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Book SynopsisChina is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge. This up-to-date analysis evaluates China''s state-led approach to science and technology, and its successes and failures. In recent decades, China has seen huge investments in high-tech science parks, a surge in home-grown top-ranked global companies, and a significant increase in scientific publications and patents. Helped by state policies and a flexible business culture, the country has been able to leapfrog its way to a more globally competitive position. However, the authors argue that this approach might not yield the same level of progress going forward if China does not address serious institutional, organizational, and cultural obstacles. While not impossible, this task may well prove to be more difficult for the Chinese Communist Party than the challenges that China has faced in the past.Trade Review"This highly important work gives us insightful analysis founded on a tremendous depth of scholarship and interviews. It is the most comprehensive account of China's innovation system through a western lens."—Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, University of Alberta "Innovation in China offers a masterful account of China's innovation system, its working, and its impacts (for better and worse). A must read for those who care about innovation, China, or both." —Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto "The various aspects related to the effectiveness of China's industrial and innovation policy have long been debated and analysed, but have never been fully understood. [...T]his book will be a valuable source for scholars and practitioners alike."—Asian AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction: From the World's Factory to the World's Innovator? Chapter 1 - China's Science and Technology Policy - A New Developmental State? Chapter 2 - Science and Technology in China: A Historical Overview Chapter 3 - China's Science and Technology Enterprise: Can Government-Led Efforts Successfully Spur Innovation? Chapter 4 - China's International S&T Relations: From Self-Reliance to Active Global Engagement Chapter 5 - How Effective Is China's State-Led Approach to High-Tech Development? Chapter 6 - Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream: Some Challenges

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Book SynopsisChina is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge. This up-to-date analysis evaluates China's state-led approach to science and technology, and its successes and failures. In recent decades, China has seen huge investments in high-tech science parks, a surge in home-grown top-ranked global companies, and a significant increase in scientific publications and patents. Helped by state policies and a flexible business culture, the country has been able to leapfrog its way to a more globally competitive position. However, the authors argue that this approach might not yield the same level of progress going forward if China does not address serious institutional, organizational, and cultural obstacles. While not impossible, this task may well prove to be more difficult for the Chinese Communist Party than the challenges that China has faced in the past.Trade Review"This highly important work gives us insightful analysis founded on a tremendous depth of scholarship and interviews. It is the most comprehensive account of China's innovation system through a western lens."—Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, University of Alberta "Innovation in China offers a masterful account of China's innovation system, its working, and its impacts (for better and worse). A must read for those who care about innovation, China, or both." —Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto "The various aspects related to the effectiveness of China's industrial and innovation policy have long been debated and analysed, but have never been fully understood. [...T]his book will be a valuable source for scholars and practitioners alike."—Asian AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction: From the World's Factory to the World's Innovator? Chapter 1 - China's Science and Technology Policy - A New Developmental State? Chapter 2 - Science and Technology in China: A Historical Overview Chapter 3 - China's Science and Technology Enterprise: Can Government-Led Efforts Successfully Spur Innovation? Chapter 4 - China's International S&T Relations: From Self-Reliance to Active Global Engagement Chapter 5 - How Effective Is China's State-Led Approach to High-Tech Development? Chapter 6 - Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream: Some Challenges

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Book SynopsisDaniel Newman is Principal Analyst of Futurum Research and the CEO of Broadsuite Media Group. Living his life at the intersection of people and technology, Newman works with large technology brands exploring digital transformation and how it influences our world. A five-times best-selling author, he is a Forbes, Entrepreneur and Huffington Post contributor.Olivier Blanchard draws from his extensive experience managing product innovation, technology adoption, digital integration and change management for industry leaders in a variety of sectors to help decision makers, and their organizations, understand the many risks and opportunities of technology-driven disruption and leverage innovation.Table of Contents Chapter - 01: A short history of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 02: The state of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 03: Framing expectations for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 04: How businesses should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 05: How workers should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 06: How educational institutions should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 07: How consumers should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 08: How technology companies should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 09: The future of human–machine partnerships - putting it all together;

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Book SynopsisBangladeshi villagers with mobile phones helped build what is now a thriving $200m company. What is the lesson for the rest of the world? In You Can Hear Me Now, Nick Sullivan answers this question through the compelling story of Iqbal Quadir, a local entrepreneur.Trade ReviewUntil recently, the outlook for many of the poorest people in Bangladesh was dismal. Despite previous long-term aid from the international community to improve the country's infrastructure and economy, sustainable development was hampered by corruption and governmental inefficiency. This book tells the story of Western-trained entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir, the driving force behind the creation of GrameenPhone, the largest Bangladeshi GSM (Global System for Mobile) cell-phone operation. Quadir had the innovative idea of using local Western-trained entrepreneurs to help villagers attain micro-loans funded by foreign investors (and generated by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yanus) and then showing villagers how to operate cell-phone leasing businesses. Sullivan refers to this successful business model as the "external combustion engine" because of its impressive multiplier effects on economic growth. Applications of this model in other poverty-stricken areas worldwide have repeatedly yielded similar results. This book offers valuable insights about the use of cell phones and technology-based investments to generate wealth and demonstrates that entrepreneurship may be more fruitful than aid. This valuable work can be effectively integrated into public administration, global business, and human resource academic courses. —Caroline Geck, Kean Univ. Lib., Union, NJ (Library Journal, February 2007) "…describes an inclusive capitalism that engages and enables many of the three billion people living on $1 a day" (Credit Control, June 2007)Table of ContentsPreface vii The Author xv Introduction: The Three Forces of xvii External Combustion Part I: The GrameenPhone Story 1. Connectivity Is Productivity 3 2. Dish-Wallahs of Delhi (and Other 17 Early Models) 3. Cell Phone as Cow: A New Paradigm in Search of Investors 35 4. On the Money Trail in Scandinavia 51 5. Building a Company 71 6. Building a Network 87 Part II: Transformation Through Technology 7. Wildfire at the Bottom of the Pyramid 107 8. Cell Phone as Wallet 125 9. Wealth Creation and Rural Income Opportunities 145 10. Beyond Phones: In Search of a New “Cow” 161 11. Eyeing the Dhaka Stock Exchange 181 Epilogue 199 Notes 203 Resources 215 Index 217

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Book SynopsisWhatever it reveals, the results arising from the Large Hadron Collider will profoundly alter our understanding of the cosmos and the atom and stimulate amateur and professional scientists for years to come.Trade Review[A] practical attitude is typical of The Quantum Frontier... a useful experimental companion to the many theory-oriented books on particle physics. Physics World 2010 What Lincoln does brilliantly is dispel the popular myth that the LHC was built solely to discover the Higgs boson, or 'God particle'. This is a project with a far wider reach... His fresh analogies and insights make this book very readable. -- Valerie Jamieson New Scientist 2009 I deeply enjoyed Lincoln's very accessible discussions of antimatter and Cerenkov radiation. And the in-depth explanations of what the different calorimeters and solenoids do inside the LHC's vast underground accelerator are fascinating. -- Sally Adee IEEE Spectrum Magazine 2009 The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider should be in every physics library: it offers an exciting assessment of the Large Haldron Collider, which runs between France and Switzerland, and surveys just why its opening is so significant. You needn't be a physicist to appreciate its importance, and the clear explorations in layman's terms imparts excitement. Perfect for any general lending library strong in science. Midwest Book Review 2009 A Fermilab scientist conveys the excitement surrounding the LHC. Science News 2009 The Quantum Frontier... prepares readers with what they can anticipate when the LHC becomes operational. -- John S. Rigden and Roger H. Stuewer Physics in Perspective 2009 Don Lincoln's playful, energetic style took me from the fundamentals of contemporary physics through to the extremely complex and sophisticated guts of the LHC experiments, touching on everything from the Earth's 'inevitable' destruction by black holes to speculated future physics experiements in a post-LHC era. Cracking it open for the first time, I was worried that a book taking under 200 pages to cover such an ambitious topic would be riddled with sterile facts listed on after the other. But the contrary is what I found. -- Jordan Juras CERN Courier 2009 The book is written in a very readable and entertaining style, and I can warmly recommend it to anyone with more than a passing interest in science. -- John L. Hutchison infocus 2010Table of ContentsForeword, by Leon LedermanAcknowledgmentsPrologue1. What We Know: The Standard Model2. What We Guess: Theories We Want to Test3. How We Do It: The Large Hadron Collider4. How We See It: The Enormous Detectors5. Where We're Going: The Big Picture, the Universe, and the FutureEpilogueSuggested ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisFinancial market bubbles are recurring, often painful, reminders of the costs and benefits of capitalism. While many books have studied financial manias and crises, most fail to compare times of turmoil with times of stability. In Bubbles and Crashes, Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch give us new insights into the causes of speculative booms and busts. They identify a class of assetsmajor technological innovationsthat can, but does not necessarily, produce bubbles. This methodological twist is essential: Only by comparing similar events that sometimes lead to booms and busts can we ascertain the root causes of bubbles. Using a sample of eighty-eight technologies spanning 150 years, Goldfarb and Kirsch find that four factors play a key role in these episodes: the degree of uncertainty surrounding a particular innovation, the attentive presence of novice investors, the opportunity to directly invest in companies that specialize in the technology, and whether or not a technology is a gooTrade Review"Goldfarb and Kirsch possess a keen understanding of the history of technological innovation and the evolution and implementation of new technologies and their respective impact on society. Their work sheds light on causal factors that were not previously well understood with respect to technological innovation and the underlying dynamics which lead innovation to spawn speculative bubbles. Bubbles and Crashes provides important insights for both investors and policy makers to recognize bubbles and implement policies to minimize their impact."—Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Alphabet"A fascinating account of how and when new technologies lead to exuberant asset prices. Anyone who thinks about innovation and financial markets will enjoy this book."—Jonathan Levin, Stanford Graduate School of Business"Strongly grounding their work in historical evidence, Goldfarb and Kirsch advance our understanding of how technological innovations sometimes do, and sometimes don't, lead to financial bubbles. They move the discussion of bubbles and crashes away from journalism and toward science. Investors and finance professionals along with financial regulators and policy makers need to absorb the lessons of this provocative analysis."—Richard Sylla, New York University"What an engaging book! Why do booms and busts happen during the deployment of some technologies and not others? The work looks deeply at many memorable episodes of new technologies – electric lighting, vulcanized rubber, insulin, telephony, radio and television, electronic commerce, and much more. The authors bring accessible and penetrating insight to the economics, and illustrate with rich examples. It is a joy to read the stories and analysis. Highly recommended!"—Shane Greenstein, Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School"When is a technology boom actually a bubble? In Bubbles and Crashes authors Goldfarb and Kirsch deliver a nuanced guide to answering this question. Based on the careful examination of 88 important innovations—ranging from the electric light to the World Wide Web—they demonstrate the importance of pure-play investment opportunities, naive investors, and powerful narratives in allowing runaway speculation that overwhelms the moderating forces of imitation, entry, and competition. This is must reading for anyone interested in how new technologies develop, how they are perceived when they first occur, and how some generate clear bubbles."—Richard Rumelt, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson"Goldfarb and Kirsch provide an interesting take on some factors that facilitate the development and bursting of bubbles in technology industries...Readers may particularly appreciate the discussion on competition and policy...Practitioners, graduate students, and researchers may benefit by reading this book. Highly recommended."––S. R. Sisodiya, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Bubbles and Non-Bubbles Across Time 2. Uncertainty and Narratives 3. Novices, Naïfs, and Biases 4. When Are There Not Bubbles? 5. Recent and Future Bubbles 6. Policy Implications

