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Book SynopsisAn amusing and informative illustrated guide to life beyond our own planet that covers everything from training for and living in space to the future of space travel and tourismNow that suborbital space tourism is predicted to become a billion-dollar industry in the next ten years and NASA has announced its plans for landing humans on Mars in the 2030s, the dream of traveling and living in space is taking on new reality. But given that life on Earth can be complicated enough, how can we survive and thrive in the zero-gravity, absolute-zero far reaches of space? Look no further: How to Live in Space is chock-full of all the essential information you need to equip yourself for life beyond our blue planet.Grounded in space science, planetary biology, and rocket science, this accessible guide propels readers through takeoff, life in orbit, terraforming, and the long-term effects of space on the human body. Infographics and full-color illustrations help How to Live in Space to answer your burning questions, including: How do you sleep in microgravity? How do you grow food without water? Will your muscles waste away out there? How do you protect yourself from radiation? This is a light-hearted yet informative guide to a life far from terra firma.

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Book SynopsisIn many real-world applications, the problems with the data used for scheduling such as processing times, set-up times, release dates or due dates is not exactly known before applying a specific solution algorithm which restricts practical aspects of scheduling theory. During the last decades, several approaches have been developed for sequencing and scheduling with inaccurate data, depending on whether the data is given as random numbers, fuzzy numbers or whether it is uncertain (ie: it can take values from a given interval). This book considers the four major approaches for dealing with such problems: a stochastic approach, a fuzzy approach, a robust approach and a stability approach. Each of the four parts is devoted to one of these approaches. First, it contains a survey chapter on this subject, as well as between further chapters, presenting some recent research results in the particular area. The book provides the reader with a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction into scheduling with inaccurate data. The four survey chapters deal with scheduling with stochastic approaches, fuzzy job-shop scheduling, min-max regret scheduling problems and a stability approach to sequencing and scheduling under uncertainty. This book will be useful for applied mathematicians, students and PhD students dealing with scheduling theory, optimisation and calendar planning.

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Book SynopsisThe world of single-board computing puts powerful coding tools in the palm of your hand. The portable Raspberry Pi computing platform with the power of Linux yields an exciting exploratory tool for beginning scientific computing.Science and Computing with Raspberry Pi takes the enterprising researcher, student, or hobbyist through explorations in a variety of computing exercises with the physical sciences. The book has tutorials and exercises for a wide range of scientific computing problems while guiding the user through: Configuring your Raspberry Pi and Linux operating system Understanding the software requirements while using the Pi for scientific computing Computing exercises in physics, astronomy, chaos theory, and machine learning Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Author biography 1. Raspberry Pi 2. Setting up your system 3. Chaos and non-linear dynamics 4. Physics and astronomy 5. Machine learning 6. Image combination and analysis Appendices

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Book SynopsisToday there is increasing pressure on the water infrastructure and although unsustainable water extraction and wastewater handling can continue for a while, at some point water needs to be managed in a way that is sustainable in the long-term. We need to handle water utilities “smarter”. New and effective tools and technologies are becoming available at an affordable cost and these technologies are steadily changing water infrastructure options. The quality and robustness of sensors are increasing rapidly and their reliability makes the automatic handling of critical processes viable. Online and real-time control means safer and more effective operation. The combination of better sensors and new water treatment technologies is a strong enabler for decentralised and diversified water treatment. Plants can be run with a minimum of personnel attendance. In the future, thousands of sensors in the water utility cycle will handle all the complexity in an effective way. Smart Water Utilities: Complexity Made Simple provides a framework for Smart Water Utilities based on an M-A-D (Measurement-Analysis-Decision). This enables the organisation and implementation of “Smart” in a water utility by providing an overview of supporting technologies and methods. The book presents an introduction to methods and tools, providing a perspective of what can and could be achieved. It provides a toolbox for all water challenges and is essential reading for the Water Utility Manager, Engineer and Director and for Consultants, Designers and Researchers.

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Book SynopsisWithin the open innovation paradigm, firms need to operate efficiently in markets for technology. This book presents original research on technology transactions, market intermediaries and, specifically, the role of auctions as a novel transaction model for patented technologies. Frank Tietze delivers an in-depth discussion of the impact of empirical results upon transaction cost theory, and in so doing, provides the means for better understanding technology transaction processes in general, and auctions in particular. Substantiating transaction cost theory with empirical auction data, the author goes on to explore how governance structures need to be designed for effective distributed innovation processes. He concludes that the auction mechanism is a viable transaction model, and illustrates that the auction design, as currently operated by market intermediaries, requires thorough adjustments. Various options for possible improvements are subsequently prescribed. The theoretical facets of this book will strongly appeal to business economists, while its practical implications will provide an illuminating read for both academics and practitioners in the fields of innovation and intellectual property. Revealing empirically substantiated technology prices, this book will also prove to be of great interest to policy makers for further developing the markets for technology.Trade Review'This study of technology auctions is long overdue. The book provides a better understanding of intermediaries, and their role and impact in markets for technology. Both scholars and managers will find it insightful.' --Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University, Italy'From this book, managers, academics and innovation policy makers will all benefit from new insights into the complex relationships between external technology exploitation strategies, patents, technology trade and open innovation processes. The convincing evidence - drawn from a dataset of technology auctions - helps firms to understand which of their patents are suitable for auction, and also provides guidance to intermediaries to help improve the auction models. The data presented in this book contributes to further price transparency on technology markets and hence to their further development.' --Hugo Tschirky, ETH Zurich, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: Setting the Scene 1. Introduction 2. Research Methodology Part II: Technology Transactions and Auctions 3. A Firm Perspective on Technology Transactions 4. Technology Market Intermediaries 5. Auctions for Technology Transactions 6. Technology Properties 7. Transaction Cost Theory Part III: An Empirical Study of Technology Auctions 8. Methodological Approaches 9. Auction Governance Structures 10. Analysis of Auctioned Technologies 11. Discussion of Results 12. Conclusions, Implications, and Research Recommendations Annexes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book uniquely applies the Schumpeterian innovation policy perspective to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). A broadly defined framework of the science, technology, innovation and growth system underpins the empirical and conceptual analysis of the critical issues including demand, FDI, finance and education.Specifically, the expert contributors address the (in)capacity of CEE to play a more significant role in the knowledge-based competitiveness of the EU. They question whether it is possible to bolster this capacity with innovation/technology/industry-specific policies, and discuss the changes required at EU and individual country levels to remove sector and industry specific obstacles to greater competitiveness based on innovation. Policies are analyzed from the perspective of growth, and the conclusions drawn are relevant to education, the labor market and competition policy.This highly original, explicit and systematic study will prove an illuminating read for academics, researchers, students and policy makers focusing on a range of areas including economics, heterodox economics, European studies, technology and innovation. Contributors include: P. Aghion, J. Edler, H. Harmgart, A. Kaderabkova, R. Narula, S. Radosevic, A. Reid, A. Reinstaller, F. Unterlass, N. WeisshaarTrade Review‘Overall, this book is successful in achieving its goals. It is theoretically informed and sophisticated, empirically rich, up-to-date, and laced throughout with trenchant economic policy analysis. Taken as whole, the essays in this book go beyond furthering our knowledge about the unique institutional and economic contexts within which innovation occurs in new Member States of the EU and develops a strong theoretical framework with which to discuss innovation policies in countries in transition. Both EU policy-makers and countries in transition seeking to formulate a technology policy to further their economic and industrial development will find the insights of this book valuable.’ -- Zafer Sonmez, Science & Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Innovation Policy in Multi-Tier Europe: Introduction Anna Kaderabkova and Slavo Radosevic 2. Challenges of Converging Innovation Policies in a Multi-Tier Europe: A Neo-Schumpeterian Perspective Slavo Radosevic 3. Fostering Growth in CEE Countries: A Country-tailored Approach to Growth Policy Philippe Aghion, Heike Harmgart and Natalia Weisshaar 4. Sectoral Innovation Modes and Level of Economic Development: Implications for Innovation Policy in the New Member States Andreas Reinstaller and Fabian Unterlass 5. EU Innovation Policy: One Size Doesn’t Fit All! Alasdair Reid 6. Attracting and Embedding R&D in Multinational Firms: Policy Options for EU New Member States Rajneesh Narula 7. Innovation in EU CEE: The Role of Demand-based Policy Jakob Edler 8. Innovation Policy Options for ‘Catching Up’ by the EU CEE Member States Philippe Aghion, Andreas Reinstaller, Fabian Unterlass, Jakob Edler, Anna Kaderabkova, Rajneesh Narula, Slavo Radosevic and Alasdair Reid Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative title presents the most important and influential contributions to the study of entrepreneurial opportunity. The first section investigates the nature of entrepreneurial opportunity. This research review presents the best work of the last ten years on the dynamics and nature of opportunity emergence. The careful selection of articles concludes by highlighting the varying contexts in which entrepreneurial opportunity can occur and strategies for researching it. Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Dean A. Shepherd and Denis A. Grégoire PART I THE NATURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES A. Conceptual Definition 1. Jonathan T. Eckhardt and Scott A. Shane (2003), ‘Opportunities and Entrepreneurship’ 2. Jeffery S. McMullen, Lawrence A. Plummer and Zoltan J. Acs (2007), ‘What is an Entrepreneurial Opportunity?’ B. On The Origins of Opportunities: Perspectives from the Economics System 3. Israel M. Kirzner (1997), ‘Entrepreneurial Discovery and the Competitive Market Process: An Austrian Approach’ 4. Randall G. Holcombe (2003), ‘The Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ 5. Lawrence A. Plummer, J. Michael Haynie and Joy Godesiabois (2007), ‘An Essay on the Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunity’ C. On The Origins of Opportunities: Perspectives from the Individual Level 6. Jane E. Dutton and Susan E. Jackson (1987), ‘Categorizing Strategic Issues: Links to Organizational Action’ 7. Jeffery S. McMullen and Dean A. Shepherd (2006), ‘Entrepreneurial Action and the Role of Uncertainty in the Theory of the Entrepreneur’ 8. Dean A. Shepherd, Jeffery S. McMullen and P. Devereaux Jennings (2007), ‘The Formation of Opportunity Beliefs: Overcoming Ignorance and Reducing Doubt’ 9. Dimo Dimov (2011), ‘Grappling With the Unbearable Elusiveness of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ PART II THE DYNAMICS OF OPPORTUNITY EMERGENCE A. Alertness to Entrepreneurial Opportunities 10. Connie Marie Gaglio and Jerome A. Katz (2001), ‘The Psychological Basis of Opportunity Identification: Entrepreneurial Alertness’ 11. Alexander Ardichvili, Richard Cardozo and Sourav Ray (2003), ‘A Theory of Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification and Development’ B. Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities 12. Scott Shane (2000), ‘Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ 13. Dean A. Shepherd and Dawn R. DeTienne (2005), ‘Prior Knowledge, Potential Financial Reward, and Opportunity Identification’ C. Searching for Entrepreneurial Opportunities 14. James O. Fiet (2007), ‘A Prescriptive Analysis of Search and Discovery’ 15. Ivan P. Vaghely and Pierre-André Julien (2010), ‘Are Opportunities Recognised or Constructed? An Information Perspective on Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification’ D. The Creation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities 16. Saras D. Sarasvathy (2001), ‘Causation and Effectuation: Toward a Theoretical Shift from Economic Inevitability to Entrepreneurial Contingency’ 17. Ted Baker and Reed E. Nelson (2005), ‘Creating Something from Nothing: Resource Construction through Entrepreneurial Bricolage’ 18. Sharon A. Alvarez and Jay B. Barney (2010), ‘Entrepreneurship and Epistemology: The Philosophical Underpinnings of the Study of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ E. Cognitive Process for Opportunity Identification 19. Robert A. Baron and Michael D. Ensley (2006), ‘Opportunity Recognition as the Detection of Meaningful Patterns: Evidence from Comparisons of Novice and Experienced Entrepreneurs’ 20. Denis A. Grégoire, Pamela S. Barr and Dean A. Shepherd (2010), ‘Cognitive Processes of Opportunity Recognition: The Role of Structural Alignment’ F. Learning and Entrepreneurial Opportunity 21. Dean A. Shepherd (2003), ‘Learning from Business Failure: Propositions of Grief Recovery for the Self-Employed’ 22. Andrew C. Corbett (2007), ‘Learning Asymmetries and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ G. The Impact of Human and Social Capital 23. Per Davidsson and Benson Honig (2003), ‘The Role of Social and Human Capital Among Nascent Entrepreneurs’ 24. Eren Ozgen and Robert A. Baron (2007), ‘Social Sources of Information in Opportunity Recognition: Effects of Mentors, Industry Networks, and Professional Forums’ 25. Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright (2009), ‘The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs’ H. Evaluation of Opportunities 26. Young Rok Choi and Dean A. Shepherd (2004), ‘Entrepreneurs’ Decisions to Exploit Opportunities’ 27. J. Michael Haynie, Dean A. Shepherd and Jeffery S. McMullen (2009), ‘An Opportunity for Me? The Role of Resources in Opportunity Evaluation Decisions’ 28. J. Robert Mitchell and Dean A. Shepherd (2010), ‘To Thine Own Self Be True: Images of Self, Images of Opportunity, and Entrepreneurial Action’ PART III ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS A. Different Paths for Different Types of Opportunities 29. John C. Dencker, Marc Gruber and Sonali K. Shah (2009), ‘Individual and Opportunity Factors Influencing Job Creation in New Firms’ 30. Mikael Samuelsson and Per Davidsson (2009), ‘Does Venture Opportunity Variation Matter? Investigating Systematic Process Differences Between Innovative and Imitative New Ventures’ B. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and the Community 31. Norris F. Krueger, Jr. and Deborah V. Brazeal (1994), ‘Entrepreneurial Potential and Potential Entrepreneurs’ 32. Ana María Peredo and James J. Chrisman (2010), ‘Toward a Theory of Community-Based Enterprise’ C. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and the Environment 33. Thomas J. Dean and Jeffery S. McMullen (2007), ‘Toward a Theory of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Reducing Environmental Degradation Through Entrepreneurial Action’ 34. Dean A. Shepherd and Holger Patzelt (2011), ‘The New Field of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Studying Entrepreneurial Action Linking “What Is to Be Sustained?” With “What Is to Be Developed?”’ D. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and the International Context 35. Dante Di Gregorio, Martina Musteen and Douglas E. Thomas (2008), ‘International New Ventures: The Cross-Border Nexus of Individuals and Opportunities’ 36. Emilia Rovira Nordman and Sara Melén (2008), ‘The Impact of Different Kinds of Knowledge for the Internationalization Process of Born Globals in the Biotech Business’ PART IV METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR RESEARCHING ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES 37. Denis A. Grégoire, Dean A. Shepherd and Lisa Schurer Lambert (2010), ‘Measuring Opportunity-Recognition Beliefs: Illustrating and Validating an Experimental Approach’ 38. Susan A. Hill and Julian M. Birkinshaw (2010), ‘Idea Sets: Conceptualizing and Measuring a New Unit of Analysis in Entrepreneurship Research’

