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Book SynopsisTransformation through digital innovation is becoming an imperative for every city. The ‘Smart City’ concept promises to solve the most urgent queries of progressive urbanization in the area of mobility, energy, water supply, security, housing deprivation, and inclusion. Despite the exploitation of existing potential in lighthouse-cities that include Barcelona, London, Munich, Lyon, and Vienna, the less tenacious pursuit of smart city possibilities in the majority of municipalities has resulted in major discrepancies between leading smart cities and those that are less aspirational. Although the necessity of action is frequently recognized, an appropriate path of action remains obscure. Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities offers answers, with clarifying examples, to questions that have remained unanswered for many cities. The book identifies and addresses the core elements and potential of smart cities, best practice methods and tools to be implemented, as well as how diverse stakeholders might be effectively integrated. Based on perennial international research in the field of smart cities, this book brings together the authors' collective experience in practice-based political, administrative, and economic projects to provide a common framework to guide and engage key stakeholders in the transformation and realization of smart cities.Trade Review‘This book masterfully illustrates the seemingly boundless impact of digitalization on flourishing urban centers. Digitalization changes roles and business models and necessitates an entirely new governance structure. The smart city management model introduce here merges these elements in an impressive manner.’ -- Josef Schmid, Mayor of Munich‘”Smart city” is the new buzzword, yet what does it really signify? With this book, the University of St. Gallen has made a significant contribution toward a profound understanding of smart cities. It offers valuable insights for the initiation and realization of smart city processes.’ -- Benoit Revaz, Director of the Swiss Federal Department of Energy‘Digitalization is an opportunity as well as a challenge for cities. There is no ‘silver bullet’ for the development of smart cities. However, functional strategies with the proper methodology do exist, as this insightful book proves. It further becomes apparent that open-mindedness and interdisciplinary collaboration are decisive.’ -- Urs Schäppi, CEO of Swisscom‘Energy consumption and emissions, the safety of urban populations, and ever-increasing traffic constitute utmost pressing issues for contemporary cities. Smart cities and intelligent buildings promise to solve these challenges. This book portrays precise ways in which cities can become smart cities.’ -- Matthias Rebellius, CEO of Siemens Building Technologies‘Smart cities require suitable technologies, sustainable business models, and proper administration processes. This book conveys concrete ways of how cities can become smart cities.’ -- Oliver Deuschle, Leader of SMIGHT at EnBW‘This book succinctly expresses why only one smart city can persist in face of location competition.’ -- Yvonne Beutler, Vice President of City Council, Winterthur, Switzerland‘Digitalization opens up myriad development possibilities in cities. This book expertly delineates various “best practices” as well as core elements of a systematic and strategic approach.’ -- Prof. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society‘Municipal utilities not only construct and operate essential digital infrastructure, but also new services for a smart city—from waste disposal “on demand” to electromobility. This book can especially assist small public utility companies in their efforts to develop and realize a strategy for their smart city.’ -- Katherina Reiche, General Manager of Verband kommunaler Unternehmen e.V.‘The realization of smart city projects presupposes a uniform understanding of their relevant dimensions. This book and its smart city management model offer the ideal foundation for this crucial unification.’ -- Orlando Gehrig, Leader of Swisspower InnovationTable of ContentsChapter 1. The Future of Cities Chapter 2. Smart Cities Chapter 3. Smart City Lighthouse Projects Chapter 4. Guidelines for Smart City Transformation Chapter 5. Outlook Chapter 6. Tools for the Transformation into a Smart City

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Book SynopsisNitroxides are versatile small organic molecules possessing a stabilised free radical. With their unpaired electron spin they display a unique reactivity towards various environmental factors, enabling a diverse range of applications. They have uses as synthetic tools, such as catalysts or building blocks; imaging agents and probes in biomedicine and materials science; for medicinal antioxidant applications; and in energy storage. Polynitroxides (polymers bearing pendant nitroxide sidechains) have been used in organic radical batteries, oxidation catalysts and in exchange reactions for constructing complex architectures. Chapters in this book cover the synthesis of nitroxides, EPR studies and magnetic resonance applications, physiochemical studies, and applications including in batteries, imaging and organic synthesis. With contributions from leaders in the field, Nitroxides will be of interest to graduate students and researchers across chemistry, physics, biology and materials science.Table of ContentsA Brief History and Outlook of Nitroxides; General Approaches to Synthesis of Nitroxides; The Application of Nitroxides in Organic Synthesis; Sprin Probes and Imaging Using Nitroxides; Nitroxides in Battery-related Applications; Computational Tools for Nitroxide Design; Nitroxide-mediated Polymerization; Nitroxides in Supramolecular Chemistry; Magnetism of Nitroxides; Applications of Nitroxide Spin Labels to Structural Biology; Nitroxides in Liquid Crystals; Nitroxide Intervention in Oxidative and Free Radical Damage in Biology and Disease; Spin Trapping; Biological Applications of Nitroxide Stable Free Radicals; Introduction to Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) of Nitroxides