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Book SynopsisThe World Bank has gained significant experience in supporting innovation systems projects. This text concentrates its analysis on projects financed by the Bank during 1990-2003, together with some successful earlier examples and reviews some 51 projects involving over USD4.2 billion in Bank support.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical insight into the ongoing debates and controversies that surround employee empowerment and workplace innovation. It highlights competing interests and conflicting values, and illuminates some basic tensions between confident rhetoric and everyday realities.Trade Review'This book provides insight into the ongoing controversies revolving around employee empowerment and workplace innovation, it discusses common tensions between confident rhetoric and daily realities, and it provides an in-depth analysis of employee interpretations and reactions, the culture and structure of struggle and management, and much more. College-level audiences will find this no casual read, but an in-depth survey that covers all the basic conflicts of politics and rhetoric with an analysis of how it operates in the workplace.' --Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Foreword to Empowerment and Innovation 1. Perspectives on Empowerment and Progressive Change at Work Part I: Contemporary Developments 2. Progressive Teamworking: Disputes, Promise and Practicalities 3. Technology and User Empowerment 4. Financial Participation 5. Gender and Empowerment 6. Culture, Management and Innovation Part II: Enabling, Enacting and Regulating 7. Sustaining a Voluntary Commitment 8. Public Policy and Regulatory Initiatives References Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and innovative Handbook applies the tools of the economics of complexity to analyse the causes and effects of technological and structural change. It grafts the intuitions of the economics of complexity into the tradition of analysis based upon the Schumpeterian and Marshallian legacies.Trade Review’The editor of this Handbook, Cristiano Antonelli, is to commended for the high quality of the group of authors he has assembled for this project. They provide excellent coverage of the various areas within the field, covering complexity of innovation, complexity of knowledge, complexity of structural change and development, and lessons and implications for economic policy. This is an important and evolving topic, and this book captures the cutting edge of research on it, particularly in connection with the broader idea of economic complexity.’ -- J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University, US’My overall impression of the handbook is very favourable. It gives a broad overview of the different topics addressed by complexity economics, especially with regard to innovation and knowledge management. Knowledge and innovation are treated as the emergent properties of a system in which heterogeneous actors interact in different ways at different levels: the firm (meso), the individual (micro), and society (macro). Both Antonelli s and Bonaccorsi's chapters are treasure troves of concepts and ideas, although not necessarily for the complexity novice. Lane's chapter, however, provides an excellent introduction. . . For researchers in the field of economics and those that are interested in 'complexity in the real world', this handbook provides ample discussion and research roads ahead.’ -- Andreas Ligtvoet, Science and Public Policy’Antonelli's handbook is an impressive compendium of theoretical approaches to complexity in economics that has emerged during the last two decades. . . this handbook is an amazing excursus on the state of the art of complexity thinking in the economics of technological change. Not only did the compendium reinforce the achievements of other theory textbooks in this field; it also paves the way for a “normalisation” of complexity in economics. It strongly defends the advantage of operationalization and applied research in economics and touches upon important policy implications. Therefore, it is a must-read both for the scientist and for the policy researcher in the field of innovation and technological change.’ -- Manfred Paier, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Economic Complexity of Technological Change: Knowledge Interaction and Path Dependence Cristiano Antonelli PART II: THE ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY OF INNOVATION 2. Complexity and Innovation Dynamics David A. Lane 3. Complexity in the Theory of the Developing Firm Harry Bloch and Stan Metcalfe 4. The Persistence of Innovation and Path Dependence Alessandra Colombelli and Nick von Tunzelmann 5. The Symbiotic Theory of Innovation: Knowledge Creation and the Evolution of the Capitalist System Martin Fransman PART III: THE ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY OF KNOWLEDGE 6. Knowledge, Complexity and Networks Pier Paolo Saviotti 7. The Dynamics of Technological Knowledge: From Linearity to Recombination Jackie Krafft and Francesco Quatraro 8. Complexity and the Coordination of Technological Knowledge: The Case of Innovation Platforms Davide Consoli and Pier Paolo Patrucco 9. Causes, Consequences and Dynamics of ‘Complex’ Distributions of Technological Activities: The Case of Prolific Inventors William Latham and Christian Le Bas 10. The Biomedical Workforce in the US: An Example of Positive Feedbacks Paula E. Stephan 11. University–Industry Interactions: The Unresolved Puzzle Isabel Maria Bodas Freitas, Aldo Geuna and Federica Rossi 12. A Functional Theory of Technology and Technological Change Andrea Bonaccorsi PART IV: THE ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT 13. Mesoeconomics: A Unified Approach to Systems Complexity and Evolution Kurt Dopfer 14. Notes on a Complexity Theory of Economic Development Koen Frenken and Ron Boschma 15. Innovation Networks: Formation, Performance and Dynamics Uwe Cantner and Holger Graf 16. The Complex Interaction between Global Production Networks, Digital Information Systems and International Knowledge Transfers Jarle Hildrum, Dieter Ernst and Jan Fagerberg 17. The Complex Dynamics of Economic Development Verónica Robert and Gabriel Yoguel PART V: LESSONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY 18. Coevolution, Emergence and Economic Development: Some Lessons from the Israeli and Mexican Experience Gabriela Dutrénit and Morris Teubal 19. Network Models of Innovation Process and Policy Implications Paul Ormerod, Bridget Rosewell and Greg Wiltshire 20. Government as Entrepreneur: Examples from US Technology Policy Albert N. Link and Jamie R. Link Index

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies examines the role of law in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in communities whose economies are in transition.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Franklin G. Snyder 1. Introduction Megan M. Carpenter 2. State Legislative Efforts to Improve Access to Venture Capital Brian Krumm 3. Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy that Supports New Venture Formation Eric J. Gouvin 4. Transforming Professional Services to Build Regional Innovation Ecosystems Sean M. O’Connor 5. The Strategic Lawyer Shubha Ghosh 6. A Social Justice Perspective on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Steven D. Jamar and Lateef Mtima 7. Contrasts in Innovation: Pittsburgh Then and Now Michael J. Madison 8. IP and Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Economy: A Case Study Michael Risch 9. The Role and Impact of Clinical Programs on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Patricia H. Lee 10. The Rule of Law, Privatization, and the Promise of Transborder Licensing Andrea L. Johnson 11. The Making of the Durationator®: An Unexpected Journey into Entrepreneurship Elizabeth Townsend Gard Index