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how policies targeting public research institutions, such as universities, contribute to the appropriation of biotechnology through national innovation systems. Around the world, biotechnology has become a driving force for dramatic change in systems and policies intended to spur innovation. The leading contributors expertly construct a detailed picture of policy approaches that support biotechnology and how such approaches work under different economic and social conditions. They also provide an insight into the role of universities in this process. Researchers, academics, students, policy advisors, decision makers and other professionals involved in the fields of biotechnology, innovation systems, higher education and development will find this book an invaluable resource.Contributors: A. Adamsone-Fiskovica, S.G. Antunes de Souza, I. Bortagaray, T.N. Ca, J.E. Cassiolato, L.V. Chuong, A.M. da Graça Mondjana, B.D. Diyamett, B. Göransson, B. Gregersen, J. Kristapsons, R. Lindner, A. Lulle, P. Macucule, N.P. Mai, E. Mneney, L.F. Montalvo Arriete, B.L.M. Mwamila, L. Neves, J. Núñez Jover, C.M. Palsson, I. Pérez Ones, T.T. Phuong, M.S. Rapini, T. Reiss, C.M. Ribeiro, G. Sagieva, U. Schmoch, J. Sutz, E. Tjunina, L. Van Chuong, H. Wang, Z. Yuan, G.F. ZucolotoTable of ContentsContents: 1. Strategies for Appropriation of Biotechnology Bo Göransson and Carl Magnus Pålsson PART I: LATIN AMERICA 2. The Recent Evolution of the Biotech Local Innovation System of Minas Gerais: University, Local Firms and Transnational Corporations José Eduardo Cassiolato, Graziela Ferrero Zucoloto, Márcia Siqueira Rapini and Sara Gonçalves Antunes de Souza 3. Linkages between Bio-Innovation, Knowledge Production and Policy in Uruguay Isabel Bortagaray, Isarelis Pérez Ones and Judith Sutz 4. Biotechnology, University and Scientific and Technological Policy in Cuba: A Look at Progress and Challenges Jorge Núñez Jover, Isarelis Pérez Ones and Luis Félix Montalvo Arriete PART II: AFRICA 5. The Role of Product Development Partnerships for the Appropriation of Knowledge and Innovation in Biotechnology in Tanzania Emmarold Mneney, Bitrina D. Diyamett and Burton L.M. Mwamila 6. Biotechnology in Mozambique: Present Situation and Future Trends Luis Neves, Paula Macucule, Carlos Miguel Ribeiro and Ana Maria da Graça Mondjana PART III: ASIA 7. Appropriation of Technology in Universities: The Case of Biotechnology Transfer in Vietnam Tran Ngoc Ca, Nguyen Phuong Mai, Tran Thi Phuong and Le Van Chuong 8. Biotechnology Transfer and Application in China: Background and Case Study Wang Haiyan and Zhou Yuan PART IV: EUROPE 9. Biotechnology in Europe: Background Information on Biotechnology Industry Characteristics and Policy Environment in Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Russia and Sweden Thomas Reiss, Ralf Lindner and Ulrich Schmoch 10. Biotechnology in Denmark and Sweden Carl Magnus Pålsson and Birgitte Gregersen 11. Biotechnology Appropriation in a Small Country: From Historical Legacies to Contemporary Challenges in Latvia Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica, Janis Kristapsons, Aija Lulle and Erika Tjunina 12. Biotechnology in Germany Thomas Reiss, Ralf Lindner and Ulrich Schmoch 13. Biotechnology: National Policy and Development Priorities in Russia Galina Sagieva PART V: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 14. Implications for Public Policy and Industry Development Bo Göransson and Carl-Magnus Pålsson Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive two-volume set brings together important contributions providing fundamental economic analyses of social networks and the central roles they play in many facets of our lives. The first volume consists of classic articles that model network formation and games on networks, as well as those on the identification of peer effects from an econometric viewpoint. The second volume provides empirical analyses of network effects on labor, education, development, crime and industrial organization, as well as some laboratory and field experiments.This set of indispensable papers, with an original introduction by the editors, will prove an essential tool to researchers, scholars and practitioners involved in this field.Trade Review'The economic importance of social interactions not mediated by the market has long been recognized. However, it is only the emergence of network analysis that has supplied a useful method of study. The editors have performed a signal service by their anthology of important articles. They have covered all the major studies and represented well the rapid emergence of a new and important field, to which they have been among the most significant contributors.' -- Kenneth Arrow, Stanford University, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Theory ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Matthew O. Jackson and Yves Zenou PART I MODELS OF NETWORK FORMATION 1. Robert J. Aumann and Roger B. Myerson (1988), ‘Endogenous Formation of Links Between Players and of Coalitions: An Application of the Shapley Value’ 2. Matthew O. Jackson and Asher Wolinsky (1996), ‘A Strategic Model of Social and Economic Networks’ 3. Bhaskar Dutta and Suresh Mutuswami (1997), ‘Stable Networks’ 4. Venkatesh Bala and Sanjeev Goyal (2000), ‘A Noncooperative Model of Network Formation’ 5. William A. Brock and Steven N. Durlauf (2001), ‘Discrete Choice with Social Interactions’ 6. Matthew O. Jackson and Alison Watts (2002) ‘The Evolution of Social and Economic Networks’ 7. Matthew O. Jackson and Alison Watts (2002), ‘On the Formation of Interaction Networks in Social Coordination Games’ 8. Bhaskar Dutta, Sayantan Ghosal and Debraj Ray (2005), ‘Farsighted Network Formation’ 9. Frank H. Page Jr., Myrna H. Wooders and Samir Kamat (2005), ‘Networks and Farsighted Stability’ 10. Matthew O. Jackson and Brian W. Rogers (2007), ‘Meeting Strangers and Friends of Friends: How Random are Social Networks?’ 11. Sergio Currarini, Matthew O. Jackson and Paolo Pin (2009), ‘An Economic Model of Friendship: Homophily, Minorities and Segregation’ PART II MODELS OF GAMES AND BEHAVIOR ON NETWORKS 12. Robert B. Myerson (1977), ‘Graphs and Cooperation in Games’ 13. Rohit Parikh and Paul Krasucki (1990), ‘Communication, Consensus and Knowledge’ 14. Venkatesh Bala and Sanjeev Goyal (1998), ‘Learning from Neighbours’ 15. Stephen Morris (2000), ‘Contagion’ 16. Michael Suk-Young Chwe (2000), ‘Communication and Coordination in Social Networks’ 17. Peter M. Demarzo, Dimitri Vayanos and Jeffrey Zwiebel (2003), ‘Persuasion Bias, Social Influence, and Unidimensional Opinions’ 18. Margarida Corominas-Bosch (2004), ‘Bargaining in a Network of Buyers and Sellers’ 19. Coralio Ballester, Antonio Calvó-Armengol and Yves Zenou (2006), ‘Who’s Who in Networks: Wanted: The Key Player’ 20. Yann Bramoullé and Rachel Kranton (2007), ‘Public Goods in Networks’ 21. Matthew O. Jackson and Leeat Yariv (2007), ‘Diffusion of Behavior and Equilibrium Properties in Network Games’ 22. Dunia López-Pintado (2008), ‘Diffusion in Complex Social Situations’ 23. Andrea Galeotti, Sanjeev Goyal, Matthew O. Jackson, Fernando Vega-Redondo and Leeat Yariv (2010), ‘Network Games’ 24. Benjamin Golub and Matthew O. Jackson (2010), ‘Naïve Learning in Social Networks and the Wisdom of Crowds’ 25. Andrea Galeotti and Sanjeev Goyal (2010), ‘The Law of the Few’ 26. Antonio Cabrales, Antoni Calvó-Armengol and Yves Zenou (2011), ‘Social Interactions and Spillovers’ 27. Daron Acemoglu, Munther A. Dahleh, Ilan Lobel and Asuman Ozdaglar (2011), ‘Bayesian Learning in Social Networks’ 28. Syngjoo Choi, Douglas Gale, Shachar Kariv and Thomas Palfrey (2011), ‘Network Architecture, Salience and Coordination’ 29. Jeanne Hagenbach and Frédéric Koessler (2010), ‘Strategic Communication Networks’ PART III ECONOMETRICS 30. Charles F. Manski (1993), ‘Identification of Endogenous Social Effects: The Reflection Problem’ 31. Lung Fei Lee (2007), ‘Identification and Estimation of Econometric Models with Group Interactions, Contextual Factors and Fixed Effects’ 32. Yann Bramoullé, Habiba Djebbari and Bernard Fortin (2009), ‘Identification of Peer Effects Through Social Networks’ Volume II: Applications ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AN INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITORS APPEARS IN VOLUME I PART I LABOUR AND EDUCATION 1. Mark S. Granovetter (1973), ‘The Strength of Weak Ties’ 2. Scott A. Boorman (1975), ‘A Combinatorial Optimization Model for Transmission of Job Information Through Contact Networks’ 3. James D. Montgomery (1991), ‘Social Networks and Labor-Market Outcomes: Toward an Economic Analysis’ 4. Giorgio Topa (2001), ‘Social Interactions, Local Spillovers and Unemployment’ 5. Antoni Calvó-Armengol (2004), ‘Job Contact Networks’ 6. Antoni Calvó-Armengol and Matthew O. Jackson (2004), ‘The Effects of Social Networks on Employment and Inequality’ 7. Yannis M. Ioannides and Linda Datcher Loury (2004), ‘Job Information Networks, Neighbourhood Effects, and Inequality’ 8. Patrick Bayer, Stephen L. Ross and Giorgio Topa (2008), ‘Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes’ 9. Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Eleonora Patacchini and Yves Zenou (2009), ‘Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education’ PART II DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 10. Kaivan Munshi (2003), ‘Networks in the Modern Economy: Mexican Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market’ 11. Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou (2005), ‘Density, Social Networks and Job Search Methods: Theory and Application to Egypt’ 12. Oriana Bandiera and Imran Rasul (2006), ‘Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique’ 13. Marcel Fafchamps and Susan Lund (2003), ‘Risk-sharing Networks in Rural Philippines’ PART III CRIME 14. Edward L. Glaeser, Bruce Sacerdote and José A. Scheinkman (1996), ‘Crime and Social Interactions’ 15. Antoni Calvó-Armengol and Yves Zenou (2004), ‘Social Networks and Crime Decisions: The Role of Social Structure in Facilitating Delinquent Behavior’ 16. Coralio Ballester, Antoni Calvó-Armengol and Yves Zenou (2010), ‘Delinquent Networks’ 17. Eleonora Patacchini and Yves Zenou (2012), ‘Juvenile Delinquency and Conformism’ PART IV INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION 18. Rachel E. Kranton and Deborah F. Minehart (2001), ‘A Theory of Buyer-Seller Networks’ 19. Sanjeev Goyal and Sumit Joshi (2003), ‘Networks of Collaboration in Oligopoly’ 20. Sanjeev Goyal and José Luis Moraga-González (2001), ‘R&D Networks’ 21. Brian Uzzi (1996), ‘The Sources and Consequences of Embeddedness for the Economic Performance of Organizations: The Network Effect’ PART V EXPERIMENTS 22. Gary Charness, Margarida Corominas-Bosch and Guillaume R. Fréchette (2007), ‘Bargaining and Network Structure: An Experiment’ 23. Dean Karlan, Markus Mobius, Tanya Rosenblat and Adam Szeidl (2009), ‘Trust and Social Collateral’ 24. Jacob K. Goeree, Arno Riedl and Aljaž Ule (2009), ‘In Search of Stars: Network Formation Among Heterogeneous Agents’ 25. Jacob K. Goeree, Margeret A. McConnell, Tiffany Mitchell, Tracey Tromp and Leeat Yariv (2010), ‘The 1/D Law of Giving’ PART VI OTHER APPLICATIONS 26. James E. Rauch (1999), ‘Networks Versus Markets in International Trade’ 27. Franklin Allen and Douglas Gale (2000), ‘Financial Contagion’ 28. Federico Echenique and Roland G. Fryer, Jr. (2007), ‘A Measure of Segregation Based on Social Interactions’

