergent Bioinformatics and Newly Distributed Innovation Processes Andrew McMeekin, Mark Harvey and Sally Gee Part IV: Forming the New 10. The Dynamics of Regional Specialization in Modern Biotechnology: Comparing Two Regions in Sweden and Two Regions in Australia, 1977–2001 Johan Brink, Linus Dahlander and Maureen McKelvey 11. On the Spatial Dimension of Firm Formation Annika Rickne 12. Examining the Marketplace for Ideas: How Local are Europe’s Biotechnology Clusters? Steven Casper and Fiona Murray 13. Creation and Growth of High-Tech SMEs: The Role of the Local Environment Corinne Autant-Bernard, Vincent Mangematin and Nadine Massard Part V: Conclusions 14. Reflections and Ways Forward Hannah Kettler, Maureen McKelvey and Luigi Orsenigo Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis comprehensive handbook explores the interactions between the practice, policy, and theory of innovation. The goal is twofold: to increase insight into this dynamic process, searching for options to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of both policy and innovative practice, and to identify conceptual or empirical lacunae and questions that can guide future research. The handbook is a joint project from 24 prominent scholars in the field, and although each chapter reveals the insights of its respective authors, two overarching theoretical perspectives provide unique coherence and consistency throughout. This original reference work will not only provide valuable insights for scholars and students on innovation studies, but also to policymakers and practitioners.Contributors: A. Bergek, K. Blind, P. Boekholt, B. Carlsson, C. Chaminade, S.E. Cozzens, B. Dankbaar, P. den Hertog, J. Edler, C. Edquist, L. Elg, S.J.H. Graham, D.H. Guston, M. Hekkert, S. Jacobsson, S. Kuhlmann, B.R. Martin, J. Molas-Gallart, D. Sarewitz, P. Shapira, K. Smith, R. Smits, M. Teubal, R. van Merkerk, G. VissersTrade Review’This volume is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on innovation systems and innovation policy. It gives the reader a strong grip on the latest thinking in the field on both sides of the Atlantic, while at the same time providing a solid grounding in the classics. I will certainly recommend these essays highly to my colleagues and assign them to my students.’ -- David M. Hart, George Mason University’This handbook is a most helpful guide both for scholars and for experts in charge of innovation policy. It takes a systemic approach, recognising the importance of learning processes including policy learning. It documents the close interaction between analytical work on innovation and the formulation and implementation of innovation policy. The list of authors includes leading experts from Europe and the US, and the topics span from research policy and intellectual property rights to military innovation and technology assessment. The introduction and the final chapter bring together the contributions in a common framework and raise pertinent questions about the role of national innovation policy strategies in relation to globalisation and the current financial crisis.’ -- Bengt-Äke Lundvall, Aalborg University, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction. A Systemic Perspective: The Innovation Policy Dance Stefan Kuhlmann, Philip Shapira and Ruud Smits PART I: DRIVING FORCES OF INNOVATION PRACTICE, THEORY AND POLICY 2. Inside the Public Scientific System: Changing Modes of Knowledge Production Ben R. Martin 3. The Changing Role of the Firm Ben Dankbaar and Geert Vissers 4. Globalisation and Innovation Systems: Policy Issues Keith Smith PART II: EVOLUTION OF THE INNOVATION SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE 5. Rationales for Public Policy Intervention in the Innovation Process: Systems of Innovation Approach Cristina Chaminade and Charles Edquist 6. Functionality of Innovation Systems as a Rationale for and Guide to Innovation Policy Anna Bergek, Staffan Jacobsson, Marko Hekkert and Keith Smith 7. Reflections on the Co-evolution of Innovation Theory, Policy and Practice: The Emergence of the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems Bo Carlsson, Lennart Elg and Staffan Jacobsson PART III: ONGOING AND NEW ISSUES OF INNOVATION POLICY 8. Innovation and Small and Midsize Enterprises: Innovation Dynamics and Policy Strategies Philip Shapira 9. Co-evolution of Intellectual Property Protections and Innovation: The Case of ‘Continuation’ Patents in the United States Stuart J.H. Graham 10. The Use of the Regulatory Framework for Innovation Policy Knut Blind 11. Innovation, Defence and Security Jordi Molas-Gallart 12. Demand-Based Innovation Policy Jakob Edler 13. Managing the Soft Side of Innovation: How do Practitioners, Researchers and Policymakers Deal with Service Innovation? Pim den Hertog 14. The Evolution of Innovation Paradigms and their Influence on Research, Technological Development and Innovation Policy Instruments Patries Boekholt PART IV: NEW DYNAMICS IN THE INNOVATION POLICY DANCE 15. Innovation and Inequality Susan E. Cozzens 16. The Role of Technology Assessment in Systemic Innovation Policy Ruud Smits, Rutger van Merkerk, David H. Guston and Daniel Sarewitz 17. A System-Evolutionary Approach for Innovation Policy Ruud Smits, Stefan Kuhlmann and Morris Teubal 18. An Outlook on Innovation Policy, Theory and Practice Philip Shapira, Ruud Smits and Stefan Kuhlmann Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisStrategic Innovation in Small Firms is an investigation of the commercialization practices of small firms across a wide range of industries in nine OECD countries. The