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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking Handbook analyses the foundations, social desirability, institutions and geography of innovation and entrepreneurship.Trade Review'An essential read for the students of entrepreneurship and for those who wish to pursue an entrepreneurial career in the near future. This handbook can be considered to be a reference point in seeking knowledge about how various aspects of the environment affect the whole dynamics of innovation and therefore entrepreneurship, and how innovation can manifest itself in various forms of social good and social evil.' -- The International Journal of Entrepreneurship & InnovationTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: THE SOCIAL DESIRABILITY OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1. Invention and Social Entrepreneurship: Social Good and Social Evil William J. Baumol 2. Between Useful and Useless Innovation: The Entrepreneurial Role Israel M. Kirzner 3. Entrepreneurship and Rent-Seeking Behavior Marcus Dejardin 4. Who Values the Status of the Entrepreneur? Mirjam van Praag PART II: INSTITUTIONS, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 5. Industrial Policy, Entrepreneurship and Growth Philippe Aghion 6. The Role of Patents and Licenses in Securing External Finance for Innovation Dietmar Harhoff 7. Entry Regulation and Firm Entry: Evidence from German Reunification Susanne Prantl 8. Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda 9. The New Argonauts and the Rise of Venture Capital in the ‘Periphery’ AnnaLee Saxenian and Charles F. Sabel 10. Institutional Impact on the Outreach and Profitability of Microfinance Organizations Kathy Fogel, Kevin Lee and William McCumber PART III: KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS, THE GEOGRAPHY OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND GROWTH 11. Innovation in Cities: Classical and Random Urban Growth Models Gilles Duranton 12. Knowledge Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation – Revisited: A 20 Years’ Perspective on the Field on Geography of Innovation Maryann P. Feldman and Gil Avnimelech 13. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth: Interdependencies, Irregularities and Regularities Pontus Braunerhjelm 14. New Knowledge: The Driving Force of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Bo Carlsson 15. Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Search for Knowledge Spillovers Zoltan J. Acs 16. Knowledge Spillover Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth David B. Audretsch and Max Keilbach PART IV: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 17. Startup Firms from Research in US Universities Richard A. Jensen 18. Universities as Research Partners: Entrepreneurial Explorations and Exploitations Albert N. Link and Charles W. Wessner 19. The Rise of University Technology Transfer and Academic Entrepreneurship: Managerial and Policy Implications Donald S. Siegel 20. The Innovator’s Decision: Entrepreneurship versus Technology Transfer Daniel F. Spulber 21. What Do Scientists Think About Commercialization Activities? Werner Bönte PART V: FIRMS AND INNOVATION 22. Small Firms and Innovation Simon C. Parker 23. Start-ups in Innovative Industries: Causes and Effects Michael Fritsch 24. Innovation and the Evolution of Industries: A Tale of Incentives, Knowledge and Needs Uwe Cantner and Marco Guerzoni 25. How Do Young Innovative Companies Innovate? Gabriele Pellegrino, Mariacristina Piva and Marco Vivarelli 26. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Institutions Erik Stam and Bart Nooteboom 27. The Propensity to Patent an Innovation Comparing Entrepreneurial with Routinized Innovators Alfred Kleinknecht and Gerben van der Panne 28. Business–Public Research Collaborations, Entrepreneurship and Market Orientation: Impact on Innovativeness in Regional Clusters Andreas Eisingerich and Tobias Kretschmer PART VI: THE MAKING OF THE ENTREPRENEUR 29. The Genetics of Entrepreneurship Nicos Nicolaou and Scott Shane 30. Entrepreneurship Education Oliver Falck, Robert Gold and Stephan Heblich Index

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Book SynopsisThe critical message of this book is that in the current context of global change, local and national territories have to upgrade their resilience in terms of improving both their competitiveness and capability to innovate.Trade Review'Innovation, Global Change and Territorial Resilience is indeed a timely contribution addressing the challenges that the global economy poses for local, regional and national economies. In the current situation, resilience is instrumental and innovation is the key mechanism to get there. In this volume, an impressive line-up of international authorities in the field - from across Europe and beyond - present highly valuable insights, models and hypotheses on innovation dynamics and activities in current day economics, as well as policy analysis and advice.' --Anders Malmberg, Uppsala University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Mario Davide Parrilli, José Luis Curbelo and Philip Cooke PART I: CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT: INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONS AND CHANGE 1. The New Argonauts, Global Search and Local Institution Building AnnaLee Saxenian 2. Resilience, Innovative ‘White Spaces’ and Cluster Platforms as a Response to Globalisation Shocks Philip Cooke and Arne Eriksson 3. The Innovation Index: Measuring the UK’s Investment in Innovation and its Effects Stian Westlake, Brian MacAulay, Peter Gratzke, Albert Bravo-Biosca and Hasan Bakhshi 4. Territorial Benchmarking Methodology: The Need to Identify Reference Regions Mikel Navarro Arancegui, Juan José Gibaja Martíns, Susana Franco Rodríguez and Asier Murciego Alonso PART II: TERRITORIES: INNOVATIVE AND EVOLVING 5. Innovative Regions: Strategic Spaces for Development Antonio Vázquez Barquero 6. New Policy Approaches to Develop Innovative Territories: Developing Trust and Behavioral Additionality in Gipuzkoa Mirren Larrea, Maria José Aranguren and James Karlsen 7. New Focus of Economic Reactivation in Spain: Creative Industries in the Basque Country Luciana Lazzeretti and Mario Davide Parrilli 8. Assessing Country Competitiveness: The Case of Spain Mercedes Delgado and Christian Ketels PART III: INNOVATION AND VALUE CHAINS 9. Outward FDI from Developing Country MNEs as a Channel for Technological Catch-up Alessia Amighini, Roberta Rabellotti and Marco Sanfilippo 10. Heterogeneous Social Capitals: A New Window of Opportunity for Local Economies Mario Davide Parrilli 11. China: Beyond the Global Production Line Philip Cooke and Fangzhu Zhang 12. Are Clusters the Solution? Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Fabrice Comptour PART IV: TERRITORIAL POLICIES: EMERGING FROM THE CRISIS 13. Conceptualisations, Relationships and Trends between Innovation, Competitiveness and Development: Industrial Policy Beyond the Crisis Patrizio Bianchi and Sandrine Labory 14. Regional Policy: What (it seems) we have Learned from Some European Experiences Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura 15. Cities in Times of Economic Crisis: A Challenge for Local Governments Manuel Perló Cohen 16. What Public Policies Can and Cannot do for Regional Development Mikel Landabaso 17. A Participatory Methodology for Evaluating the Cluster Policy of the Basque Country Cristina Aragón, Maria José Aranguren, Cristina Iturrioz and James R. Wilson 18. For a Resilient, Sustainable and Creative European Economy, in What Ways is the EU Important? Philip Cooke and Lisa De Propris Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the key issues in planning and developing prosperous knowledge cities of the knowledge economy era, which will prove invaluable to national, state/regional and city governments’ planning and development departments.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Competing: Important Stimuli for Knowledge Cities to Become Prosperous Peter Franz Preface Introducing: Knowledge-based Development of Prosperous Knowledge Cities Tan Yigitcanlar, Kostas Metaxiotis and Francisco Javier Carrillo PART I: POLICIES FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES 1. Innovating: Creativity, Innovation and the Role of Cities in the Globalizing Knowledge Economy Björn T. Asheim 2. Creating: The Creative-class Based Knowledge City Models of Denmark Mark Lorenzen, Kristina Vaarst Andersen and Stine Laursen 3. Organizing: Spontaneously Developed Urban Technology Precincts Gülnur Çevikayak and Koray Velibeyoğlu 4. Globalizing: What Makes Australian Information Technology Industry Companies Go Global? Glen Searle and Kevin O’Connor 5. Attracting: The Coffeeless Urban Café and the Attraction of Urban Space Kirsten Martinus 6. Researching: Key Factors for the Success of Knowledge Cities in Germany Stefanie Wesselmann, Clas Meyer and Rainer Lisowski 7. Participating: Knowledge Citizens’ Competences and Knowledge City Transformation Octavio González, Rodolfo Wilhelmy, Santiago Cavazos and América Martínez PART II: PLANS FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES 8. Piloting: Knowledge-based Development Policy and Practice in Building a Vibrant Ecosystem Cathy Garner and Anne Dornan 9. Formulating: An Integrated Strategy for the Development of Knowledge Cities Kostas Metaxiotis and Kostas Ergazakis 10. Designing: Combining Design and High-tech Industries in the Knowledge City of Eindhoven Ana María Fernández-Maldonado 11. Clustering: Concentration of the Knowledge-based Economy in Sydney Richard Hu 12. Connecting: Community Supported Universities for Knowledge City Transformation Ana Cristina Fachinelli and Janaína Macke 13. Promoting: Programs for and Challenges of the Knowledge-based Small Business Joan K. Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too and Greg Hearn 14. Enterprising: Academics, Knowledge Capital and Towards PASCAL Universities James A. Powell 15. Transforming: Turning Knowledge Cities into a Knowledge Region Caren Heidemann, Klaus R. Kunzmann and Klaus Wermker PART III: METRICS FOR BUILDING PROSPEROUS KNOWLEDGE CITIES 16. Commuting: The Geography of Melbourne’s Knowledge Economy Kevin Johnson 17. Measuring: Knowledge-based Development Metrics, Evolution and Perspectives Francisco Javier Carrillo and Ricardo Emmanuel Flores 18. Comparing: Knowledge-based Urban Development of Vancouver, Melbourne, Manchester and Boston Tan Yigitcanlar 19. Benchmarking: Knowledge-based Development Metrics through the MAKCi Exercise Alicia Leal and Blanca C. Garcia Afterword Concluding: Directions for Building Prosperous Knowledge Cities Joris van Wezemael Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique and informative book highlights the relationship between crisis, innovation, and sustainable development, and discusses the necessary conditions required to seize the ecological opportunity.Trade ReviewThis book talks about a genuine greening of the economy: from the most theoretical aspects, e.g. the genealogy of ecological economics, to the most practical. The two most prominent conclusions are, for me: this greening cannot be achieved by companies alone, but can only be the result of different kinds of innovation: technological, organizational, institutional and lifestyle changes. The changes must be implemented at all levels, from the firm to international governance. - Dominique Bourg, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development is a fascinating exploration at the frontiers of economics and ecology. It combines topical surveys of current work with deep reflection on the repressed role of nature in the history of economics. A work of great range and value, especially for all concerned with the strategy of economic policy going forward. --- James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Ecological Opportunity in a Global System in Crisis Blandine Laperche, Nadine Levratto and Dimitri Uzunidis PART I: STRENGTHS OF CHANGE FOR A GREEN ECONOMY 1. The Clean-tech Revolution in California and in France: Opportunities and Challenges Anne Sengès 2. The Emergence of Ecological Opportunities and Firms’ Behaviour Blandine Laperche and Nadine Levratto 3. Sustainable Consumption in an Evolutionary Framework: How to Foster Behavioural Change? Nathalie Lazaric and Vanessa Oltra 4. Technology and Sustainable Development: Myth or Reality? Arnaud Diemer PART II: THEORETICAL ORIGINS AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY 5. Re-greening the Earth While Making Our Economies More Peaceful and Fair Willem Hoogendyk 6. Economic Theories, Environmental Issues and History of Thought Sophie Boutillier and Patrick Matagne 7. Sustainable Development: The Teachings of the Physiocrats and the Classics Pierre Le Masne 8. Political Economy of Innovation and Sustainable Development Jerry Courvisanos 9. Capital Accumulation, Crisis and Return to Nature? Dimitrios Patelis PART III: ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY IN A CHANGING WORLD 10. Towards a Social and Environmental Economy Pierre Guguenheim 11. Formation and Deformation of the Environmental Kuznets Curve for CO2 Emissions Thomas Jobert and Fatih Karanfil 12. Clean Technologies and Perspectives of the Green Economy in Emergent and Developing Countries: Foundations, Opportunities and Constraints Marc-Hubert Depret and Abdelillah Hamdouch 13. Global Governance, Resources and Sustainable Economic Development. A Critical Approach to the International Economy Lamia Yacoub and Dimitri Uzunidis 14. Global Economic Governance for More Stable and Sustainable Development: Some Proposals from the Stiglitz Report André Gabus and Alexander Hawthorne Index