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Book SynopsisThe recent renaissance in the use of prizes to spur innovation and extraordinary novel performance warrants close attention. Luciano Kay does so through a series of compelling case studies which shows the potential of prizes, the range of factors that influence their performance and the importance of understanding their non-pecuniary dimensions, even when there is a substantial purse. This is an important contribution to the innovation literature.'- David J. Teece, University of California, Berkeley, US'In the last decade innovation prizes have caught the imagination of policy makers and rich donors alike; those who actually care about the process and outcome of prizes and not only the hype, would do well to read Luciano s new book.'- Dan (Danny) Breznitz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USInducement prizes - in which cash rewards are offered to motivate the attainment of specific targets - have long been used to stimulate scientific discovery and technology research and development. This volume presents an empirical investigation of the effect of these prizes on innovation.In this in-depth study, Luciano Kay focuses on three recent cases of prize competitions in the aerospace industry: the Google Lunar X Prize, the Ansari X Prize and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Using a combination of real-time and historical analysis based on personal interviews, workplace visits and questionnaire and document data analysis, the author examines the particular dynamics of the prize phenomenon and offers a comprehensive discussion of the potential of prizes to induce innovation. This fascinating volume also sets out a systematic method to studying prize incentives, offering a concrete innovation model and case study design approach that will prove highly useful to further research efforts in the field.Scholars, policymakers and corporate officials interested in incentives for innovation and the practical implementation of prize competitions will find this an invaluable resource. Potential prize sponsors and entrepreneurs, professionals and other individuals or organizations interested in participating in such competitions will also find much of interest in this groundbreaking book.Contents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Innovation, Policy and Prizes 3. Key Questions and Hypotheses 4. Methodological Aspects 5. A First Approach: The Ansari X Prize and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge 6. A Closer Look: The Google Lunar X Prize 7. Discussion 8. Theory, Policy and Research Implications 9. Conclusions Appendix ReferencesTrade Review'A ground-breaking book on how prizes leverage a family of incentives to spur creativity and innovation' --- Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School, USATable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Philip Shapira 1. Introduction 2. Innovation, Policy and Prizes 3. Key Questions and Hypotheses 4. Methodological Aspects 5. A First Approach: The Ansari X Prize and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge 6. A Closer Look: The Google Lunar X Prize 7. Discussion 8. Theory, Policy and Research Implications 9. Conclusions Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisFew changes in the world of intellectual property (IP) have been as transformative as the advent and proliferation of digital content works. The high value of these works in modern society has prompted calls for new IP standards to promote the protection - and the sharing - of such valuable assets. Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Richard S. Gruner PART I RETHINKING IP FRAMEWORKS IN A DIGITAL AGE 1. Pamela Samuelson (1996), ‘The Quest for Enabling Metaphors for Law and Lawyering in the Information Age’ 2. Peter S. Menell (1994), ‘The Challenges of Reforming Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Software’ 3. Raymond T. Nimmer (2011), ‘Information Wars and the Challenges of Content Protection in Digital Contexts’ PART II COPYRIGHTS AND DIGITAL CONTENT 4. Mark Stefik (1997), ‘Shifting the Possible: How Trusted Systems and Digital Property Rights Challenge Us to Rethink Digital Publishing’ 5. Jessica Litman (2004), ‘Sharing and Stealing’ 6. Julie E. Cohen (2000), ‘Copyright and the Perfect Curve’ 7. Paul Goldstein (1986), ‘Infringement of Copyright in Computer Programs’ 8. David McGowan (2001), ‘Legal Implications of Open-Source Software’ 9. Ann Bartow (2001), ‘Libraries in a Digital and Aggressively Copyrighted World: Retaining Patron Access through Changing Technologies’ 10. Jane C. Ginsburg (2008), ‘Separating the Sony Sheep from the Grokster Goats: Reckoning the Future Business Plans of Copyright-Dependent Technology Entrepreneurs’ 11. Pamela Samuelson (2010), ‘Google Book Search and the Future of Books in Cyberspace’ PART III TRADEMARKS AND DIGITAL CONTENT 12. Dan L. Burk (1998), ‘Trademark Doctrines for Global Electronic Commerce’ 13. Stacey L. Dogan and Mark A. Lemley (2004), ‘Trademarks and Consumer Search Costs on the Internet’ 14. J. Thomas McCarthy (2000), ‘Trademarks, Cybersquatters and Domain Names’ 15. Carl Oppedahl (1997), ‘Remedies in Domain Name Lawsuits: How is a Domain Name Like a Cow?’ 16. Maureen A. O’Rourke (1997–1998), ‘Defining the Limits of Free-Riding in Cyberspace: Trademark Liability for Metatagging’ 17. Jennifer E. Rothman (2005), ‘Initial Interest Confusion: Standing at the Crossroads of Trademark Law’ Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I PATENTS AND DIGITAL CONTENT 1. Bradford L. Smith and Susan O. Mann (2004), ‘Innovation and Intellectual Property Protection in the Software Industry: An Emerging Role for Patents?’ 2. Donald S. Chisum (1986), ‘The Patentability of Algorithms’ 3. Jay Dratler, Jr. (2003), ‘Does Lord Darcy Yet Live? The Case Against Software and Business-Method Patents’ 4. Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley (2005), ‘Designing Optimal Software Patents’ 5. Richard S. Gruner (2003), ‘Everything Old is New Again: Obviousness Limitations on Patenting Computer Updates of Old Designs’ 6. John R. Allison and Ronald J. Mann (2007), ‘The Disputed Quality of Software Patents’ 7. John R. Allison, Abe Dunn and Ronald J. Mann (2007), ‘Software Patents, Incumbents, and Entry’ 8. Stuart J.H. Graham, Robert P. Merges, Pam Samuelson and Ted Sichelman (2009), ‘High Technology Entrepreneurs and the Patent System: Results of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey’ PART II OTHER PROTECTIONS FOR IP IN DIGITAL CONTENT 9. Victoria A. Cundiff (2009), ‘Reasonable Measures to Protect Trade Secrets in a Digital Environment’ 10. Dan L. Burk (2000), ‘The Trouble With Trespass’ 11. Kristen Osenga (2009), ‘Information May Want to Be Free, but Information Products Do Not: Protecting and Facilitating Transactions in Information Products’ 12. Peter K. Yu (2006), ‘Anticircumvention and Anti-Anticircumvention’ 13. Irina D. Manta (2011), ‘The Puzzle of Criminal Sanctions for Intellectual Property Infringement’ 14. Shubha Ghosh (2009), ‘Open Borders, Intellectual Property and Federal Criminal Trade Secret Law’ PART III FUTURE CULTURAL AND BUSINESS INFLUENCES 15. Lawrence Lessig (2006), ‘Re-Crafting a Public Domain’ 16. R. Polk Wagner (2003), ‘Information Wants to Be Free: Intellectual Property and the Mythologies of Control’ 17. Olufunmilayo B. Arewa (2010), ‘YouTube, UGC, and Digital Music: Competing Business and Cultural Models in the Internet Age’ 18. Yochai Benkler (2002), ‘Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and The Nature of the Firm’ 19. Robert P. Merges (2008), ‘The Concept of Property in the Digital Era’