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the question: how effective are countries in promoting the innovation needed to facilitate an energy transition? Chapters explore energy policy and institutions, innovation policy in general, as well as energy innovation in key countries, including the US, Germany, the UK, China, Japan and Korea, and the EU. At the heart of Energy Innovation for the 21st Century is a fascinating set of international empirical case studies covering supply and demand side technologies at different levels of maturity. These are set within an analytical framework encompassing the functions of technological innovation systems and innovation metrics. The book explores energy, science and technology policies, contextualising the case studies to aid the assessment of the overall performance of innovation systems. Drawing together lessons for energy innovation policy and institutional design, this book is a much-needed resource for sustainability and innovation scholars and researchers. Policy-makers and practitioners will also benefit from the practical advice offered in this timely volume.Trade ReviewEnergy Innovation for the 21st Century combines evidence from deep-dive case studies with rigorous analysis of institutions, policies and finance to show how many different factors must align to accelerate energy innovation. Many of the concluding insights are must reads for policymakers, not least that co-ordination, long-term strategies, and institutional stability are necessary bedfellows if we are serious about tackling climate change.' --Charlie Wilson, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction 2. The changing role of energy in society PART II: POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS 3. Energy policy 4. Science and technology innovation 5. Energy innovation PART III: TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDIES 6. Understanding and measuring energy innovation 7. Heat pumps 8. Wind energy 9. Wave energy 10. Building integrated photovoltaics 11. Shale gas 12. Smart grids PART IV: LESSONS 13. Lessons for effective energy innovation Index

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Book SynopsisThe solar photovoltaic sector is moving forward very fast, both in terms of its own technological advancement and its standing among global renewable energy technologies. Rapid increases in solar cell efficiencies, fast technical change in solar batteries and solar glass, and economies of scale in production fuel its rapid adoption and it is becoming clear that existing forecasts about its adoption need to be updated extensively. This timely and distinctive examination of the economic side of the field takes into account solar PV's recent and growing lead among renewable energies competing to replace fossil fuels.The Revolution in Energy Technology examines the birth of this technology in the United States, where the main innovators are still located, the emergence of China as a main production hub, and new and growing contributions to the innovation cascades from other countries including Germany, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The participation of universities as investors and the role of venture capital are discussed, and particular emphasis is given to the domination of the sector by large firms.The book is interesting for both academics and graduate students as well as policy makers, technicians, engineers and companies involved in the field.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Some Key Points of the Solar Photovoltaic Sector 3. Sector Evolution Under Innovation Cascade 4. The Catch-Up of the Chinese Solar PV Sector 5. Anchored Clusters: The Rise and Fall of Solar PV 6. Star Scientists in PV Technology and the Limits of Academic Entrepreneurship 7. The Limited Innovation of Small Businesses in the Solar Photovoltaic Sector in the US: Is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program a Boon for Small Businesses in the US? 8. A Sector with Innovations Driven by Demand 9. Grand Challenges and Innovation Cascades in the Solar Sector 10. Conclusion References Index