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Book SynopsisSince the beginning of the 1990s, the supremacy of `Old World’ countries (France and Italy) in the international wine market has been challenged by new players, such as Australia, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, which are recording stunning performances in terms both of export volume and value.Trade Review'This book takes a fresh look at the innovations that have changed the global wine sector, presenting established thinking in a new light. Building on the world's knowledge base in wine production, the book encourages novel thinking for both Old World and New World producers. The content is topical, current and well written. This is a must-read for anyone with an interest in wine innovation. --Sakkie Pretorius, The Australian Wine Research Institute'This excellent book emerges out of the project ''Innovation and Globalization in the Wine Sector: An International Comparison between Argentina, Chile, Italy and South Africa''. The authors provide a fresh perspective on innovation and technological capabilities in the wine industry, as well as an insightful account of the new growth trajectories of this industry in different contexts. . . this theoretically informed and empirically rich collection has clearly succeeded in highlighting some of the key features of innovation and technological catching-up in the wine industry in different countries. . . The book will be of considerable interest to practitioners, policymakers and scholars of innovation processes and to specialists of the wine industry more generally.' --David Doloreux, Regional Studies'[T]he editors have produced a book that contributes to our knowledge of the significance of innovation for the success of the New Wine World countries. It helps us to better understand the drivers of the most recent episode of wine grape area expansion and wine production growth. . . the book deserves a place on the shelves or data files of sociologists, geographers, economists, and policymakers concerned with the evolution of the global wine industry.' --Rolf A.E. Mueller, Journal of Wine EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Innovation and Technological Catch-up in the Wine Industry: An Introduction Elisa Giuliani, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti PART I: CATCHING UP IN THE WINE INDUSTRY 2. Catching-up Trajectories in the Wine Sector Lucia Cusmano, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti 3. The Changing Geography of Science in Wine: Evidence from Emerging Countries Lorenzo Cassi, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti 4. Contributions of the Innovation System to Australia’s Wine Industry Growth Kym Anderson PART II: DRIVERS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CATCH-UP IN THE WINE INDUSTRY: UNIVERSITIES, PUBLIC–PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCHERS AND FIRMS 5. University Involvement in Wine Region Development: A Comparative Case Study between Universidad de Talca (Chile) and Universidad de Cuyo (Argentina) Martin Kunc and Scott Tiffin 6. Recombining to Compete: Public–Private Institutions, Shifting Networks and the Remaking of the Argentine Wine Sector Gerald A. McDermott and Rafael A. Corredoira 7. Bridging Researchers and the Openness of Wine Innovation Systems in Chile and South Africa Elisa Giuliani and Roberta Rabellotti 8. Knowledge, Science and Interactions in South Africa’s Wine Industry Jo Lorentzen 9. What Have we Learnt from the Wine Industry? Some Concluding Remarks Elisa Giuliani, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti Index

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Book SynopsisUntil recently, economists studying economic development have tended to consider it as a universal process, or focussed their attention on common aspects.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Franco Malerba and Richard R. Nelson 2. Explaining Divergent Stories of Catch-up in the Telecommunication Equipment Industry in Brazil, China, India and Korea Keun Lee, Sunil Mani and Qing Mu 3. The Global Computer Software Sector Jorge Niosi, Suma Athreye and Ted Tschang 4. Explaining Variations in Semiconductor Catch-up Strategies in China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan Rajah Rasiah, Xin-Xin Kong, Yeo Lin and Jaeyong Song 5. Catching up in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Lessons from Case Studies of India and Brazil Shyama V. Ramani and Samira Guennif 6. The Agro-food Sector in Catching-up Countries: A Comparative Study of Four Cases Shulin Gu, John O. Adeoti, Ana Célia Castro, Jeffrey Orozco and Rafael Díaz 7. Conclusions Franco Malerba and Richard R. Nelson Index

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Book SynopsisIt grounds its analysis in innovation theory and a examination of patent law and prosecution, incorporating the uncertainty of patent law’s impact on welfare at a detailed level, dynamic changes, the skewed nature of patent value and the difficulty of textually capturing patent concepts.Trade Review’In this book, Alex Stack raises and explores critically important questions with respect to this body of experience: When is international patent law cooperation and harmonization welfare-enhancing? What is the role of international institutions - WIPO and the WTO - in furthering such harmonization? Stack explores these questions from a global welfarist, rationalist perspective. Using tools from new institutional economics, he explores design implications for international institutions, focusing on WIPO and the WTO, analyzing grounds for international cooperation as collective action problems and applying historical, political and transaction cost analysis. . . This book provides a subtle, insightful, and original analysis of the evolution of institutional arrangements for the international harmonization of patent laws that will be of immense value to scholars and practitioners involved in international harmonization efforts in intellectual property and cognate areas of commercial law. It will surely quickly become accepted as the seminal reference work in these fields.’ -- - From the foreword by Michael Trebilcock, University of Toronto, CanadaFor the newcomer to intellectual property, this book is a wonderful introduction to global innovation policy debates and the difficulties in identifying optimal patent strategies. For those in the field, the volume provides an engaging examination of the complex interactions among heterogeneous national priorities, demands for an efficient environment for global trade in knowledge-intensive assets, and the capabilities of various international institutions - particularly WIPO and the WTO - to foster the development of, and administer, sound international patent policy.’ -- Rochelle Dreyfuss, New York University, School of LawTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Part I: Welfare-Enhancing Harmonization 1. Domestic Patent Law: Autarkic Analysis 2. The Value of Diversity: Relaxed Autarky 3. Bases for Harmonization Part II: International Patent Law Institutions 4. History 5. International Patent Cooperation as Collective Action 6. Institutional Analysis: WIPO and the WTO Conclusions and Implications References Index