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Book SynopsisIntellectual Property and Property Rights is an invaluable reference work in light of the increasingly important policy debates over patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. This insightful title consists of influential articles by leading scholars addressing the interconnections between intellectual property rights and property rights. Topics include the justification for intellectual property as property, the historical development of intellectual property rights as property rights and whether intellectual property can be conceptually framed as a property right.Trade Review‘Mossoff has compiled a rich collection of the best law journal articles involving various aspects of the increasingly complex domain of intellectual property rights. In a digital age where words, art, photographs, videos, ad music are now "shared" at increasingly viral speeds, Mossoff's Intellectual Property and Property Rights provides communication professors and lecturers with valuable classroom teaching tools, supported by intriguing real-world cases, for helping their students understand what can fairly be used.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Adam Mossoff PART I PROPERTY THEORY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS A. Descriptive and Normative Accounts of "Intellectual Property" as Property 1. Lawrence C. Becker (1993), ‘Deserving to Own Intellectual Property’ 2. Frank H. Easterbrook (1990), ‘Intellectual Property is Still Property’ 3. Richard A. Epstein (2001), ‘Intellectual Property: Old Boundaries and New Frontiers’ 4. Wendy J. Gordon (1993), ‘A Property Right in Self-Expression: Equality and Individualism in the Natural Law of Intellectual Property’ 5. Robert P. Merges (2008), ‘The Concept of Property in the Digital Era’ 6. Henry E. Smith (2007), ‘Intellectual Property as Property: Delineating Entitlements in Information’ B. Copyright 7. Justin Hughes (2006), ‘Copyright and Incomplete Historiographies: Of Piracy, Propertization, and Thomas Jefferson’ 8. Richard A. Epstein (2005), ‘Liberty Versus Property? Cracks in the Foundations of Copyright Law’ 9. Christopher M. Newman (2011), ‘Transformation in Property and Copyright’ C. Patents 10. Adam Mossoff (2007), ‘Who Cares What Thomas Jefferson Thought About Patents? Reevaluating the Patent “Privilege” in Historical Context’ 11. F. Scott Kieff (2001), ‘Property Rights and Property Rules for Commercializing Inventions’ 12. Edmund W. Kitch (1977), ‘The Nature and Function of the Patent System’ D. Trademarks 13. Mark P. McKenna (2006-2007), ‘The Normative Foundations of Trademark Law’ E. Trade Secrets 14. Robert G. Bone (1998), ‘A New Look at Trade Secret Law: Doctrine in Search of Justification’ 15. Eric R. Claeys (2011), ‘Private Law Theory and Corrective Justice in Trade Secrecy’ PART II THE PROPERTY-BASED CRITIQUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 16. Tom G. Palmer (1990), ‘Are Patents and Copyrights Morally Justified? The Philosophy of Property Rights and Ideal Objects’ 17. Tom W. Bell (2008), ‘Copyright as Intellectual Property Privilege’

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Book SynopsisThe increasing creation, support, use and consumption of digital representation of information touches a wide breadth of economic activities. This digitization has transformed social interactions, facilitated entirely new industries and undermined others and reshaped the ability of people - consumers, job seekers, managers, government officials and citizens - to access and leverage information. This important book includes seminal papers addressing topics such as the causes and consequences of digitization, factors shaping the structure of products and services and creating an enormous range of new applications and how market participants make their choices over strategic organization, market conduct, and public policies.This authoritative collection, with an original introduction by the editors, will be an invaluable source of reference for students, academics and practitioners with an interest in the economics of digitisation and the digital economy.Trade Review'The digital economy has spurred a burgeoning literature in economics, marketing and strategy. Recent innovations led to the design of new markets with unparalleled data availability and targeted customization. This collection offers an outstanding reference for scholars and data-driven practitioners who wish to understand the subtleties of this new economy.'Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Shane Greenstein, Avi Goldfarb and Catherine Tucker PART I SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR THE INTERNET 1. Shane Greenstein (2000), ‘Building and Delivering the Virtual World: Commercializing Services for Internet Access’ 2. Timothy Simcoe (2012), ‘Standard Setting Committees: Consensus Governance for Shared Technology Platforms’ 3. Timothy F. Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein (1999), ‘Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computer Industry’ 4. Gregory L. Rosston, Scott J. Savage and Donald M. Waldman (2010), ‘Household Demand for Broadband Internet in 2010’ 5. Erik Brynjolfsson, Yu (Jeffrey) Hu and Michael D. Smith (2003), ‘Consumer Surplus in the Digital Economy: Estimating the Value of Increased Product Variety at Online Booksellers’ 6. Scott Wallsten and Colleen Mallahan (2010), ‘Residential Broadband Competition in the United States’ PART II ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND COMPETITION 7. Michael R. Baye, John Morgan and Patrick Scholten (2004), ‘Price Dispersion in the Small and in the Large: Evidence from an Internet Price Comparison Site’ 8. Fiona Scott Morton, Florian Zettelmeyer and Jorge Silva-Risso (2001), ‘Internet Car Retailing’ 9. Glenn Ellison and Sara Fisher Ellison (2009), ‘Search, Obfuscation, and Price Elasticities on the Internet’ 10. Erik Brynjolfsson and Michael D. Smith (2000), ‘Frictionless Commerce? A Comparison of Internet and Conventional Retailers’ 11. Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose and Avi Goldfarb (2009), ‘Competition Between Local and Electronic Markets: How the Benefit of Buying Online Depends on Where You Live’ 12. Luís Cabral and Ali Hortaçsu (2010), ‘The Dynamics of Seller Reputation: Theory and Evidence from eBay’ PART III THE STRUCTURE OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE CLUSTERING 13. Ajay Agrawal and Avi Goldfarb (2008), ‘Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation’ 14. Bernardo S. Blum and Avi Goldfarb (2006), ‘Does the Internet Defy the Law of Gravity?’ 15. Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro (2011), ‘Ideological Segregation Online and Offline’ 16. Xiaoquan (Michael) Zhang and Feng Zhu (2011), ‘Group Size and Incentives to Contribute: A Natural Experiment at Chinese Wikipedia’ PART IV GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS 17. Austan Goolsbee (2000), ‘In a World without Borders: The Impact of Taxes on Internet Commerce’ 18. Eric T. Anderson, Nathan M. Fong, Duncan I. Simester and Catherine E. Tucker (2010), ‘How Sales Taxes Affect Customer and Firm Behavior: The Role of Search on the Internet’ 19. Avi Goldfarb and Catherine Tucker (2011), ‘Advertising Bans and the Substitutability of Online and Offline Advertising’ 20. Amalia R. Miller and Catherine E. Tucker (2011), ‘Can Health Care Information Technology Save Babies?’ 21. Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker (2011), ‘Privacy Regulation and Online Advertising’ 22. Ashish Arora, Chris Forman, Anand Nandkumar and Rahul Telang (2010), ‘Competition and Patching of Security Vulnerabilities: An Empirical Analysis’ 23. Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf (2007), ‘The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis’ 24. Rafael Rob and Joel Waldfogel (2006), ‘Piracy on the High C's: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students’ 25. Hal R. Varian (2005), ‘Copying and Copyright’

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Book SynopsisThis topical volume brings together seminal papers which explore the interplay of intellectual property, innovation and environmental protection. It traces the emergence of intellectual property as an environmental protection policy lever and examines the interaction of market failures at the intersection of technological progress and environmental protection. Further, it discusses concerns that have been raised about the use of proprietary rights in the service of environmental protection. Finally it considers alternatives to intellectual property, such as subsidies and prizes, which seek to encourage advances in environmental protection technologies.With an original introduction by the editors, this important collection will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners working in the field of intellectual property, innovation and the environment.Trade Review‘Although environmental law and intellectual property rights are often considered quite distinct, they are rapidly becoming united because of the urgent need for technological innovation in order to address major environmental problems such as climate change. The materials collected in this book provide the foundations for this growing area of research.’ -- Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Peter Menell and Sarah Tran PART I HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: PROMOTING INNOVATION IN POLLUTION CONTROL THROUGH REGULATION AND MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS 1. D. Bruce La Pierre (1977), ‘Technology-Forcing and Federal Environmental Protection Statutes’ 2. Richard B. Stewart (1981), ‘Regulation, Innovation, and Administrative Law: A Conceptual Framework’ 3. Bruce A. Ackerman and Richard B. Stewart (1987), ‘Reforming Environmental Law: The Democratic Case for Market Incentives’ PART II INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TOOL: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 4. Adam B. Jaffe, Richard G. Newell and Robert N. Stavins (2005), ‘A Tale of Two Market Failures: Technology and Environmental Policy’ PART III USING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 5. Michael A. Gollin (1991), ‘Using Intellectual Property to Improve Environmental Protection’ 6. Natalie M. Derzko (1996), ‘Using Intellectual Property Law and Regulatory Processes to Foster the Innovation and Diffusion of Environmental Technologies’ 7. Sarah Tran (2012), ‘Expediting Innovation’ PART IV INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONCERNS ABOUT DIFFUSION OF IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES 8. Joshua D. Sarnoff (2011), ‘The Patent System and Climate Change’ 9. Jorge L. Contreras (2012), ‘Standards, Patents, and the National Smart Grid’ 10. John H. Barton (2007), ‘Intellectual Property and Access to Clean Energy Technologies in Developing Countries: An Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic, Biofuel and Wind Technologies’ 11. Eric L. Lane (2010), ‘Keeping the LEDs On and the Electric Motors Running: Clean Tech in Court after eBay’ 12. Eric Lane (2010), ‘Clean Tech Reality Check: Nine International Green Technology Transfer Deals Unhindered by Intellectual Property Rights’ 13. Bronwyn H. Hall and Christian Helmers (2010), ‘The Role of Patent Protection in (Clean/Green) Technology Transfer’ 14. Jason R. Wiener (2006), ‘Sharing Potential and the Potential for Sharing: Open Source Licensing as a Legal and Economic Modality for the Dissemination of Renewable Energy Technology’ PART V COMPLEMENTS AND ALTERNATIVES TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR STIMULATING ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES 15. Jonathan H. Adler (2011), ‘Eyes on a Climate Prize: Rewarding Energy Innovation to Achieve Climate Stabilization’ 16. Gary E. Marchant (2009), ‘Sustainable Energy Technologies: Ten Lessons from the History of Technology Regulation’