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

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering work explores both the theory and practice of business and technology incubation and acceleration over the past six decades as an approach to new venture creation and development. With a global scope, the Handbook examines incubation concepts, models, and mechanisms, providing a research-based analytical foundation from which to understand the emerging role of modern incubators, accelerators, science parks, and related support tools in building modern entrepreneurship ecosystems for promoting targeted economic development.Featuring contributions from internationally renowned scholars and practitioners, the Handbook covers four major themes: understanding incubation and acceleration; incubation mechanisms and entrepreneurship ecosystem development; national and regional incubation policy studies; and incubation practice and assessment. Chapters investigate the expanding importance of newer models and novel modes of new venture support such as smart launching through focused training, mentoring, and financing.This Handbook will help to equip policy makers, facility and program managers, investors, and entrepreneurs with the knowledge to handle support for future business and technology ventures more confidently and effectively. It also provides a deeper understanding of the incubation approach for researchers and scholars of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development.Trade Review‘The Handbook provides a good and accessible overview on how to deliver better incubation and acceleration services, whilst debunking some myths along the way.’ -- Monika Radclyffe, Centre for Entrepreneurs‘Exceptionally well organized and presented, the Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration is deftly organized into four major sections. Ideal as a curriculum textbook on the subject, the book is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, corporate, college and university library collections.’ -- John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review'A comprehensive, comparative and illuminating Handbook of incubation and related entrepreneurial enhancement support structures edited and written by the leading international authorities on innovation.' -- Henry Etzkowitz, International Triple Helix Institute, US'This is a timely and important Handbook of the best research on property-based institutions engaged in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. The editors, who have written seminal papers on these issues, have produced a lucid and insightful book. A ''must-read'' for academics and policymakers who study and manage these institutions.' -- Donald Siegel, Arizona State University, USTable of ContentsContents: List of contributors ix Foreword by David B. Audretsch xvi Introduction to the Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration 1 Sarfraz A. Mian, Magnus Klofsten and Wadid Lamine PART I UNDERSTANDING INCUBATION AND ACCELERATION 1 Whither modern business incubation? Definitions, evolution, theory, and evaluation 17 Sarfraz A. Mian 2 Business incubators and accelerators: a co-citation analysis-based, systematic literature review 39 J. Piet Hausberg and Sabrina Korreck 3 The movement from incubator to incubation in the entrepreneurial university: past, present and future 64 Henry Etzkowitz 4 Fiddling around with the startup engine: exploring acceleration patterns in technology ventures 79 Jonas Van hove, Jana Thiel and Bart Clarysse 5 The logic behind science and technology parks 97 Alberto Albahari PART II INCUBATION MECHANISMS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 6 Incubators as catalysts in entrepreneurship ecosystems 111 Mark P. Rice and Erik Noyes 7 Business incubators within entrepreneurial ecosystems: sustainability aspects of new venture support and development 124 Magnus Klofsten and Dzamila Bienkowska 8 The role of modern urban science parks in developing entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems 140 Josep Miquel Pique, Aline Figlioli, Francesc Miralles and Jasmina Berbegal-Mirabent 9 Incubation with space – space for incubation: the European Space Agency’s network of business incubation centers 160 Cornelis Eldering and Willem Hulsink 10 Incubating high-growth technology firms through venture development organizations: an overview of the US and the case study of Launch NY 176 Marnie LaVigne 11 Incubators as centers of collaboration and alignment in resource constrained regions 198 Nasir Ali and Michael D’Eredita PART III NATIONAL/REGIONAL INCUBATION POLICY STUDIES 12 Science parks in Europe: a comparison of science park characteristics and activities in Belgium, Spain and Denmark 212 Laura Lecluyse and Mirjam Knockaert 13 Emergence and development of entrepreneurship and innovation intermediaries: the case of business incubators in Japan 230 Nobuya Fukugawa 14 The role of technology business incubation in supporting innovative start-ups in China 246 Li Xiao , Cunjun Wang and Zhi Xu 15 Indian business incubation ecosystem: a multilevel analysis 260 Supriya Sharma and Neharika Vohra 16 Business incubation and acceleration in Pakistan: an entrepreneurship ecosystem development approach 280 Shahid Qureshi, Syed Zahoor Hassan and Sarfraz A. Mian 17 New forms of entrepreneurship support in a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem: the case of business incubation in Greece 299 Tiago Ratinho and Michael Mitsopoulos 18 The development and practice of incubation mechanisms in Brazil 316 Guilherme Ary Plonski, Claudia Pavani and Sheila Oliveira Pires 19 The role of incubators and accelerators in the Latin American entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems 335 Maribel Guerrero 20 Mapping incubation mechanisms in Saudi Arabia: the state of the art and challenges for the future 351 Wassim J. Aloulou 21 Do government incubation efforts pay off ? The development of a quantitative efficiency assessment model 367 Jasmine Meysman, Sven H. De Cleyn and Johan Braet 22 Business incubation in New York State: last decade of changes, emerging models, and future directions 386 David Hochman PART IV INCUBATION PRACTICE AND ASSESSMENT 23 Tenant recruitment at university incubators: a selection conundrum 402 Ali J. Ahmad 24 The selection strategy or the incubation process: what matters most? 414 Chaffik Bakkali, Karim Messeghem, Sylvie Sammut and Abdelaziz Swalhi 25 Do networked incubators matter? The impact of entrepreneurial networks on firms’ performance 426 Danny Soetanto and Magnus Klofsten 26 The importance of time in a university student venture incubator 446 Lise Aaboen, Kari Djupdal, Dag Håkon Haneberg, Vetle Slagsvold Øien, Torgeir Aadland and Roger Sørheim 27 The value of mentors in incubation and acceleration: a managerial perspective 464 Martin Bliemel, Steven D’Alessandro, Saskia de Klerk, Ricardo Flores, Geoff Harrison and Morgan P. Miles 28 Sustainability-oriented business incubation: framing and supporting sustainable entrepreneurship 478 Klaus Fichter and Karsten Hurrelmann 29 Firm characteristics and internal and external dimensions: differences between incubatees and non-incubator firms in Sweden 496 Hans Löfsten Index 513