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Book SynopsisIn so doing the book provides an account of the main factors at work behind Chinese technological entrepreneurship and their interplay, the past and present transitions facing Chinese technology-based enterprises, and how those transitions were and are being dealt with.Trade Review'This unique book offers a series of case studies about how technology creation has evolved in China. This is an in-depth perspective about the trajectory and the entrepreneurial transformations of some successful high-tech Chinese companies in different industries. The book pictures as well the roles played by government, universities and companies in fostering regional systems of innovation in different parts of China. Written by Chinese and foreign experts, those views are not partial; authors reveal an untruncated and thorough analysis.' --Dominique Jolly, SKEMA Business School, France'Technological Entrepreneurship in China is a book with much to recommend it. . . Overall, the depth and range of topics covered make a significant contribution to contemporary Chinese studies, particularly in light of concerns about whether China can innovate its way out of a possible middle­income trap.' --Douglas Fuller, The China JournalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction 1. Entrepreneurship of Innovative High-tech Development in China: Two Case Studies Huijiong Wang, Shantong Li and Yan Hong 2. Regional Innovation Systems in China: An Analysis of Industry–Science Linkages in the Bohai Bay Area Ulrike Tagscherer, Henning Kroll and Xin Luo 3. Upgrading Strategies of Electronics Firms Within the Regional Innovation System of the Pearl River Delta, Illustrated by the Example of Two Hong Kong Firms Henning Kroll and Daniel Schiller 4. From a University-run Enterprise to a Leading Group of Regional IT Industrial Clusters: In a Perspective of an Academia–Government–Industry Triple Helix Chunyan Zhou 5. Solar Photovoltaic Industry Development from the Early 1990s to World Leadership Marco Andreozzi 6. Huawei and Zhengfei Ren: Leadership in a Technology-Innovative Firm Yingying Zhang and Yajun Wu 7. Spreadtrum: Aspiring to be a World Class Chip Company Yan Wan and Shi-Ji Gao 8. A Case Study on a Chinese Manufacturing Company’s Catch-up Strategy and R&D Talent’s Creative Role Identity Management Chaoying Tang and Jiannong Shi 9. Technological Entrepreneurship with Chinese Characteristics: The Qrobot Case Claudio Petti, Xiaowei Hu and Shujun Zhang Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative volume includes a selection of seminal articles published in the emerging field of technological progress and innovation. The first part of the book is dedicated to the economics of innovation, while the following parts include important papers in various legal areas that focus on innovation.Trade Review‘Lawyers, post-graduate students of law and economics, as well as policy makers and judges concerned with the issues raised by class actions will find this book, with its copious footnotes, a valuable tool for further research into this emerging area of law.’ -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Eli M. Salzberger PART I ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION 1. Nathan Rosenberg (1976), ‘On Technological Expectations’ 2. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1977), ‘In Search of Useful Theory of Innovation’ 3. Partha Dasgupta and Joseph Stiglitz (1980), ‘Industrial Structure and the Nature of Innovative Activity’ 4. Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch (1988), ‘Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis’ 5. Paul M. Romer (1990), ‘Endogenous Technical Change’ 6. David J. Teece (1992), ‘Competition, Cooperation, and Innovation: Organizational Arrangements for Regimes of Rapid Technological Progress’ 7. Chris Freeman (1994), ‘The Economics of Technical Change’ 8. Giovanni Dosi (1997), ‘Opportunities, Incentives and the Collective Patterns of Technological Change’ 9. Gregory N. Stock, Noel P. Greis and William A. Fischer (2002), ‘Firm Size and Dynamic Technological Innovation’ PART II IP AND INNOVATION 10. Steven Shavell and Tanguy van Ypersele (2001), ‘Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights’ 11. Philip J. Weiser (2003), ‘The Internet, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Policy’ 12. Gregory N. Mandel (2005), ‘Promoting Environmental Innovation with Intellectual Property Innovation: A New Basis for Patent Rewards’ 13. Tim Wu (2006), ‘Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Decentralized Decisions’ 14. John M. Golden (2010), ‘Principles for Patent Remedies’ PART III PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES 15. Bruce Kogut and Anca Metiu (2001), ‘Open-Source Software Development and Distributed Innovation’ 16. Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman (2006), ‘The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design’ PART IV ANTI-TRUST AND INNOVATION [170 pp] 17. David J. Teece and Mary Coleman (1998), ‘The Meaning of Monopoly: Antitrust Analysis in High-Technology Industries’ 18. Michel A. Carrier (2008), ‘Two Puzzles Resolved: Of the Schumpeter-Arrow Stalemate and Pharmaceutical Innovation Markets’ 19. Daniel F. Spulber (2008), ‘Competition Policy and the Incentive to Innovate: The Dynamic Effects of Microsoft v. Commission’ PART V TORTS 20. Gideon Parchomovsky and Alex Stein (2008–09), ‘Torts and Innovation’ PART VI REGULATION 21. Jukka Similä (2002), ‘Pollution Regulation and Its Effects on Technological Innovations’ 22. Rebecca S. Eisenberg (2007), ‘The Role of the FDA in Innovation Policy’

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Book SynopsisThis Element develops an innovative combinatorial model of technological change and tests it with 2,000 years of data from global GDP data and US patents, thus generating the observed historical pattern of technological change. This Element models the Industrial Revolution as a combinatorial explosion.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Competing explanations of technology; 3. The theory of combinatorial evolution; 4. Our model; 5. Our Tri-data result; 6. Niche theory; 7. Homo tinkerus; 8. Entrepreneurship and innovation; 9. CODA; Appendix; References.