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Book SynopsisThe very foundation of the economy is changing. Across the United States, primary and secondary sector industries are no longer as viable as they once were - because the particular businesses are no longer profitable, because the underlying resources are no longer as plentiful or desirable, or because human activity is not essential to various aspects of an industry's operations. As economies evolve from traditional industrial resources, such as mining and manufacturing, to 'new' resources, such as information and content, innovation and entrepreneurship are key. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies examines the role of law in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in communities whose economies are in transition. It contains a collection of works from different perspectives and tackles tough questions regarding policy and practice, including how support for entrepreneurship can be translated into policy. Additionally, this collection addresses more concrete questions of practical efficacy, including measures of how successful or unsuccessful legal efforts to incentivize entrepreneurship may be, through intellectual property law and otherwise, and what might define success to begin with. Expertly researched and widely accessible, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies will appeal especially to students and scholars of innovation, law, and entrepreneurship. Contributors: M.M. Carpenter, S. Ghosh, E.J. Gouvin, S.D. Jamar, A.L. Johnson, B. Krumm, P.H. Lee, M.J. Madison, L. Mtima, S.M. O'Connor, M. Risch, F.G. Snyder, E. Townsend GardTable 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 SynopsisThe ten national foresight case studies presented, covering a wide-ranging set of themes (research, science and technology, education and training and the environment) and countries, help to underline the practical aspects of using dialogue and participation effectively in foresight exercises. The book is particularly useful in defining the concept of dialogue, debate, interaction and participation and in outlining a range of uses in different foresight contexts. This book constitutes an important contribution to the futures field and will prove an inspiration to those embarking on foresight exercises and similar open, participatory forward-looking processes.'- Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Malta Council for Science and TechnologyThis illuminating book combines theory and practice to analyze the experiences and impacts of foresight activities in various European countries. It includes case studies with a focus on different societal issues including national development, science and technology, and sustainable development.The contributors expertly describe and analyze foresight projects carried out in countries at various stages of economic development including mature market economies, transition economies and young democracies. The theoretical chapters on stakeholder participation, negotiation and dialogue, learning, and visioning are useful in the planning and analyses of foresight activities. The case study chapters explicitly demonstrate how the societal context can influence the planning and impact of foresight policy.Scholars of foresight and technology assessment will find plenty of information in this invaluable book. It will also prove essential for Masters courses on foresight or future studies, and public policy courses with a focus on future policy and planning.Contributors: A. Alvarenga, K. Borch, P. De Smedt, S.M. Dingli, E. Göll, L. Groff, É. Hideg, T. Kristóf, C. Kroeze, F. Mérida, E. Nemcová, E. Nováky, L.A. Pace, O. Saritas, M. Søgaard Jørgensen, S.I.P. StalpersTrade Review‘The ten national foresight case studies presented, covering a wide-ranging set of themes (research, science and technology, education and training and the environment) and countries, help to underline the practical aspects of using dialogue and participation effectively in foresight exercises. The book is particularly useful in defining the concept of dialogue, debate, interaction and participation and in outlining a range of uses in different foresight contexts. This book constitutes an important contribution to the futures field and will prove an inspiration to those embarking on foresight exercises and similar open, participatory forward-looking processes.’ -- Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Malta Council for Science and TechnologyTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Role of Interaction in Foresight Kristian Borch PART II: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 2. Interactions Between Foresight and Decision-Making Peter De Smedt 3. Stakeholder Participation and Dialogue in Foresight Ozcan Saritas, Lisa A. Pace and Serge I.P. Stalpers 4. Learning Theory in Foresight Tamás Kristóf 5. Dialogue in Foresight: Consensus, Conflict and Negotiation Kristian Borch and Fredesvinda Mérida 6. Dialogue as a Tool of Foresight with Insights on the Dialogue of Cultures and Civilizations Linda Groff 7. Visions and Visioning in Foresight Activities Michael Søgaard Jørgensen 8. The Dissemination and Implementations of Results of Forecast Activities Sandra M. Dingli PART III: CASE STUDIES 9. Dialogues in the COOL Project Serge I.P. Stalpers and Carolien Kroeze 10. The Analysis of the UK Technology Foresight Programme from the Dialogue, Vision and Dissemination Perspectives Ozcan Saritas 11. Dialogues on Air Pollution: An Asian Example Carolien Kroeze and Serge I.P. Stalpers 12. Hungarian Educational Foresight: ‘Vocational Training and Future’ Éva Hideg, Erzsébet Nováky and Tamás Kristóf 13. Foresight as a Tool of Policy Formulation: The Slovak Foresight Exercise Edita Nemcová 14. CASE DENMARK: Green Technology Foresight, Phase 1 Michael Søgaard Jørgensen 15. The Danish Technology Foresight on Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Kristian Borch 16. Strategic Planning for the Future: Malta’s eFORESEE Experience Lisa A. Pace 17. Futur – the Research Dialogue in Germany Edgar Göll 18. Analysis of the Foresight Components of the Portuguese Economic and Social Development Plan 2000–2006 (PNDES 2000–2006) António Alvarenga PART IV: CROSS-CUTTING CONCLUSIONS 19. Foresight as Governance of Science, Technology and Society: Cross-Cutting Conclusions Michael Søgaard Jørgensen Index

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Book SynopsisA great book to understand and foster innovation at all levels: a truly innovative piece of work.'- Enrico Giovannini, Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Italy'This book brings together original contributions from world leading experts on innovation indicators and is unique in several respects. First, the focus is upon innovation in terms of commercialized products and processes and not on secondary indicators of research or patenting. Second, it combines academic perspectives with user perspectives from industry and international organizations. Third, it strikes a good balance between old and new indicators, opening up new dimensions of innovation for measuring. It is a book worth reading for scholars studying innovation, for policy makers and, not least, for innovation managers in the private sector.'- Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Aalborg University, Denmark and Sciences-Po, Paris, FranceThis Handbook comprehensively examines indicators and statistical measurement related to innovation (as defined in the OECD/Eurostat Oslo Manual). It deals with the development and the use of innovation indicators to support decision-making and is written by authors who are practitioners, who know what works and what does not, in order to improve the development of indicators to satisfy future policy needs.This unique volume presents:- the historical and geographical context for innovation indicators and measurement- practical examples of how measurement is actually undertaken- new areas of innovation indicators and measurement, including consumer innovation, public sector innovation and social innovation.This informative Handbook will appeal to policy makers in government departments, statistical offices and research institutes and international organizations such as the EU, OECD and the UN, as well as university departments of economics, sociology, law, science and technology, and public policy.Contributors: E. Aho, M. Alkio, A. Arundel, C. Bloch, J.P.J. de Jong, F. Foyn, K. Fursov, F. Galindo-Rueda, F. Gault, L. Gokhberg, N. Greenan, C.T. Hill, H. Hollanders, T. Ijichi, N. Janz, K. Joseph, I. Lakaniemi, E. Lorenz, D. Meissner, I. Miles, G. Mulgan, W. Norman, K. O'Brien, G. Perani, B. Peters, C. Rammer, K. Smith, A. Sokolov, A. Torugsa, E. von Hippel, A.W. WyckoffTrade Review‘The book is recommended for the scholars in STI studies -- and scientometrics. The book will also help the practitionersand science policy analysts who are involved in measuringindustrial and social innovations at the regional, national,or enterprise-level.’– Anup Kumar Das, Journal of Scientometric Research‘This book is a remarkable guide to why innovation matters, why good innovation statistics and indicators are essential guides for effective innovation strategies and policy interventions, and where innovation statistics have to go next.’ -- David Crane, Research Money‘This volume is a must read for anyone interested in understanding innovation indicators and their application in policy-making and measuring innovation. Its exhaustive coverage and discus-sions of many emerging issues makes it an important con-tribution to the literature on this topic.’ -- Krishna Ravi Srinivas, Science & Public Policy‘A great book to understand and foster innovation at all levels: a truly innovative piece of work.’ -- Enrico Giovannini, Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Italy‘This book brings together original contributions from world leading experts on innovation indicators and is unique in several respects. First, the focus is upon innovation in terms of commercialized products and processes and not on secondary indicators of research or patenting. Second, it combines academic perspectives with user perspectives from industry and international organizations. Third, it strikes a good balance between old and new indicators, opening up new dimensions of innovation for measuring. It is a book worth reading for scholars studying innovation, for policy makers and, not least, for innovation managers in the private sector.’ -- Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Aalborg University, Denmark and Sciences-Po, Paris, FranceTable of ContentsContents: PART I: WHY INDICATORS MATTER 1. Innovation Indicators and Measurement: An Overview Fred Gault PART II: DEFINING INNOVATION AND IMPLEMENTING THE DEFINITIONS 2. The Oslo Manual Fred Gault 3. History of the Community Innovation Survey Anthony Arundel and Keith Smith 4. How Firm Managers Understand Innovation: Implications for the Design of Innovation Surveys Anthony Arundel, Kieran O’Brien and Ann Torugsa 5. User Innovation: Business and Consumers Jeroen P.J. de Jong and Eric von Hippel PART III: MEASUREMENT 6. Innovation Panel Surveys in Germany Bettina Peters and Christian Rammer 7. Innovation and R&D Surveys in Norway Frank Foyn 8. Innovation Surveys: Experience from Japan Tomohiro Ijichi PART IV: DEVELOPING AND USING INDICATORS 9. The OECD Measurement Agenda for Innovation Fernando Galindo-Rueda 10. Developing Harmonized Measures of the Dynamics of Organizations and Work Nathalie Greenan and Edward Lorenz 11. Scoreboards and Indicator Reports Hugo Hollanders and Norbert Janz PART V: INNOVATION STRATEGY 12. The OECD Innovation Strategy: Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators and Innovation Policy Andrew W. Wyckoff 13. The Finnish Approach to Innovation Strategy and Indicators Esko Aho, Mikko Alkio and Ilkka Lakaniemi 14. US Innovation Strategy and Policy: An Indicators Perspective Christopher T. Hill PART VI: BEYOND THE HORIZON 15. Developing and Using Indicators of Emerging and Enabling Technologies Leonid Gokhberg, Konstantin Fursov, Ian Miles and Giulio Perani 16. Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Dirk Meissner and Alexander Sokolov 17. Measuring Innovation in the Public Sector Carter Bloch 18. Indicators for Social Innovation Geoff Mulgan, Kippy Joseph and Will Norman PART VII: CHALLENGES 19. Innovation Indicators and Measurement: Challenges Fred Gault Index