authors examine the perspective of these firms managers on their national innovation systems and on their firm s innovation management practices. The research is focused on understanding the process of innovation management both from the perspective of the small firm and from a broader strategic perspective. Drawing on a database of 567 cases, the contributors examine the commercialization practices of small to medium sized firms across a wide range of industries. They suggest that there are more similarities than differences to be found between countries and industries with size, level of R&D intensity and type of innovation project being important points of difference. The need for increased formality in the commercialization of radical innovations is shown, although they find that most small firms are not characterized by such formality within their innovation management processes. This multinational study in which a common methodology and case study survey protocol is employed, will strongly appeal to academic researchers and research students as well as policy makers engaged in the support for innovation commercialization in SMEs. Entrepreneurs and small business owners will also find plenty of invaluable information in this unique and important resource.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Strategic Innovation in Small Firms: An Introduction Tim Mazzarol and Sophie Reboud 2. National Innovation Systems Tim Mazzarol, Sophie Reboud and Jean-Guillaume Ditter 3. An Overview of the Survey Findings Tim Mazzarol and Geoffrey N. Soutar 4. The Flemish Creative Sector Ysabel Nauwelaerts, Frederik Van Assche and Ilke Van Beveren 5. Innovation Processes in SMEs: The New Zealand Experience Delwyn Clark 6. Designed in Italy: An Unrecognised Italian Innovation Model? Jane Klobas and Paola Bielli 7. The Context and Logic of Innovation at Two Small Enterprises: A Qualitative Analysis Hermann Frank, Manfred Lueger and Christian Korunka 8. SME Innovations: USA Assessment and Climate Results Newell (Sandy) Gough and Philip Olson 9. The Situation in Canada: Analysis of Canadian SME Innovation Behaviour Jacques Baronet and Johanne Queenton 10. The Situation in Switzerland Thierry Volery 11. The Situation in Australian Manufacturing Tim Mazzarol and Vijaya Thyil 12. High and Low R&D Intensity Firms in France Sophie Reboud and Tim Mazzarol 13. The Business of Biotech in Australia Tim Mazzarol 14. Conclusions and Lessons Learnt Tim Mazzarol, Delwyn Clark and Sophie Reboud Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe convergence of technology-based competitive capabilities among the world's economies has drastically altered the required economic growth strategies in industrialized nations. Based on a variety of corporate and government investment trend data and comparisons among national growth strategies, Gregory Tassey examines how this convergence has created an imperative for new growth models and strategies. In particular, he analyzes the major policy mechanisms for stimulating R&D investment and improving R&D efficiency over technology life cycles, detailing the needed changes. In the 65 years since Joseph Schumpeter's classic characterization of the 'creative destruction' process of industrial technological change, the role of technology in economic growth has grown relentlessly. The author provides the first detailed assessment of underinvestment in R&D and the two major R&D policy response mechanisms - tax policy and direct funding. The policy models and analyses presented are based largely on US economic experience, but the resulting prescriptions are relevant for all existing and emerging technology-based economies. The author's ultimate message is that the industry-centric Schumpeterian model must be expanded to one in which competition among governments is as important as it is within the private sector. This cutting-edge study will be of interest to science and technology policy researchers and analysts, economists focusing on the impacts of technological change, government managers of science and technology programs, and industry managers from high-tech firms.Trade Review'This book is highly persuasive and enlightening, and should be required reading for all interested in technology policy.' -- Andrew Tylecote, Prometheus'Tassey's work is timely, thought-provoking and essential reading for understanding the scope and depth required for S&T policy analysis in the new era where the current economic leader is struggling to retain its position.' -- Irene C. Makar, Research Policy'Page after page, this book builds a case of a major international transformation that has left the world economy much more dependent on science-driven technology. [The book's] arguments should attract attention and deserve to be discussed widely and thoroughly.' -- Nicholas S. Vonortas, The George Washington University, US'The innovative models, supporting data, and unique policy analyses make this book a must for economists, policy analysts, and industry managers concerned about S&T policies and economic growth. It could easily end up as a definitive work on the modern technology-based economy.' -- Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Economics of Decline 1. Globalization of Technology 2. Indicators of Decline Part II: R&D in the Modern Economy 3. The Technology Paradigm 4. The Public–Private Growth Model 5. Underinvestment in R&D 6. Strategic Shifts in the IT Economy 7. The Technology Life Cycle 8. The Role of Technical Infrastructure Part III: Technology-Based Political Economy 9. Assessing the Government Role 10. Elements of STID