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Book SynopsisThe Strategic Alliances Fieldbook: The Art of Agile Alliances is for technology and professional services practitioners and executives seeking faster value from their partnerships as traditional alliances are changing rapidly in form and tempo.Digitising customer channels and internal operations has been a long-running initiative for most companies, and the global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the urgency and budgets associated with the digital transformations that technology and professional services companies support. The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook compiles a century of the authors' experience of leading joint businesses to solve the problem of how to go fast and avoid common issues that delay alliances. The reader will get a detailed analysis of professional services companies and technology companies and how the dynamics of their collective culture and operating model are shaped when working in partnership. The book provides a Blueprint'Trade Review"We are in the middle of a major transformation of how companies go to market – and ecosystems are the main reason why. Driven by strategic business and technology alliances, this action-oriented book provides the tactical advice leaders need to succeed in the decade of the ecosystem."Jay McBain, Principal Analyst, Channels, Partnerships & Ecosystems, Forrester Research, Inc."The Strategic Alliance Handbook is a great resource for understanding strategic alliances. But The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook goes one level deeper and gives readers the ability to put the principles into practice. It is packed with useful blueprints and templates that can be adapted to suit particular needs. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to all practicing alliance managers."Tina Gravel, SVP Channels and Alliances, Appgate"If you are in the technology space, The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook is a MUST read. Technology companies are at an inflection point, and those invested in partnerships will far outpace those companies who lack this vision. Booth, Nevin and Whitehurst, just created the bible for Alliance professionals and the c-suite."Dave Mortell, Global Vice President Alliances & Channels, Cornerstone OnDemand"A practical guide to partnerships that really packs a punch! This is an uber modern approach to alliances, suitable for partnering in the most agile and digitally evolving ecosystems. A partnerships blueprint with a unique blend of future-thinking that's grounded in decades worth of industry and leadership legacy. This is my new go-to source for optimising and sustaining value creation at every stage of tech and innovation alliances." Erica Katsambis, Global Head of Strategic Alliances & Consumer Digital Partnerships, CKH Innovation"What a great resource for this fast-paced, tumultuous era of change! The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook provides a compendium of practical and timely fundamentals for Alliance professionals." Christine Neary, Global Microsoft Alliance Leader at Avanade"It's one thing to acknowledge the importance of eco-systems in an ever more technology-driven world – it’s quite another to know how to harness the potential of the eco-system in creating business outcomes. The Strategic Alliance Fieldbook is by far the most comprehensive and practical guide to creating and sustaining successful business relationships. It’s the ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ for the modern Alliances leader."Paul McCluskey, VP/GM, Global Partner Engagement at Ciena Blue Planet ''If you recognise and practice alliances as a professional career, I would strongly recommend Mike's invaluable experiences and insights on using his alliance approach methodology. The nature of working with global IT services can be daunting and complex and you can definitely broaden your experiences and future-proof your knowledge to another level with The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook. It contains proven experience to optimise mutual investments for success'' Sid Sehdev, Regional Sales Alliance Manager, Global Outsourcers & System Integrators (GOSI) EMEA Emerging Markets, BMC Software"The Strategic Alliance Fieldbook is set to establish itself as an essential toolbox for all aspiring alliance gurus who want to explore many different topics on alliance management. An easy-to-read, concise overview of the principles of building strategic alliances. It is written from a practical point of view using examples from several organizations."Rajeev Ranjan, Director- SI Alliances, Newgen"Filled with practical insights and examples from where the rubber meets the road in the field, The Strategic Alliance Fieldbook is a must-read for alliance leaders who want to set themselves apart from the herd. The emphasis on agile alliances is timely and spot-on!"Gavin Simpson, VP Global Strategic Alliances at iCIMS"Mike is a skilled and passionate ecosystem leader. His work contributes effectively to the advancement of business ecosystems as a competitive advantage for companies. The Strategic Alliance Fieldbook continues that tradition by providing practical help for ecosystem builders." David Hayat, Founder, Tydex Group and Former Global MD, Accenture Global Ecosystem"Strategic Alliances has been and will be a business tool / process which no company can live without. While at IBM, ABP’s assistance helped us define the processes which drove $10B per year. Even with IBM’s size, we needed the street knowledge our partners provided. Every C Level executive needs to read this playbook and learn how to win with alliances."Jay Ennesser, Founder, Prane Holdings LLC, Retired IBM VP Global Alliances"As The Strategic Alliance Handbook provided explanation and demonstration of strategic alliances, The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook partners and mentors with that knowledge to guide and enable quick transformation of plans and strategy to action giving you the edge to deliver your best alliance."Rick Tolan, Digital Transformation Expert, Tolan-Hoechst & Associates"What do you do if you're just starting out within the alliance field? How do you gain some real-world knowledge from someone who's been there and done it, lived & breathed it, and got both the t-shirt & scars to prove it? The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook is not some academic exercise, but a framework of processes, hacks & tried & tested examples, that will answer many of your questions, and guide you in building longevity and forge real bonds with your partners, whether you're a mere alliances Padawan, or a Jedi Master, this book should be an essential piece of kit in everyone's armoury."Andy Pugh, Leader in cybersecurity, cloud, privacy, compliance, AI & eCommerce. Honorary STEM Ambassador & BIEA Special Advisor"The high-calibre authors Gavin Booth, Mike Nevin, and James Whitehurst have created an invaluable asset for the experienced as well as the novice partner channel professional who are tasked with building out new or strengthening and expanding existing alliances relationships in this new era of partner ecosystems. Partner channels have changed so much since their early days 30 years ago and will remain dynamic in the future, transforming their position and value to align with the ever-adjusting market demands. The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook: The Art of Agile Alliances is a very well-written playbook with brilliantly curated content to provide best practices."Richard Ludwig, Head of Partner Programs and Operations, Imperva"The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook is a very practical and useful resource for Global Alliances leaders. I like the approach to combine three different perspectives. I am a big believer in the ‘blueprint’ proposed in the book. A MUST have guide for alliance sales leaders in the 21st Century!"Vineet Sharma, Head of Global Alliance Sales, Rocket Software."The world of Alliances is complex and today, nothing has been as complete a guide as The Strategic Alliance Fieldbook created here. This guide, for sure, will become the bedside table book of all professionals in this field."Julie Goubet, Global Head of Strategic Alliances, bChannels"With partner ecosystems becoming the force multiplier for most go-to market strategies, this fieldbook should be kept close at hand for any professional wanting a guide to ensure their success. Professionals in alliances, partnerships, channel sales, indirect sales, corporate development, and even direct sales, all need to know the winning formulas in this book to create the recipes for hyper growth expected by today’s stakeholders."Ward Christman, Co-Founder HRTechAlliances"The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook is the perfect companion. Helps you benchmark your alliance performance and make sure success is had by all parties."Ben Price, Channel and Alliances Manager, Leapwork."The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook helps alliance leaders who want to dramatically drive up client value and revenue by providing the blueprint for building value-added, agile alliances and achieving alliance-driven commercial success."Preeta Raman, Head of Alliances Go to Market, Office of the CMO, vArmour "A thought-provoking book, lasering in on the complexities facing alliances in the evolving post-pandemic, digital world. The progressive concept of the Agile Alliance is examined to decode the imperative need to drive speed-to-value. A must-read for any alliance professional in the high tech/services space."Ashleigh Gray, VP Strategic Partnerships, Vidyard"This book is a must read for every company who wants to be successful with their Partners and develop their Sales leveraging their Partner Ecosystems. The authors all clearly have a wealth of practical knowledge which they share without reserve. If you are an alliance executive, you should buy this book. You won’t regret it!"Jean-Pierre Degonbert, CEO and Founder Alliances4Business"If you are an alliance professional or just someone that wants to demystify the latest development in alliance practice, this has all the hallmarks of a seminal reference handbook. You will be thumbing through it for years to come to refresh your memory on the whys, what fors and what nots of strategic alliancing! Get the page markers out." Sami Istephan, VP Global Alliances, BAE Systems"Disruptions in today’s global business environment make strategic relationships critical for a company’s success. Mike, Gavin, and Jim’s handbook applies years of hands-on knowledge essential for alliance professionals to deliver high-quality results to their organization."William Welch, Global Alliances and Strategy Professional"We are facing drastic changes in the business relationships and buyers’ behaviours. In this highly interconnected world, trust and commitment are more than ever expected by the key stakeholders. Only by embedding those values can strategic alliances sustain your business and help you scale fast. How to build the perfect plan and execute accordingly? You will find the answers in The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook. The tools, advice and surgical content are powerful."Eric Mamodaly, Global Sales & Alliances Management Executive, ADP"Brilliant job from Mike, Jim and Gavin at providing a holistic and practical approach to strategic alliances. As with many areas of business, this domain is transforming fast, and they help readers to understand the context, scale and direction of this pivot to agility and growth driven progress in modern alliances. Also, a great read for anyone new to tech alliances, or keen to get a very thorough update."Nicolas Caudron, Global ISVs Alliances Director, WW Retail & Consumer Goods Lead, Microsoft "I have had the pleasure of knowing Mike Nevin for 15+ years. As the founder of Alliance Best Practice Ltd, Mike has long been on the forefront of cutting-edge Alliance Professionals. Combining with his professional colleagues, publishing the "Strategic Alliances Fieldbook" couldn't come at a better time. While organizations continue to prioritize digital transformation within their enterprise, current business environments require much more agile alliances. This book will be a terrific tool for you to use in transforming your own "Alliance Best Practices"."Steve Simmons, AVP, Strategic Partner Group, Cognizant"A refreshing approach to strategic alliances' engagement transformation. A must read for Technology vendors seeking to influence customers' digital transformation outcomes. Customers' ecosystems are already complex and are becoming even more specialized, this blueprint could save hours of "trials" and fortified resource allocation in partnering strategically."Angelica Martinez, Senior Director, Oracle Alliance and Channel, North-East Europe"Alliances are increasingly important, especially for the many start-up companies that need to shift gears and address enterprises – yet most alliance managers' working mode is 'trial and error'! You can do better, and this book is the key to it!"Stephan Neuner, Senior Partner Manager, Global and Strategic Alliances at Spryker"With uncertain times and ever-changing priorities, alliance professionals are always navigating through the morass of balancing their company’s priorities with that of their partner. The Strategic Alliance Fieldbook provides alliance professionals a master class-level guide of how and how not to engage when navigating alliance planning, driving execution, and delivering joint success. The real-world case studies provide a variety of examples demonstrating how to partner and more importantly, partner well."Liz Fuller, Vice President, Alliance Marketing & Strategic Programs at CitrixTable of Contents1. The evolving dynamics of alliances 2. Technology companies 3. Professional Services companies 4. Dynamics 5. VST A best practice model for alliance management 6. A Blueprint for Agile Alliances 7. Blueprint Stage 1 - Validate Market 8. Blueprint Stage 2 - Design Partnership 9. Blueprint Stage 3 - Enable Sales and Delivery 10. Blueprint Stage 4 - Originate and Pursuit 11. Blueprint Stage 5 - Contract and Deliver 12. Blueprint Stage 6 - Improve 13. The Future of Agile Alliances

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Book SynopsisToday, raw data on any industry is widely available. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), this data can be used to gain meaningful insights. In addition, as data is the new raw material for today's world, AI and ML will be applied in every industrial sector. Industry 4.0 mainly focuses on the automation of things. From that perspective, the oil and gas industry is one of the largest industries in terms of economy and energy.Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the Petroleum Industry analyzes the use of AI and ML in the oil and gas industry across all three sectors, namely upstream, midstream, and downstream. It covers every aspect of the petroleum industry as related to the application of AI and ML, ranging from exploration, data management, extraction, processing, real-time data analysis, monitoring, cloud-based connectivity system, and conditions analysis, to the final delivery of the proTable of Contents1. A Comprehensive Review of Machine Application in the Oil and Gas Industry 2. AI and ML Application in the Upstream Sector of the Oil and Gas Industry 3. One Step Further in Upstream Sector 4. Midstream Sector with ML Models and Techniques 5. Downstream Sector with Machine Learning 6. Safety and Maintenance with AI and ML 7. Finance with ML and AI 8. Market and Trading in Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Industry 9. Future of Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Industry with AI