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Book Synopsis'The challenges of poverty and social exclusion cannot be fully resolved through conventional public sector policies and market-led innovation. The case studies in this Handbook capture some of the key success factors of socially innovative action in different socio-economic contexts. This Handbook will inspire readers as it highlights the creativity and commitment of diverse enterprises and movements working for social innovation.'- Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements, United Republic of Tanzania, and retired UN Under Secretary General, immediate former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT 'Social innovation may not be a new idea but it is clearly an idea whose time has come, not least because the traditional models of innovation - narrowly framed technical models - have run their course and no longer resonate in a world of societal challenges. This Handbook has two great merits - it brings conceptual rigour to the debate and it provides compelling narratives of social innovation in practice.'- Kevin Morgan, Cardiff University, UKThis enriching Handbook covers many aspects of the scientific and socio-political debates on social innovation today.The contributors provide an overview of theoretical perspectives, methodologies and instructive experiences from all continents, as well as implications for collective action and policy. They argue strongly for social innovation as a key to human development. The Handbook defines social innovation as innovation in social relations within both micro and macro spheres, with the purpose of satisfying unmet or new human needs across different layers of society. It connects social innovation to empowerment dynamics, thus giving a political character to social movements and bottom-up governance initiatives. Together these should lay the foundations for a fairer, more democratic society for all.This interdisciplinary work, written by scholars collaborating to develop a joint methodological perspective toward social innovation agency and processes, will be invaluable for students and researchers in social science and humanities. It will also appeal to policy makers, policy analysts, lobbyists and activists seeking to give inspiration and leadership from a social innovation perspective.Contributors: A. Abreu, J. Andersen, I. André, L. Arthur, A. Ashta, A. Bilfeldt, I. Calzada, S. Cameron, A. Carmo, K. Dayson, P. Debruyne, J. Defourny, K. Delica, A. Dubeux, S. Eizaguirre Anglada, V. Espinoza, A.C. Fernandes, J.-M. Fontan, L. Fraisse, M.S. Frandsen, M. García Cabeza, R. Gera, J.K. Gibson-Graham, S. Habersack, A. Hamdouch, D. Harrisson, S. Hettihewa, J. Hillier, L. Hulgård, B. Jessop, J.-L. Klein, H. Konstantatos, N.V. Krishna, N. Kunnen, B. Lévesque, D. MacCallum, F. Martinelli, A. Mehmood, A. Membretti, E. Midheme, F. Moulaert, A. Novy, M. Nyssens, S. Oosterlynck, C. Parra, T. Pilati, M. Pradel Miquel, G. Roelvink, B. Schaller, P.K. Shajahan, D. Siatitsa, P. Singer, C. Tornaghi, D.-G. Tremblay, D. Vaiou, P. Van den Broeck, B. Van Dyck, S. Vicari Haddock, T. Vitale, C. Wright, S. YoungTrade Review'Moulaert, MacCallum, Mehmood and Hamdouch's International Handbook on Social Innovation is a refreshing and stimulating contribution to Edward Elgar's line of handbooks, appropriate for primarily academics and graduate students researching social innovation, through theoretically oriented practitioners interested in the topic will find much to learn from the book as well.' --Gordon Shockley, Journal of Regional Science'In an era where social innovation is re-emerging as an important policy framework for bringing social transformation, this volume is a significant contribution to the theory and practice of social innovation. The incremental discussion from concepts to theory to practice and then to social innovation research is supported by cases literally from all over the globe. It moves the discourse from isolated models of neighbourhood engagements and social enterprises, to a comprehensive, multidimensional approach combining needs, social relations and empowerment. A must read for academicians, learners, practitioners and policy makers alike.' --S. Parasuraman, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India'Social innovation is an important instrument for understanding how contemporary societies deal with social change and how social practices and policies intended to combat poverty and social exclusion are developed and implemented effectively. The Handbook offers a valuable contribution to the development of a clear, transdisciplinary and critical understanding of social innovation practices. The reader will find an in-depth discussion of the most important theoretical approaches to the concept and a thorough exposition of the epistemological and methodological framework for research in social innovation. The volume includes a number of interesting case studies in different areas of social change and issues of policy and governance.' --Enzo Mingione, University of Milano-Bicocca, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: General Introduction: The Return of Social Innovation as a Scientific Concept and a Social Practice Frank Moulaert, Diana MacCallum, Abid Mehmood and Abdelillah Hamdouch PART I: SOCIAL INNOVATION: FROM CONCEPT TO THEORY AND PRACTICE Introduction: Social Innovation at the Crossroads between Science, Economy and Society Juan-Luis Klein 1. Social Innovation: Intuition, Precept, Concept, Theory and Practice Frank Moulaert, Diana MacCallum and Jean Hillier 2. Social Innovation in Governance and Public Management Systems: Toward a New Paradigm? Benoît Lévesque 3. Social Innovation, Social Economy and Social Enterprise: What Can the European Debate Tell Us? Jacques Defourny and Marthe Nyssens 4. Social Innovation in an Unsustainable World Abid Mehmood and Constanza Parra 5. Social Innovation through Arts and Creativity Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Thomas Pilati 6. Microcredit as a Social Innovation Arvind Ashta, Karl Dayson, Rajat Gera, Samanthala Hettihewa, N.V. Krishna and Christopher Wright 7. Social Innovation for People-Centred Development Lars Hulgård and P.K. Shajahan PART II: SOCIAL INNOVATION THEORY: ITS ROLE IN KNOWLEDGE BUILDING Introduction: Social Innovation – An Idea Longing for Theory Stijn Oosterlynck 8. Social Innovation Research: A New Stage in Innovation Analysis? Bob Jessop, Frank Moulaert, Lars Hulgård and Abdelillah Hamdouch 9. Social Innovation: A Territorial Process Barbara Van Dyck and Pieter Van den Broeck 10. Social Sustainability: A Competing Concept to Social Innovation? Constanza Parra 11. Theorizing Multi-level Governance in Social Innovation Dynamics Marc Pradel Miquel, Marisol García Cabeza and Santiago Eizaguirre Anglada 12. Towards a Deleuzean-inspired Methodology for Social Innovation Research and Practice Jean Hillier PART III: INSTRUCTIVE CASE STUDIES IN SOCIAL INNOVATION ANALYSIS Introduction: Social Innovation Experience and Action as a Lead for Research Stuart Cameron 13. Just Another Roll of the Dice: A Socially Creative Initiative to Assure Roma Housing in North Western Italy Tommaso Vitale and Andrea Membretti 14. From ‘Book Container’ to Community Centre John Andersen, Kristian Delica and Martin Severin Frandsen 15. Venturing Off the Beaten Path: Social Innovation and Settlement Upgrading in Voi, Kenya Emmanuel Midheme 16. Knowledge Building and Organizational Behavior: The Mondragón Case from a Social Innovation Perspective Igor Calzada 17. Going Beyond Physical Urban Planning Interventions: Fostering Social Innovation through Urban Renewal in Brugse Poort, Ghent Stijn Oosterlynck and Pascal Debruyne 18. Social Innovation through the Arts in Rural Areas: The Case of Montemor-o-Novo Isabel André, Alexandre Abreu and André Carmo PART IV: SOCIAL INNOVATION ANALYSIS: METHODOLOGIES Introduction: ‘Reality’ as a Guide for SI Research Methods? Abdelillah Hamdouch 19. A Transversal Reading of Social Innovation in European Cities Serena Vicari Haddock and Chiara Tornaghi 20. Qualitative Approaches for the Study of Socially Innovation Initiatives Haris Konstantatos, Dimitra Siatitsa, Dina Vaiou 21. Research Strategies for Assets and Strengths Based Community Development Nola Kunnen, Diana MacCallum and Susan Young 22. Technological Incubators of Solidarity Economy Initiatives: A Methodology for Promoting Social Innovation in Brazil Ana Dubeux 23. Partnership-based Research: Coproduction of Knowledge and Contribution to Social Innovation Jean-Marc Fontan, Denis Harrisson and Juan-Luis Klein 24. Social Innovation in Public Elder Care: The Role of Action Research John Andersen and Annette Bilfeldt 25. Reflections on the Form and Content of Participatory Action Research and Implications for Social Innovation Research Len Arthur PART V: COLLECTIVE ACTION, INSTITUTIONAL LEVERAGE AND PUBLIC POLICY Introduction: The Institutional Space for Social Innovation Diana MacCallum 26. Learning from Case Studies of Social Innovation in the Field of Social Services: Creatively Balancing Top-down Universalism with Bottom-up Democracy Flavia Martinelli 27. The Social and Solidarity-based Economy as a New Field of Public Action: A Policy and Method for Promoting Social Innovation Laurent Fraisse 28. The Québec Model: A Social Innovation System Founded on Cooperation and Consensus Building Juan-Luis Klein, Jean-Marc Fontan, Denis Harrisson and Benoît Lévesque 29. The Linkages between Popular Education and Solidarity Economy in Brazil: An Historical Perspective Ana Cristina Fernandes, Andreas Novy and Paul Singer 30. Local Associations in Chile: Social Innovation in a Mature Neoliberal Society Vicente Espinoza 31. Gender and Social Innovation: The Role of EU Policies Isabel André PART VI: FRONTIERS IN SOCIAL INNOVATION RESEARCH Introduction: The Pillars of Social Innovation Research and Practice Serena Vicari Haddock 32. Innovative Forms of Knowledge Production: Transdisciplinarity and Knowledge Alliances Andreas Novy, Sarah Habersack and Barbara Schaller 33. Holistic Research Methodology and Pragmatic Collective Action Frank Moulaert and Abid Mehmood 34. Social Innovation for Community Economies: How Action Research Creates ‘Other Worlds’ J.K. Gibson-Graham and Gerda Roelvink 35. Framing Social Innovation Research: A Sociology of Knowledge Perspective Frank Moulaert and Barbara Van Dyck Index