Policy 11. To Compete or Not to Compete Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisInnovation has long been regarded as an interactive process between heterogeneous actors and as a crucial factor in local and regional development. This timely and significant book focuses on the interactions existing within local networks, providing a theoretical foundation to interactive processes as well as a methodological toolkit for the analysis of innovation from a regional perspective. The author employs a number of empirical methods, ranging from econometric studies to surveys and social network analysis, in order to provide an intensive and diverse approach to the analysis of local or regional innovation systems. The application of social network analysis containing patent data is particularly important as it can be applied to other entities such as regions, firms or technologies. As its case study, the book presents a detailed examination of the innovation system present in the Jena region in Germany, and demonstrates the ways in which it has developed from a variety of different perspectives. This lively and comprehensive volume will find widespread appeal amongst researchers in the fields of regional economics, evolutionary economics and the economics of innovation. It will also attract policy consultants interested in creating innovative networks.Trade Review'The book is a valuable contribution to the field of local innovation studies and it will inspire particularly scholars who are interested in exploring the innovation dynamics of cities and regions by applying social network analysis.' -- Michaela Trippl, Journal of Regional Science'This book will form part of a new and promising field of research on clustering and innovation. It not only addresses innovative research questions about the evolution of networks in regional settings and how (local) network positions of firms determine their performance, but also applies advanced quantitative methodologies, such as co-patenting analysis and the use of social network analysis. With the assistance of a number of sophisticated analytical tools, Holger Graf presents an interesting and thorough examination of the Jena region at different spatial levels, which will appeal to academics around the world.' -- Ron A. Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands'Holger Graf provides a highly interesting and stimulating approach to local innovation systems, the analyses of which, until now, have tended to be of a rather descriptive and often static nature. Starting with a birds-eye view on the local innovation system of Jena and investigating its comparative performance within the German regions, he then narrows down the lens and focuses step-by-step on the bilateral interaction structures within the system. The respective analyses - applying network analysis and network regression - are primarily oriented towards the dynamics and evolution of the system and the interaction structures therein. The results contribute in an innovative way to the current literature on innovation systems and will stimulate future research in this area.' -- Uwe Cantner, Friedrich Schiller University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Systemic View of Innovation 3. Proximity and Innovation 4. Interaction in German Regions 5. High-Tech Firms in Jena 6. Networks of Innovators 7. Local Innovation Systems in Comparison 8. Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis unique study investigates the path of innovation in the electrical, electronics and communications engineering industries. It presents a holistic, multi-disciplinary analysis of innovation based on case studies of paradigm-changing inventions - spanning two hundred years - which altered the course of the global economy.The stimuli and constraints which control the dynamics of these innovations are pin-pointed in this book and applied to emerging technologies. Roger Cullis tests the analysis using a recent technology which underpins the embryonic information-based economy. He demonstrates that it is possible to use the hierarchical and time dependent nature of the stimuli and constraints he has identified to predict the likely success of a new technological invention.Considering the impact of all factors which contribute to the success of innovations, this unique book will be of great interest to inventors, patent attorneys and intellectual property practitioners and academics. It will also interest licensing executives and venture capitalists, innovation economists and government policymakers.Trade Review'. . . a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the socio-economic factors that influence innovations. This book is unlike any other texts currently available as it offers a unique practical and multidisciplinary study on how inventions have occurred over the past two hundred years, affecting the growth of the economy. . . The book concludes with a very useful prologue. . . the author should be congratulated. He has provided a highly valuable contribution to the deep understanding of the dynamics of innovation, one of the most relevant topics of our global economy. From these assumptions, Patents, Inventions and the Dynamics of Innovation will be of great interest and will serve as an important point of reference for a variety of audiences, spanning from inventors themselves to patent attorneys, IP practitioners, academics and innovation economists.' -- Rosa Maria Ballardini, ScriptedTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Prologue 2. Setting the Scene 3. Placing the Research in Context 4. Analysis of Technological Innovation Case Studies 5. The Nature and Process of Invention 6. The Logistics of Innovation 7. ‘All Change!’ – Stimuli and Constraints 8. Faith, Hope and Clarity – The Inventor’s Role 9. Carrot and Stick – The Influence of Official Policy 10. Chicken and Egg – Do Existing Markets Control Inventions... 11. ... Or Do Innovations Make Markets? 12. Many a Mickle Makes a Model 13. Empirical Rules, OK? 14. Post Scriptum 15. Epilogue References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book covers relevant issues on how media companies are currently embracing innovation, the levels at which they are doing so, and how innovation can help media companies to meet their development needs in the future.The primary focus of this study is the relationship between management and innovation in the media industry. The book evaluates the importance and the role of innovation within the media industry and helps identify and evaluate the drivers of innovation. The contributors demonstrate and build upon an understanding of the issues and strategies that bind media firms to new processes and technologies and offer clear guidelines on how media companies can accelerate growth through effective internal and external collaboration. Management and Innovation in the Media Industry highlights those issues that influence strategies, organizational structures, media content management and public interest within media firms. This unique study offers both new theoretical and empirical insights on decision making aspects of innovation relevant for those executives and policy makers operating within the media or related industries. It will be of great interest to academics and students in the fields of communication and journalism as well as innovation management.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: INNOVATION PERSPECTIVES 1. Innovation and Creativity in the Media Industry: What? Where? How? Lucy Küng 2. Understanding Innovation in New and Young Media Firms Alexander McKelvie and Johan Wiklund 3. Applying Intellectual Property Rights Theory to the Analysis of Innovation Competition in Mass Media Content Markets – A General Framework and a Theoretical Application to Media Formats Frank Lobigs and Gabriele Siegert PART II: INNOVATION RESEARCH 4. Towards a Methodological Foundation of Media Innovation Research Frank Habann 5. Promises and Challenges of Innovation Surveys: The German Record Industry Christian Handke PART III: STRATEGY AND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE 6. Transformations in the Media Industry: Customization and Branding as Strategic Choices for Media Firms Ana Andjelic 7. Strategies to Exploit the Advantages of New Targeting Technologies: Realizing the Advertising Revenue Potential of Media Audiences Steven S. Wildman 8. Media Organizational Culture and Innovative Performance Richard van der Wurff and Mark Leenders 9. Innovation through External Sourcing Activities: An Overview of Major Trends and Patterns of the Telecommunications Service Provider Industry Hans van Kranenburg, Jaqueline Pennings, Cinzia Dal Zotto and John Hagedoorn PART IV: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 10. Diffusion of Innovation in News Organizations: Action Research of Middle Managers in Danish Mass Media Anker Brink Lund 11. Decision Making by Newspaper Editors: Understanding Values and Change George Sylvie and J. Sonia Huang 12. Social Piloting as Testing Methodology for Media Innovations Andreas E. Tasch and Tobias Fredberg 13. Managing Innovation in Audience Measurement: The US Case Studies of BookScan and the Local People Meter Philip M. Napoli and Kurt Andrews Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisAlthough the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by examining original data from universities in six European countries - Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The authors provide micro-based evidence on the evolution of the strategic profile of universities in terms of scientific research, contract research, education and the third mission. The result is a highly innovative book that combines detailed national case studies and comparative institutional analyses with state-of-the-art quantitative techniques.Applying for the first time new generations of nonparametric efficiency measures on a large scale, Universities and Strategic Knowledge Creation will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students in higher education, economics of science and technology, and innovation studies. It will also appeal to policymakers and administrators in governments, ministries and universities.Trade Review'. . . my opinion is that this book not only presents a wide and complete report of an extensive research effort, but also opens new directions for future research advancements in this field, that is very relevant both from theoretical considerations and policy-making implications.' -- Education Economics'This book is the first work that brings together comprehensive evidence on research and education activities conducted in European universities. The volume is both timely (current discussion on the European Research Area is based on very poor quality comparative evidence) and important for scholars, practitioners, policymakers and students. It provides a critical assessment of the availability and use of input-output data and indicators to measure and map European higher education systems. At a time when universities are being asked to play an increasing number of roles, this book represents a foundation on which scholars and policymakers can start