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Book SynopsisThe book explores the concepts and challenges in developing novel approaches using the Internet of Things, intelligent systems, machine intelligence systems, and data analytics in various industrial sectors such as manufacturing, smart agriculture, smart cities, food processing, environment, defense, stock market and healthcare. Further, it discusses the latest improvements in the industrial sectors using machine intelligence learning and intelligent systems techniques, especially robotics. Features:  Highlights case studies and solutions to industrial problems using machine learning and intelligent systems. Covers applications in smart agriculture, smart healthcare, intelligent machines for disaster management, and smart manufacturing. Provides the latest methodologies using machine intelligence systems in the early forecasting of weather. Examines the research challenges and identifies the gaps in data collection and data analysTable of ContentsChapter 1 A Framework for a Virtual Reality-based Medical Support System Mohammad Nasfikur, Rahman Khan, Kari J LippertChapter 2 ConvMax: Classification of COVID-19, Pneumonia and Normal lungs from X-ray Images using CNN with Modified Max-Pooing Layer Kinjal A. Patel, Ashish Patel, Darshil P. Patel, Shubham J. BhanderiChapter 3 Biorthogonal Filter-Based Algorithm for Denoising and Segmentation of Fundus Images Udayini Chandana, Kezia Joseph Mosiganti, Mukil AlagirisamyChapter 4 Deep learning based Automatic Detection of Breast Lesions on Ultrasound Images Telagarapu Prabhakar, Wilfrido Gómez-Flores, C Kishor Kumar ReddyChapter 5 Heart Disease Prediction using Enhanced Machine Learning Techniques Ibomoiye Domor Mienye, Yanxia SunChapter 6 Immersive Technologies in Healthcare Education Mohammad Nasfikur Rahman Khan, Kari J LippertChapter 7 Implications of Technological Trend Towards Smart Farming S. Kripa, V. Jeyalakshmi, Masoud Daneshtalab, Manickavasagan Annamalai Chapter 8 A Smart Sensing Technology for Monitoring Marine Environment Condition Noorashikin Md Noor, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Siti Norliyana HarunChapter 9 Managing Agriculture Pollution Using Life Cycle Assessment and Artificial Intelligence Methods Siti Norliyana Harun, Marlia M. Hanafiah, Noorashikin Md NoorChapter 10 Ensemble Techniques for Effective Prediction of Crop Selection in Coastal Andhra Deltaic Region A Vanathi, S. Rama Sree, K. SwaroopaChapter 11 Artificial Intelligence-based Quality Inference for Food Processing Industry Applications Ninja Begum, Shagufta Rizwana, Manuj Kumar HazarikaChapter 12 A Study on Intelligent System and its Influence for Smarter Defense Service P.R Anisha, C. Kishor Kumar Reddy, Nhu Gia NguyenChapter 13 Steam Turbine Controller using Fuzzy logic Abhay Krishan, Sachin UmraoChapter 14Speech Recognition for Indian Accent English using Transformer Model P. Teja, Anjali Gupta, Sakshi, Mathang PeddiChapter 15 Stock Market Prediction using Sentiment Analysis with LSTM and RFR Monica Madan, Ashima RaniChapter 16 A Systematic and Exhaustive Analysis of Intelligent Software Effort Estimation ModelsDr. S. Rama Sree, S.N.S.V.S.C Ramesh, A. Vanathi and V. Ravi Kishore

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Book SynopsisTrade 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

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Book SynopsisIn this Element, the authors find that compared with other emerging capitalist economies, the Chinese bureaucracy has developed relatively strong capabilities to advance innovation-driven development. This Element seeks to provide avenues for comparing it with other late developers.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The Chinese Bureaucracy and Innovation-Driven Development; 3. Assessing Technological Upgrading: Semiconductors and Electric Vehicles; 4. Conclusion; References.

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Book SynopsisExplore the dramatic changes brought on by the new manufacturing technologies of Industry 4.0 In Smart Manufacturing, The Lean Six Sigma Way, Dr. Anthony Tarantino delivers an insightful and eye-opening exploration of the ways the Fourth Industrial Revolution is dramatically changing the way we manufacture products across the world and especially how it will revitalize manufacturing in North America and Europe. The author examines the role and impact of a variety of new Smart technologies including industrial IoT, computer vision, mobile/edge computing, 3D printing, robots, big data analytics, and the cloud. He demonstrates how to apply these new technologies to over 20 continuous improvement/Lean Six Sigma tools, greatly enhancing their effectiveness and ease of use. The book also discusses the role Smart technologies will play in improving: Career opportunities for women in manufacturingCyber security, supply chain risk, and logistics resiliencyWorkplace health, safety, and securityLife on the manufacturing floorOperational efficiencies and customer satisfaction Perfect for anyone involved in the manufacturing or distribution of products in the 21st century, Smart Manufacturing, The Lean Six Sigma Way belongs in the libraries of anyone interested in the intersection of technology, commerce, and physical manufacturing.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments About the Author About the Contributors Chapter 1. Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Smart ManufacturingAnthony Tarantino, Ph Chapter 2. Lean Six Sigma in the Age of Smart ManufacturingAnthony Tarantino, PhD Chapter 3. Continuous Improvement Tools for Smart ManufacturingAnthony Tarantino, PhD Chapter 4. Improving Supply Chain Resiliency Using Smart TechnologiesAnthony Tarantino, PhD Chapter 5. Improving Cybersecurity Using Smart TechnologyCraig Martin Chapter 6. Improving Logistics Using Smart TechnologyFrank Poon Chapter 7. Big Data for Small, Midsize, and Large OrganizationsOmar Abdon and Randy Shi Chapter 8. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) SensorsDeb Walkup and Jeff Little Chapter 9. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer VisionSteven Herman Chapter 10. Networking for Mobile Edge ComputingJeff Little Chapter 11. Edge ComputingVatsal Shah and Allison Yrungaray Chapter 12. 3D Printing and Additive ManufacturingBahareh Tabatabaei, Rui Huang, and Jae-Won Choi Chapter 13. RoboticsThomas Paral, PhD Chapter 14. Improving Life on the Factory Floor with Smart TechnologyMiles Schofield and Aaron Pompey, PhD Chapter 15. Growing the Roles for Women in Smart ManufacturingMaria Villamil and Deborah Walkup Case Studies Case Study 1. Automating Visual Inspection Using Computer VisionAnthony Tarantino, PhD Case Study 2. Barcoding, the Most Ubiquitous and Most Critical IIoT TechnologyAnthony Tarantino, PhD Case Study 3. Improving Safety with Computer VisionAnthony Tarantino, PhD Case Study 4. COVID-19 Accelerates the Adoption of 3D PrintingAnthony Tarantino, PhD Case Study 5. How Mobile Apps Benefit Small to Midsize EnterprisesAnthony Tarantino, PhD Case Study 6. Using Factory-Floor Touch Screens to Improve OperationsMiles Schofield and Aaron Pompey Case Study 7. Edge Computing to Improve OperationsAllison Yrungaray Case Study 8. Five Dangerous Jobs Robots Can Do WellAlex Owen-Hill Answers to Sample Questions Links to Continuous Improvement Templates Index

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of this highly successful textbook draws on the authors' extensive industry experience and academic research to provide a concise and practical approach to developing and implementing strategies. Offering a highly readable text alongside an effective mix of theory, case studies and updated pedagogical features, the book covers both strategic and managerial elements of innovation. The tools described by the well-respected and authoritative author team can be used to improve performance in both service and manufacturing companies, and the text is an excellent practical resource for students and managers alike. This textbook caters primarily for MBA and executive students of Innovation Management. In addition, it is an essential text for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students of Innovation Management, as well as for practitioners seeking to enhance their understanding of the subject.New to this Edition:- Updated and expanded coverage throughout based on a reviTrade ReviewThis is without doubt one of the most comprehensive books in the area of innovation and innovation management that I have come across. It is an invaluable resource for students and managers alike. The best part is that it has many cases and insights from all over the world to bring innovation alive and show how it has been successfully achieved in practice. * Massimo Garbuio, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of Sydney Business School, Australia *With accessing and applying external and collaborative innovation high on the agenda of most technology-driven organisations, this revised edition is a timely update. A hands-on and practical companion, built on a solid platform of research and tried and tested experience, it provides students, teachers and practitioners an in-depth guide to the complexities of innovation management that I thoroughly endorse. * Mark Farmery, Senior Business Development Manager, Karolinska Institutet Innovations AB, Sweden *The book provides both the academic rigour and the practical application demanded by my postgraduate students. It is imminently accessible because it is so well structured. I hold the authors in very high regard and commend them for yet again providing a high quality learning tool. * Professor Chris van der Hoven, Strategy & Innovation lecturer and Academic Director, Wits Business School, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa *Table of Contents1. Understanding Innovation and Innovation Management 2. Innovation in Context 3. Service Innovation 4. Developing an Innovation Strategy 5. Generating Innovative Ideas 6. Selecting the Innovation Portfolio 7. Implementing Innovations 8. People, Culture and Organization 9. Innovation—Performance and Capability.