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

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together computer models and simulation approaches that allow the investigation of a wide range of innovation related issues, and hence will be of interest for academics and researchers from a variety of innovation related disciplines.'- Mercedes Bleda, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationChristopher Watts and Nigel Gilbert explore the generation, diffusion and impact of innovations, which can now be studied using computer simulations.Agent-based simulation models can be used to explain the innovation that emerges from interactions among complex, adaptive, diverse networks of firms, people, technologies, practices and resources. This book provides a critical review of recent advances in agent-based modeling and other forms of the simulation of innovation. Elements explored include: diffusion of innovations, social networks, organizational learning, science models, adopting and adapting, and technological evolution and innovation networks. Many of the models featured in the book can be downloaded from the book's accompanying website.Bringing together simulation models from several innovation-related fields, this book will prove a fascinating read for academics and researchers in a wide range of disciplines, including: innovation studies, evolutionary economics, complexity science, organization studies, social networks, and science and technology studies. Scholars and researchers in the areas of computer science, operational research and management science will also be interested in the uses of simulation models to improve the understanding of organization.Trade ReviewThis book brings together computer models and simulation approaches that allow the investigation of a wide range of innovation related issues, and hence will be of interest for academics and researchers from a variety of innovation related disciplines. --- Mercedes Bleda, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Why Simulate Innovation? 2. The Variability and Variety of Diffusion Models 3. Diffusion and Path Dependence in a Social Network 4. Explore and Exploit 5. Science Models 6. Adopting and Adapting: Innovation Diffusion in Complex Contexts 7. Technological Evolution and Innovation Networks 8. Conclusions Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe rise and expansion of organized scientific research has led individuals to become accustomed to an unceasing delivery of new scientific results and technical improvements that resolve even seemingly unsolvable problems. This timely book examines how science-based research and innovation is designed, implemented and applied in developing countries in support of development and poverty alleviation. The expert contributors trace and compare the emergence of National Innovation Systems (NIS) in four developing countries - Bolivia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. Dedicated chapters on each country identify the main structural and organizational problems for improving the relevance and quality of research output for the productive sector, and conclude by offering suggestions on how the process of applying research outputs and innovations in support of development goals can be improved. Scholars and students of development, innovation and related subjects will find this book to be useful with its focus on national innovation systems. It will also be of interest to policy advisors, decision-makers and other practitioners involved in development issues.Trade Review'This is a timely and insightful book that looks into the relationships between knowledge production and development in four developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. An important contribution of the book is to highlight the contradictions that each country faces when trying to ''close the loop'' among researchers and policy makers. For all those interested in addressing the thorny question of how can research be channeled to fit national priorities this is a book not to miss.' --Judith Sutz, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay'This book deals with a subject that is highly relevant today. In a world facing an increasing concentration of income and wealth, with social exclusion, it offers further and deeper analysis of cases studies showing how the process of knowledge creation and innovation in developing countries can be more conducive to the purposes of development and poverty alleviation than it is currently. It shows how to ''close the loop'' - making research more closely linked to development goals. All of the authors of this book are renowned researchers that have worked in this field for more than a decade.' --Jose Manoel Carvalho de Mello, Visiting Professor, Fluminense Federal University, BrazilTable of ContentsContents: 1. Science, Technology and Innovation for Whom? Bo Göransson 2. The Socio-Economic Context and the Millennium Development Goals Claes Brundenius 3. Emerging Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mozambique Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Tran Ngoc Ca, Bitrina Diyamett and Maximiano Dgedge 4. The National Innovation System in Bolivia and its Relevance for Development Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Javier Aliaga Lordeman, Ignacio Garrón Védia and Raúl Rubín de Célis Cedro 5. The National Innovation System in Vietnam and its Relevance for Development Tran Ngoc Ca 6. The National Innovation System in Tanzania and its Relevance for Development Bitrina Diyamett, Heric Thomas, Lanta Daniel, Justine Liberio and Carlos Aguirre-Bastos 7. The National Innovation System in Mozambique and its Relevance for Development Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Sérgio Chicumbe, Maximiano Dgedge, and Bo Göransson 8. Making Research Matter: A Synthesis of Survey Findings Bo Göransson Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive single volume includes seminal articles written by eminent scholars that study the role of standards in the competitive process, the diffusion of standards throughout industry and the role of the public sector in support of standards development.With an original introduction by the editor, this volume is an excellent source of reference and provides an invaluable foundation for students and researchers interested in standards.Trade Review‘Al Link has done a masterful job in selecting a broad set of papers that collectively present the state-of-the-art in economics and policy relating to standards and their role in promoting technological advancement and shaping competition across industry. This volume is an invaluable source to students of technological change and innovation and, by extension, to decision makers in government and industry. A must read.’ -- Nicholas Vonortas, George Washington University, USTable of ContentsContents Introduction Albert N. Link PART I AN OVERVIEW OF STANDARDS 1. George V. Thompson (1954), ‘Intercompany, Technical Standardization in the Early American Automobile Industry’, Journal of Economic History, 14 (1), Winter, 1–20 2. Charles P. Kindleberger (1983), ‘Standards as Public, Collective and Private Goods’, Kyklos, 36 (3), 377–96 3. Joseph Farrell and Garth Saloner (1985), ‘Standardization, Compatibility and Innovation,’ Rand Journal of Economics, 16 (1), Spring, 70–83 4. Paul A. David and Shane Greenstein (1990), ‘The Economics of Compatibility Standards: An Introduction to Recent Research’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1), 3–41 5. Stanley M. Besen and Joseph Farrell (1994), ‘Choosing How to Compete: Strategies and Tactics in Standardization’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (2), Spring, 117–31 6. Mark A. Lemley (2002), ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Standard-Setting Organizations,’ California Law Review, 90 (6), December, 1889–980 7. Victor Stango (2004), ‘The Economics of Standards Wars’, Review of Network Economics, 3 (1), March, 1–19 PART II COMPETITION AND STANDARDS 8. Albert N. Link (1983), ‘Market Structure and Voluntary Product Standards’, Applied Economics, 15 (3), 393–401 9. Donald J. Lecraw (1984), ‘Some Economic Effects of Standards’, Applied Economics, 16 (4), 507-22 10. Shane Greenstein (1990), ‘Creating Economic Advantage By Setting Compatibility Standards: Can ‘‘Physical Tie-Ins” Extend Monopoly Power?’ Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1-2), 63–83 11. Harald Gruber (2000), ‘The Evolution of Market Structure in Semiconductors: The Role of Product Standards’, Research Policy, 29 (6), 725–40 12. Joseph Farrell and Timothy Simcoe (2012), ‘Choosing the Rules for Consensus Standardization’, Rand Journal of Economics, 43 (2), Summer, 235–52 PART III STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION 13. Albert N. Link and Gregory Tassey (1988), ‘Standards and the Diffusion of Advanced Technologies’, Evaluation and Program Planning, 11 (1), 97–102 14. Paul A. David and W. Edward Steinmueller (1990), ‘The ISDN Bandwagon Is Coming, but Who Will Be There to Climb Aboard?: Quandaries in The Economics of Data Communication Networks’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1-2), 43–62 15. Jeffrey L. Funk and David T. Methe (2001), ‘Market- and Committee-Based Mechanisms in the Creation and Diffusion of Global Industry Standards: The Case of Mobile Communication’, Research Policy, 30 (4), 589–610 16. Jeffrey L. Funk (2003), ‘Standards, Dominant Designs and Preferential Acquisition of Complementary Assets through Slight Information Advantages’, Research Policy, 32 (8), 1325–41 17. Anat Hovav, Martin Hemmert and Yoo Jung Kim (2011), ‘Determinants of Internet Standards Adoption: The Case of South Korea’, Research Policy, 40 (2), 253–62 PART IV STANDARDS AND COMPUTER- RELATED TECHNOLOGIES 18. Raymond S. Hartman and David J. Teece (1990), ‘Product Emulation Strategies in the Presence of Reputation Effects and Network Externalities: Some Evidence from the Minicomputer Industry’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1-2), 157–82 19. Garth Saloner (1990), ‘Economic Issues in Computer Interface Standardization’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1-2), 135–56 20. Tom Cottrell (1994) ‘Fragmented Standards and the Development of Japan’s Microcomputer Software Industry’, Research Policy, 23 (2), 143–74 21. Timothy F. Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein (1999), ‘Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computer Industry’, Journal of Industrial Economics, 47 (1), March, 1–40 PART V CASE STUDIES ON STANDARDS 22. Wallace E. Oates, Paul R. Portney and Albert M. McGartland (1989), ‘The Net Benefits of Incentive-Based Regulation: A Case Study of Environmental Standard Setting’, American Economic Review, 79 (5), December, 1233–42 23. Timothy F. Bresnahan and Amit Chopra (1990), ‘The Development of the Local Area Network Market as Determined by User Needs’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1-2), 97–110 24. Steven C. Salop (1990), ‘Deregulating Self-Regulated Shared ATM Networks’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1 (1-2), 85–96 25. Bruce S. Tether, Christiane Hipp and Ian Miles (2001), ‘Standardisation and Particularisation in Services: Evidence from Germany’, Research Policy, 30 (7), August, 1115–38 26. Thomas A. Hemphill (2009), ‘Technology Standards-Setting in the US Wireless Telecommunications Industry: A Study of Three Generations of Digital Standards Development’, Telematics and Informatics, 26 (1), February, 103–24 27. Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2012), ‘On the Social Value of Quality: An Economic Evaluation of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program’, Science and Public Policy, 39 (5), 680–89 28. Timothy Simcoe (2012), ‘Standard Setting Committees: Consensus Governance for Shared Technology Platforms’, American Economic Review, 102 (1), February, 305–36 PART VI PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 29. Gregory Tassey (1982), ‘The Role of Government in Supporting Measurement Standards for High-Technology Industries’, Research Policy, 11 (5), 311–20 30. Antonio J. Bailetti and John R. Callahan (1995), ‘Managing Consistency between Product Development and Public Standards Evolution’, Research Policy, 24 (6), 913–31 31. Bert Coursey and Albert N. Link (1998), ‘Evaluating Technology-Based Public Institutions: The Case of Radiopharmaceutical Standards Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’, Evaluation Review, 7 (3), December, 147–57 32. Danièle Bénézech, Gilles Lambert, Blandine Lanoux, Christophe Lerch and Jocelyne Loos-Baroin (2001), ‘Completion of Knowledge Codification: An Illustration through the ISO 9000 Standards Implementation Process’, Research Policy, 30 (9), 1395–407 33. Gregory Tassey (2005), ‘Underinvestment in Public Good Technologies’, Journal of Technology Transfer, 30 (1-2) 89–113 34. Michael P. Gallaher and Brent R. Rowe (2006), ‘The Costs and Benefits of Transferring Technology Infrastructures Underlying Complex Standards: The Case of IPv6’, Journal of Technology Transfer, 31 (5), 519–44 Index

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Book SynopsisBased on the paradigms of economics and management, inspired by the history of technology and the sociology of technological change, the concepts of shared inventions and competitive innovations make it possible to analyze the industrialization of the world in a fresh and efficient way. As a new approach, shared inventions are classified in this book as a set of existing knowledge that�s often associated with the rediscovery of old techniques. Determining capitalized and collective intelligence, this knowledge and reinvention allows us to create inventions which will be shared, first in their construction, then in their use. Another new approach is that these competitive innovations are defined in World Industrialization by associations of experiences of competitively-motivated actors – actors seeking to complement existing techniques by increasing their competitive power. These shared inventions and competitive innovations will also be defined by trajectories identifying their modes of creation, enabling us to overcome the peculiarities of these actions and competitions. This book also highlights four key areas in global industrialization: the emergence of machinism with the defense of Arts and Crafts from 1698–1760; the changes the Industrial Revolution wrought in developed nations from 1760–1850; the link between technology and social relations within modern companies from 1850–1914; and, from 1914 onwards, the birth of extended machinism, its world wars and its global crises.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part 1 Industrialization and its Conceptualizations 1 Introduction to Part 1 3 Chapter 1 The Notion of Industrialization and Other Related Notions 5 1.1 The notion of industrialization 5 1.1.1 The birth of the notion of industrialization 5 1.1.2 Industrialization according to economists 8 1.1.3 Industrialization according to management sciences 18 1.1.4 Sociologies of technology and knowledge 20 1.1.5 Industrialization according to technological historians 21 1.1.6 The objectives of histories of technology 23 1.1.7 The different histories of technology 28 1.1.8 The synthesis of these contributions: continuity or discontinuity? 35 1.2 The links between industrialization, technological revolutions and machinism 37 1.2.1 Industrialization and industrial revolutions 37 1.2.2 Industrialization and the various revolutions 38 1.2.3 Industrialization and machinism 38 Chapter 2 Social Dynamics, Shared Inventions and Competitive Innovations 41 2.1 Social dynamics 42 2.1.1 The glorification of arts and crafts: from guilds to arts and crafts communities 43 2.1.2 The defense and glory of nations 47 2.1.3 The links between technology, social relations and people at work 48 2.2 Evolution of the notions of technological change, invention and innovation 50 2.2.1 Technological changes and the temptation of symbols and representations 50 2.2.2 The ambiguities of the notion of invention 51 2.2.3 The enigmas of innovation 52 2.2.4 The end of the technological change/invention/innovation triangle? 53 2.3 Shared inventions 55 2.3.1 From the sharing of inventions to shared inventions 55 2.3.2 The first definitions of shared inventions 56 2.3.3 A definition of shared inventions 57 2.3.4 The trajectories of shared inventions 59 2.4 Competitive innovations 60 2.4.1 The first definitions of competitive innovations 60 2.4.2 The competition principles adopted 61 2.4.3 The trajectories of competitive innovations 62 Part 2 Historical Periods, Social Dynamics, Shared Inventions and Competitive Innovations 65 Introduction to Part 2 67 Chapter 3 1698–1760 or the Emergence of Machinism 69 3.1 The situation in 1698 69 3.1.1 Major changes in social relations, religions and manufactories 69 3.1.2 Manufactories and the organization of work in France and England 71 3.1.3 New models of manufactory organization 72 3.1.4 Performance of manufactories versus development of nations 73 3.1.5 Statement of account 74 3.2 1698–1760: industrialization and major changes 75 3.2.1 Conflicts between religions and the economy 75 3.2.2 Conflicts between nations 76 3.2.3 The willingness of governments to enact change in public affairs 76 3.3 The precursors and inventions of steam engines 77 3.3.1 The era of the Enlightenment and other imaginative inventors 77 3.3.2 The appearance of the true inventors 78 3.4 Steam engines and shared inventions 79 3.4.1 The first steam engine and its first patent 79 3.4.2 The first sharing of steam engines 81 3.5 Coke metallurgy 83 3.5.1 Reinventions 83 3.5.2 The search for substitutes 83 3.5.3 The invention of puddling 85 3.6 Sharing around the inventions of the textile industry 87 3.6.1 Weaving and the fly-shuttle 87 3.6.2 Perforated ribbons and weaving machines 87 3.7 “Printed cotton indiennes” or copies of inventions and the organization of factories 88 3.7.1 Sectoral characteristics of the shared inventions of this period 91 3.7.2 Strong tensions 93 Chapter 4 1760–1850 or the Industrial Revolution and its Competitive Innovations 95 4.1 The transition from the emergence of machinism and its shared inventions to the Industrial Revolution and its competitive innovations 95 4.2 The Industrial Revolution and competitive innovations (1760–1850) 96 4.2.1 Competitive innovations 97 4.2.2 The contradictions of the steam engine industry 98 4.2.3 The contradictions of the textile sector 100 4.2.4 The inescapable contradictions of machine tool production 103 4.3 1851: an inventory? 104 Chapter 5 1850–1914 or the New Shared Inventions and the Birth of the Modern Large Company 107 5.1 The invention of the modern large company 107 5.2 Precursors 109 5.2.1 The “ébauches” of Frédéric Japy (1771) 109 5.2.2 Oliver Evans’ “endless mill” (1784) 110 5.2.3 Honoré Blanc’s rifles and the Springfield Armory (1790, 1819) 110 5.2.4 Thomas Tassel-Grant’s “sea biscuits” (1830) 111 5.2.5 The inventions of Mr Johann Georg Bodmer (1833 onwards) 111 5.3 The Singer Manufacturing Company and the Civil War uniforms 111 5.3.1 The sewing machine, its invention and innovations 111 5.3.2 The true birth of the sewing machine can be traced from 1849 to 1850 113 5.3.3 The sewing machine and the organization of the company 114 5.4 The Chicago Yards and their integrated slaughterhouses 115 5.4.1 The actors involved in the creation of Union Stock Yards 116 5.4.2 The operating modes of the Union Stock Yards 119 5.5 The Swiss example 121 5.6 An almost totally invented inauguration and improbable analyses 122 5.7 The management of these shared inventions 125 5.7.1 The invention of the commercialization of products 125 5.7.2 The invention of marketing 126 5.7.3 Labor and employee management 127 5.7.4 The importance of the links between management tools and shared inventions 129 Chapter 6 1914 or the Birth of Extended Machinism 131 6.1 Major changes in social dynamics 131 6.1.1 World wars 131 6.1.2 The increasing number of crises 131 6.1.3 Profound changes in terms of social dynamics 132 6.2 Large shared inventions combined with competitive innovations 134 6.2.1 The irresistible growth of electricity 134 6.2.2 The extraordinary growth of gas and oil 136 6.2.3 Maritime and air transport 137 6.2.4 Metallurgy 137 6.2.5 Machine tools 139 6.2.6 Chemistry 140 6.2.7 Agriculture 140 6.2.8 Lifestyles 141 6.2.9 Computing and the reinvention of calculating machines 143 6.2.10 Automation 146 Conclusion 149 References 157 Index 171