to develop the harmonised statistical infrastructure needed to evaluate, assess and support European universities in their changing roles.' -- Aldo Geuna, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Theoretical Perspectives on University Strategy Andrea Bonaccorsi and Cinzia Daraio 2. Universities as Strategic Knowledge Creators: Some Preliminary Evidence Andrea Bonaccorsi and Cinzia Daraio PART II: TRANSVERSAL TOPICS 3. Changing Models and Patterns of Higher Education Funding: Some Empirical Evidence Benedetto Lepori, Martin Benninghoff, Ben Jongbloed, Carlo Salerno and Stig Slipersæter 4. The Third Mission and the Entrepreneurial University Model Magnus Gulbrandsen and Stig Slipersæter 5. Efficiency and Productivity in European Universities: Exploring Trade-offs in the Strategic Profile Andrea Bonaccorsi, Cinzia Daraio and Léopold Simar PART III: NATIONAL PATTERNS 6. Patterns of Diversity in the Swiss Higher Education System Benedetto Lepori 7. University Autonomy and Structural Constraints in the Italian System Andrea Bonaccorsi and Cinzia Daraio 8. Cost Structure, Economies of Capacity Utilization and Scope in Swiss Higher Education Institutions Massimo Filippini and Benedetto Lepori 9. The UK Knowledge Production Function Gustavo Crespi 10. The Portuguese Public University System: On the Road to Improvement? Pedro Teixeira, Margarida F. Cardoso, Cláudia S. Sarrico and Maria João Rosa 11. Expansion and Reorganization in the Spanish Higher Education System Adela García-Aracil PART IV: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES, TOOLS AND DATA PLATFORM 12. Indicators for the Analysis of Higher Education Systems: Some Methodological Reflections Andrea Bonaccorsi, Cinzia Daraio and Benedetto Lepori 13. Variables for Analysing Higher Education Institutions in Europe Stig Slipersæter 14. The University Benchmarker: An Interactive Computer Approach Peter Bogetoft, Harold O. Fried and Philippe Vanden Eeckaut Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book begins with a theoretical examination of regional innovation systems, agglomeration economics and knowledge spillovers, before going on to examine the same concepts within an empirical framework. Special emphasis is given to the importance of proximity in the formation of regional innovation systems. It concludes by considering innovation and human capital as determinants of regional economic growth.The concept of knowledge spillovers is used within the book to explain a number of major economic phenomena, including the geographical clustering of inventions; the social returns to R&D that significantly exceed private returns; and the sizeable disproportions that exist between firms in terms of their R&D inputs and outputs. The contributors identify that small firms are responsible for far more product innovations than large firms relative to their measurable knowledge resources. The book also stresses the importance of a catch-up mechanism that sees technological improvement as the combination of two distinct types of activity: innovation and imitation. In this way, the impact of human capital and other types of knowledge acquisition on economic growth is measured. The conclusions of the contributors are invaluably oriented to policy implications.This book will appeal to researchers and postgraduate students of regional science and innovation and knowledge, as well as policymakers.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Jordi Suriñach, Rosina Moreno and Esther Vayá PART I: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS, AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AND KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS: THEORETICAL APPROACHES 1. Theorizing Regional Knowledge Capabilities: Economic Geography Under ‘Open Innovation’ Philip Cooke 2. Knowledge Spillovers and Organizational Heterogeneity: An Historical Overview of German Technology Sectors Mark Lehrer 3. The Ambivalent Role of Mimetic Behavior in Proximity Dynamics: Evidence from the French ‘Silicon Sentier’ Jérôme Vicente, Yan Dalla Pria and Raphaël Suire 4. IT Adoption, Industrial Structure and Agglomeration Economies Flora Bellone PART II: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS, AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AND KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS: EMPIRICAL STUDIES 5. Pecuniary and Knowledge Externalities as Agglomeration Forces: Empirical Evidence from Individual French Data Corinne Autant-Bernard and Nadine Massard 6. The Adoption of ICTs – Why Does it Differ Across Regions? Andrea Bonaccorsi, Lucia Piscitello and Cristina Rossi 7. Novel Applications of Existing Econometric Instruments to Analyse Regional Innovation Systems: The Spanish Case Mikel Buesa, Mónica Martínez Pellitero, Thomas Baumart and Joost Heijs 8. Over-embeddedness and Under-exploration Issues in Cohesive Networks: An Application to Territorial Clusters Francesc Xavier Molina-Morales and María Teresa Martínez-Fernández 9. The Regional Dimension of University–Industry Interaction Joaquín M. Azagra Caro 10. Which Factors Underlie Public Selection of R&D Cooperative Projects? Lluís Santamaría Sánchez, Andrés Barge Gil and Aurelia Modrego Rico PART III: REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND KNOWLEDGE 11. Convergence Clubs and the Role of Education in Spanish Regional Growth Adriana Di Liberto 12. Non-linearities, Spatial Dependence and Regional Economic Growth in Europe: A Semiparametric Approach Roberto Basile 13. Urban Heterogeneity in Knowledge-related Economic Growth Frank G. van Oort and Otto Raspe Index

Read more less