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Book SynopsisDilek Cetindamar is Professor in the Faculty of Management at Sabanci University, Turkey, where she is Academic Director of the Entrepreneurship Development Program and Director of the Competitiveness Forum. Robert Phaal joined the Centre for Technology Management at Cambridge University in 1997, where he conducts research in the area of strategic technology management, including roadmapping and the emergence of technology based industry. David Probert pursued a career in industry for 18 years, prior to returning to Cambridge in 1991. He is a founding member and Head of the Centre for Technology Management within the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, UK.Trade Review'This text provides a contemporary insight into a systems approach to understanding and resolving the many challenges facing engineering and technology managers today. In the continually changing face of new and often disruptive technology, it is refreshing to find a clearly defined yet flexible framework for thinking through and clarifying the core parameters affecting the technology management decision making process.' - Allan McLay, RMIT University, Australia 'This book is a perfect combination of breadth and depth. It enables students to embed the typical technology management activities in a comprehensive framework and gives you concrete tools to actually execute technology management.' - Holger Schiele, University of Twente, the Netherlands 'This book provides insights into the range of important topics, practical tools and techniques for decision making concerned with technology development processes. It is ideal for business and engineering students - as well as practitioners and managers - due to its clear emphasis on practical relevance and well prepared case examples.' - Frank Tietze, University of Cambridge, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction: a framework for understanding TM activities and tools PART I: TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 2. Acquisition 3. Exploitation 4. Identification 5. Learning 6. Protection 7. Selection PART II: TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT TOOLS 8. Patent Analysis 9. Portfolio Management 10. Roadmapping 11. S-Curve 12. Stage-gate 13. Value Analysis/Value Innovation 14. Conclusion: Managing Technology and the Challenges Ahead Linking TM Activities with TM tools.

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Book SynopsisAs accessible as it is fascinating, The Large Hadron Collider reveals the inner workings of this masterful achievement of technology, along with the mind-blowing discoveries that will keep it at the center of the scientific frontier for the foreseeable future.Trade ReviewThe book is a fast read brimming with personality. Reading about the Large Hadron Collider, with its spinning particle streams, hypercontrolled collisions, and awesome implications, is like learning about what wizards do. -- Anna Call Foreword Reviews Lincoln's tales of the LHC... offer readers fresh insight into some of the most significant research in modern physics. Publishers Weekly Laypersons interested in the building blocks of the universe and/or the newsworthy LHC will learn a lot from this work and enjoy the process. Library Journal Physics blends with some amazing stories of the Higgs boson and other details in a powerful scientific survey packed with insights that are both scientifically detailed and widely accessible to general-interest readers. California Bookwatch This engaging story will be appreciated by readers interested in the frontiers of science... Highly recommended. Choice Written in accessible language and an engaging manner. Metascience I was pleased to see how Lincoln's sense of humor... lightens what might otherwise be a tedious enumeration of technical details. MetascienceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginnings and Building Blocks2. Stuff We Already Know3. Accelerators and the LHC4. Incredible Detectors5. Teething Pains and Triumphs6. The Dramatic Higgs Saga7. Looking for Something New8. The Future Is Bright!Suggested ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisAn insider's history of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider: why it was built, how it works, and the importance of what it has revealed. Since 2008 scientists have conducted experiments in a hyperenergized, 17-mile supercollider beneath the border of France and Switzerland. The Large Hadron Collider (or what scientists call the LHC) is one of the wonders of the modern worlda highly sophisticated scientific instrument designed to re-create in miniature the conditions of the universe as they existed in the microseconds following the big bang. Among many notable LHC discoveries, one led to the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for revealing evidence of the existence of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle. Picking up where he left off in The Quantum Frontier, physicist Don Lincoln shares an insider's account of the LHC's operational history and gives readers everything they need to become well informed on this marvel of technology. Writing about the LHC'Trade ReviewThe book is a fast read brimming with personality. Reading about the Large Hadron Collider, with its spinning particle streams, hypercontrolled collisions, and awesome implications, is like learning about what wizards do.—Foreword ReviewsLincoln's tales of the LHC . . . offer readers fresh insight into some of the most significant research in modern physics.—Publishers WeeklyLaypersons interested in the building blocks of the universe and/or the newsworthy LHC will learn a lot from this work and enjoy the process.—Library JournalPhysics blends with some amazing stories of the Higgs boson and other details in a powerful scientific survey packed with insights that are both scientifically detailed and widely accessible to general-interest readers.—California BookwatchThis engaging story will be appreciated by readers interested in the frontiers of science . . . Highly recommended.—ChoiceWritten in accessible language and an engaging manner . . . I was pleased to see how Lincoln's sense of humor. . . lightens what might otherwise be a tedious enumeration of technical details.—MetascienceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginnings and Building Blocks2. Stuff We Already Know3. Accelerators and the LHC4. Incredible Detectors5. Teething Pains and Triumphs6. The Dramatic Higgs Saga7. Looking for Something New8. The Future Is Bright!Suggested ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the wondrous tradition of Sagan, Feynman, Kahneman, Dubner and Levitt, Gladwell - a vision of the future that uses cutting-edge biotech to explore the most challenging mysteries of the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisA vision of the future where the latest Silicon Valley tech meets cutting-edge genetics.Decoding the World is a buddy adventure about the quest to live meaningfully in a world with such uncertainty. It starts with Po Bronson coming to IndieBio.Arvind Gupta created IndieBio as a laboratory for early biotech startups trying to solve major world problems. Glaciers melting. Dying bees. Infertility. Cancer. Ocean plastic. Pandemics.As they travel around the world, finding scientists to join their cause, the authors bring their first-hand experience to the great mysteries that haunt our future. Natural resource depletion. Job-taking robots. China''s global influence.Decoding the World is the kind of book you get when you give two guys $40 million, a world full of messy big problems, a genetics laboratory to play in, and a set of Borges'' collected works. After looking through their lens, you''ll never see the world the same.

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Book Synopsis1. Space and Tools.- Chapter 2: People and Knowledge.- Chapter 3: Communication.- Chapter 4: Showing Off.- Chapter 5: Conclusion.Table of Contents1. Introduction (5 pages)2. Space and tools (40 page)From the way a space is laid out to how often teams eat with each other as a proxy to family life, this section will link existing research and anonymised interviews to discuss the power and impact of these tools and strategies.a. Stationary & interior designi. Open plan offices ii. Hot desking & Co-Working spacesiii. Canteens & eating ritualsiv. Post-its & Whiteboards1. Power & Opinions3. People & Knowledge (30 pages)From ‘Master Inventor’ to ‘Head of Labs’ the way companies assign power to people and departments in charge of innovation shapes how that work happens but also is perceived. In this chapter we will examine the way we view the innovation coming from within and outsiders, the culture of youth around innovation and the segregation we create to manage the impact the ‘real world’ has on cultures of creativity and innovation. i. Job titlesii. In-house1. Futurists & Evangelists2. Internshipsiii. External1. Consultants2. Gurus, Nomads & Piratesa. Case studies3. Attending conferences4. Brown bag lunches & other internal training 4. Communication (30 pages) The structures we use for people to work together is also part of how companies identify themselves as innovative. Whether its written communication or how collaboration is organised, there are myths and data about the effectiveness of these approaches and patterns but they are rarely considered in a ‘monkey see monkey do’ culture of innovation. This chapter will look at each and present the pitfalls and limitations of each tool and approach. i. Written1. Email2. Slack3. Trelloii. Collaboration1. Buzzwords, in-jokes & office language 2. Meetings a. Formats i. Stand upsii. Walk & Talkiii. Note taking3. Conference calls4. Away days5. Methodologiesa. Brainstorming b. Design Thinkingc. Agiled. Business Model Canvas6. The IT department a. Security strategies & Clean desk policiesb. BYOD5. Sharing Innovation (40 pages)Finally innovation isn’t recognised unless it is shared. Here again the patterns most companies adopt are the same, from client-facing innovation physical spaces with blue LEDs in their offices to PR stunts at CES, the effectiveness of these efforts is rarely measured and this chapter will focus on questioning these approaches with case studies. a. Dedicated innovation spacesi. Their purpose & design 1. Case studies b. Maker spaces c. Incubators, Accelerators & Hubsd. PRi. Videoii. Social mediaiii. Tradeshows & conferences1. CES2. SXSW3. TED6. Conclusion (5 pages)Total page count: 150

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Book SynopsisThe government documents included in this book are comprised of reports and testimonies from June 2018 to September 2018 on research and development in the United States. The first report examines research and development projects started from 2010 through 2017 on advanced fossil energy. For over 100 years, three fossil fuel sources -- coal, oil and natural gas -- have made up at least 80% of total US energy consumption. While fossil fuels are associated with some negative environmental impacts - such as carbon dioxide emissions, the predominance of coal, oil and natural gas is likely to continue into the future. The second report focuses on considerations for maintaining US competitiveness in Quantum Computing, Synthetic Biology and other potentially transformational research advances. Federal support in such areas can accelerate innovation and drive technological advances and promote US competitiveness in the global economy. The third and final report focuses on additional actions needed to improve licensing of patented laboratory inventions. The GAO was asked to review agency practices for managing inventions developed at federal labs, with a particular focus on patent licensing. This report examines the challenges in licensing patents and steps take to address and report them.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/advanced-fossil-energy-licensing-of-patented-laboratory-inventions-and-considerations-for-maintaining-us-competitiveness-in-potentially-transformational-research-areas/

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