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Book SynopsisUsing a combination of theoretical discussion and real-world case studies, this book analyses the use of robotics, artificial intelligence and services automation (RAISA) within the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Divided into two sections, the book first concentrates on the theoretical aspects surrounding the use of RAISA in travel, tourism and hospitality. Themes explored include: economic fundamentals customer attitudes chatbot adoption service quality Following on from this, the second section concentrates on current and future use of RAISA technologies in specific subsectors of the tourism economy: hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, museums, and events. With an international scope of authorship and focus, the book is a useful reference source for scholars, students, and general readers interested in robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies. Alongside this, the business insights and case studies examined in the book offer practitioners guidance on how these technologies can and will be incorporated into organizations, particularly those in the travel and tourism industry.Trade ReviewThis is the very first book that focuses on robots, artifical intelligence and automation technologies (RAISA) in tourism and does this from a social science perspective. It comprehensively covers the theoretical problems of RAISA adoption in tourism, principles of service automation, attitudes towards robots, impacts of RAISA on business processes and competitiveness, and the use of chatbots. Furthermore, it shows the practical issues that arrise from the application of RAISA technologies in various tourism sectors such as hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tourist information centres, events and museums. What I find particularly valuable is that the book delves deep into the economic aspects of RAISA technologies in tourism - a problem which has been quite neglected in research. Numerous photographs and figures are used to visualise authors' ideas. The book is valuable for practitioners, researchers, and students. -- Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University, UKThis book is a welcomed addition to the travel, tourism, and hospitality literature. It discusses a timely and increasingly important issue of robots, artificial intelligence, and service automation and provides the readers with the most comprehensive collection of knowledge on these topics. The book looks at the issue from both theoretical as well as practical perspectives and provides a wide selection of current examples. With contributions from more than 30 authors from all over the world, this book is worth reading not just for tourism students, academics and practitioners, but also for anyone in service industries. Tourism and hospitality will drastically transform as the technologies discussed in this book develops, but so will many other service fields. Other service industries can also learn from the various artificial intelligence, service automation and robotic issues explored in this book. -- Juho Pesonen, PhD, Head of e-tourism research, University of Eastern FinlandThe book provides theoretical underpinning and practical evidence of the application and impacts of robots, artificial intelligence and service automation (RAISA) in various tourism sectors including hotels, restaurants, museums, events and tourism information centres. The book includes chapters contributed by international scholars, all recognised in their own field. 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It is a must-read primer for anyone who would like to understand the latest changes brought by robots to the hotel and tourism industry. This book indeed does a good job to start the topic with conceptual frameworks, connecting theory with principles and practice. -- Rob Law, PhD, CHE, Professor of Technology Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ChinaThis work for students and scholars explores theory and applications in the use of robots, artificial intelligence, and service automation (RAISA) in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. The book begins with conceptual frameworks and economic fundamentals, then discusses customer attitudes, consumer discourse, and chatbot adoption. Current and future applications are described in hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tourist information centers, and museums. B&w photos are included. 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Making Sense of Robots - Consumer Discourse on Robots in Tourism and Hospitality Service Settings; Ulrike Gretzel and Jamie Murphy 6. Chatbot Adoption in Tourism Services: A Conceptual Exploration; Dandison C. Ukpabi, Bilal Aslam and Heikki Karjaluoto 7. The Impact of Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Service Automation on Service Quality and Service Experience in Hospitality; Nikola Naumov 8. Greggg - A Scalable High Performance, Low Cost Hospitality Robot; Sam R. Thangiah, Michael Karavias, Ryan Caldwell, Matthew Wherry, Jessica Seibert, Abdullah Wahbeh, Zachariah Miller and Alexander Gessinger Section 2: Application of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality 9. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Hotels; Georgina Lukanova and Galina Ilieva 10. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Restaurants; Katerina Berezina, Olena Cifci and Cihan Cobanoglu 11. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel Agencies and Tourist Information Centres; Maya Ivanova 12. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation to the Core: Remastering Experiences at Museums; Nuria Recuero Virto and Maria Francisca Blasco Lopez 13. The Role of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Events; Alfred Ogle and David Lamb

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Book SynopsisUsing a combination of theoretical discussion and real-world case studies, this book analyses the use of robotics, artificial intelligence and services automation (RAISA) within the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Divided into two sections, the book first concentrates on the theoretical aspects surrounding the use of RAISA in travel, tourism and hospitality. Themes explored include: economic fundamentals customer attitudes chatbot adoption service quality Following on from this, the second section concentrates on current and future use of RAISA technologies in specific subsectors of the tourism economy: hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, museums, and events. With an international scope of authorship and focus, the book is a useful reference source for scholars, students, and general readers interested in robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies. Alongside this, the business insights and case studies examined in the book offer practitioners guidance on how these technologies can and will be incorporated into organizations, particularly those in the travel and tourism industry.Trade ReviewThis is the very first book that focuses on robots, artifical intelligence and automation technologies (RAISA) in tourism and does this from a social science perspective. It comprehensively covers the theoretical problems of RAISA adoption in tourism, principles of service automation, attitudes towards robots, impacts of RAISA on business processes and competitiveness, and the use of chatbots. Furthermore, it shows the practical issues that arrise from the application of RAISA technologies in various tourism sectors such as hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tourist information centres, events and museums. What I find particularly valuable is that the book delves deep into the economic aspects of RAISA technologies in tourism - a problem which has been quite neglected in research. Numerous photographs and figures are used to visualise authors' ideas. The book is valuable for practitioners, researchers, and students. -- Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University, UKThis book is a welcomed addition to the travel, tourism, and hospitality literature. It discusses a timely and increasingly important issue of robots, artificial intelligence, and service automation and provides the readers with the most comprehensive collection of knowledge on these topics. The book looks at the issue from both theoretical as well as practical perspectives and provides a wide selection of current examples. With contributions from more than 30 authors from all over the world, this book is worth reading not just for tourism students, academics and practitioners, but also for anyone in service industries. Tourism and hospitality will drastically transform as the technologies discussed in this book develops, but so will many other service fields. Other service industries can also learn from the various artificial intelligence, service automation and robotic issues explored in this book. -- Juho Pesonen, PhD, Head of e-tourism research, University of Eastern FinlandThe book provides theoretical underpinning and practical evidence of the application and impacts of robots, artificial intelligence and service automation (RAISA) in various tourism sectors including hotels, restaurants, museums, events and tourism information centres. The book includes chapters contributed by international scholars, all recognised in their own field. The book chapters discuss the implications of RAISA from both the tourism demand and supply perspective such as technology adoption, tourists’ reactions and attitude towards RAISE, operators’ soft and hard benefits and costs. The book is a valuable reading for tourism scholars, students and professionals alike. -- Professor Marianna Sigala, Director of the Centre for Tourism and Leisure Management (CTLM), University of South Australia Business School, AustraliaThe book embraces the frontiers of robot development in hospitality and tourism, which can deliver useful insights to both academic researchers and university students. This book takes readers on a modern and advanced journey to conceptual frameworks of robot-related technologies and their applications to hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tourist information centers, and other related fields. It is a must-read primer for anyone who would like to understand the latest changes brought by robots to the hotel and tourism industry. This book indeed does a good job to start the topic with conceptual frameworks, connecting theory with principles and practice. -- Rob Law, PhD, CHE, Professor of Technology Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ChinaThis work for students and scholars explores theory and applications in the use of robots, artificial intelligence, and service automation (RAISA) in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. The book begins with conceptual frameworks and economic fundamentals, then discusses customer attitudes, consumer discourse, and chatbot adoption. Current and future applications are described in hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tourist information centers, and museums. B&w photos are included. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: RAISA in future travel-related industries; Stanislav Ivanov and Craig Webster Section 1: Theoretical Issues of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality 1. Conceptual Framework of the Use of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Companies; Stanislav Ivanov and Craig Webster 2. Economic Fundamentals of the Use of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality; Stanislav Ivanov and Craig Webster 3. Self-Service Technologies in the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Sectors - Principles and Practice; Petranka Kelly, Jennifer Lawlor and Michael Mulvey 4. Customer Attitudes Towards Robots in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality - A Conceptual Framework; Velina Kazandzhieva and Hristina Filipova 5. Making Sense of Robots - Consumer Discourse on Robots in Tourism and Hospitality Service Settings; Ulrike Gretzel and Jamie Murphy 6. Chatbot Adoption in Tourism Services: A Conceptual Exploration; Dandison C. Ukpabi, Bilal Aslam and Heikki Karjaluoto 7. The Impact of Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Service Automation on Service Quality and Service Experience in Hospitality; Nikola Naumov 8. Greggg - A Scalable High Performance, Low Cost Hospitality Robot; Sam R. Thangiah, Michael Karavias, Ryan Caldwell, Matthew Wherry, Jessica Seibert, Abdullah Wahbeh, Zachariah Miller and Alexander Gessinger Section 2: Application of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality 9. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Hotels; Georgina Lukanova and Galina Ilieva 10. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Restaurants; Katerina Berezina, Olena Cifci and Cihan Cobanoglu 11. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Travel Agencies and Tourist Information Centres; Maya Ivanova 12. Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation to the Core: Remastering Experiences at Museums; Nuria Recuero Virto and Maria Francisca Blasco Lopez 13. The Role of Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation in Events; Alfred Ogle and David Lamb

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