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

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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 SynopsisThe rise of artificial intelligence and its countless branches have caused many professional industries to rethink their traditional methods of practice and develop new techniques to keep pace with technological advancement. The continued use of intelligent technologies in the professional world has propelled researchers to contemplate future opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence may withhold. Significant research is a necessity for understanding future trends of artificial intelligence and the preparation of prospective issues. Analyzing Future Applications of AI, Sensors, and Robotics in Society provides emerging research exploring the potential uses and future challenges of intelligent technological advancements and their impact in education, finance, politics, business, healthcare, and engineering. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as neuronal networks, cognitive computing, and e-health, this book is ideally designed for practitioners, researchers, scientists, executives, strategists, policymakers, academicians, government officials, developers, and students seeking current research on future societal uses of intelligent technology.

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Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence and Innovation Management contributes to the ongoing debate among innovation scholars and practitioners focusing on the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the ways companies and organizations do business, operate and innovate. It considers AI as a source of innovation both in terms of innovation within the field of AI itself (AI innovation) and in terms of how it enables or disrupts innovation in other fields (AI-driven innovation). The book's content is driven by several important conclusions:It is therefore both necessary and timely to explore the different aspects of the relationship between AI and IM.The contributors to this book include both scholars and practitioners from multiple countries and different types of institutions. They were selected based on their ability to provide a relevant distinctive perspective on the relationship between AI and IM; the degree of their professional engagement with the field; their ability to contribute to the thematic and contextual diversity of the contributions; and their ability to provide actionable insights for both innovation scholars and practitioners.Helena Blackbright (Mälardalen University, Sweden) and Stoyan Tanev (Carleton University, Canada) are chairing the Special Interest Group on AI and IM at the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (https://www.ispim-innovation.com/).

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Book SynopsisThe ISO Innovation Management System (IMS) Standard (ISO 56002) provides a much needed and well-timed input to the innovation management discipline. While research efforts within the domain of innovation management have vastly increased over the past decades, research has primarily been conducted through specific contributions to distinct areas of innovation management (e.g., top management, culture, processes), lacking a more holistic perspective. Practitioners know that managing innovation is challenging. Bringing in a globally recognised standard that offers a holistic perspective will be key in professionalising the innovation management discipline, much like quality management and project management standards have done in the past.This book focuses on the ISO Innovation Management System Standard and the links with ISPIM's Body of Knowledge (BoK) special interest group, the ISO innovation management community, and the International Collaboration Platform for Innovation Management System (ICP4IMS). It covers four topics as follows:

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Book SynopsisTowards a Digital Renaissance traces the excitement and optimism of the early internet, the outsider cyberpunk ethic and open access. But it also monitors the more complex but ultimately more commercialised online world of today, a world dominated by corporate business in which many feel that surveillance has become overwhelming. Jeremy Silver's involvement in various start-ups, both as CEO and investor, led to his leadership of Digital Catapult. Towards a Digital Renaissance examines the interplay between state and private financing in the digital sector. It also argues for the internet's potential to transition from a 'medieval' world of the GAFA big four (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple), closed and walled up like medieval city states, to a 'digital renaissance' based on the free exchange of ideas and an enabling metaverse made up of virtual reality and artificial intelligence that deepens our experience of reality rather than restricting or monitoring it.Trade ReviewFor the past decade, the hype surrounding VR and AR technology has waxed and waned, but Jeremy Silver has been constant, a force of nature in this space. Some people just talk about technology, but Jeremy is in the trenches, and deeply understands everything ranging from how to fund a start-up to how to troubleshoot hardware. This book brilliantly tells a story about the metaverse growing up, and how Jeremy helped along the way. * Jeremy Bailenson, founding director at Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Book Synopsis'This is an extremely important and long-awaited book. The authors provide a cogent guide to all that is wrong with the theory and empirical applications of the discredited notion of an aggregate production function. Their critique has devastating implications for orthodox macroeconomics.'- Anwar Shaikh, New School for Social Research, US'This is a very important book. Proofs that aggregate production functions do not exist have been around for more than 50 years. This casts doubt not only on macroeconomic theory but also on empirical work and policy. Yet, this has not deterred macro-economists. The authors show in great detail that the apparent 'fit' of such functions to value-based data is a tautology and not a proof that such aggregates exist. One hopes that the profession will finally take note.'- Franklin M. Fisher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'Felipe and McCombie have gathered all of the compelling arguments denying the existence of aggregate production functions and showing that econometric estimates based on these fail to measure what they purport to quantify: they are artefacts. Their critique, which ought to be read by any economist doing empirical work, is destructive of nearly all that is important to mainstream economics: NAIRU and potential output measures, measures of wage elasticities, of output elasticities and of total factor productivity growth.'- Marc Lavoie, University of Ottawa, CanadaThis authoritative and stimulating book represents a fundamental critique of the aggregate production function, a concept widely used in macroeconomics.The authors explain why, despite the serious aggregation problems that surround it, aggregate production functions often give plausible statistical results. This is due to the use of constant-price value data, rather than the theoretically correct physical data, together with an underlying accounting identity that relates the data definitionally. It is in this sense that the aggregate production function is 'not even wrong': it is not a behavioral relationship capable of being statistically refuted. The book examines the history of the production function and shows how certain seminal works on neoclassical growth theory, labor demand functions and estimates of the mark-up, among others, suffer from this fundamental problem.The book represents a fundamental critique of the aggregate production function and will be of interest to all macroeconomists.Contents: Prologue: 'Not Even Wrong' Introduction 1. Some Problems with the Aggregate Production Function 2. The Aggregate Production Function: Behavioural Relationship or Accounting Identity? 3. Simulation Studies, the Aggregate Production Function and the Accounting Identity 4. 'Are There Laws of Production?' The Work of Cobb and Douglas and its Early Reception 5. Solow's Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function', and the Accounting Identity 6. What does Total Factor Productivity Actually Measure? Further Observations on the Solow Model 7. Why Are Some Countries Richer than Others? A Sceptical View of Mankiw-Romer-Weil's Test of the Neoclassical Growth Model 8. Some Problems with the Neoclassical Dual-Sector Growth Model 9. Is Capital Special? The Role of the Growth of Capital and its Externality Effect in Economic Growth 10. Problems Posed by the Accounting Identity for the Estimation of the Degree of Market Power and the Mark-up 11. Are Estimates of Labour Demand Functions Mere Statistical Artefacts? 12. Why Have the Criticisms of the Aggregate Production Function Generally Been Ignored? On Further Misunderstandings and Misinterpretations of the Implications of the Accounting Identity References IndexTrade Review'''There are none so blind as those who will not see.'' For decades now John McCombie and Jesus Felipe have been publishing papers which draw out the implications of the conceptual vacuousness that characterises fitting aggregate production function specifications to data to test the validity of the marginal productivity theory of distribution, a critique first developed by Henry Phelps Brown and Herbert Simon. By careful empirical and theoretical work, they have reached the conclusion that the huge literature on aggregate production functions and technical progress is ''not even wrong'' because predictions cannot be tested, that they are only variations on manipulations of national accounting identities. Perhaps this time it really will be ''different'', the scales will fall from the profession's eyes. I certainly hope so.' --G.C. Harcourt, Jesus College, Cambridge, UK and University of New South Wales, Australia'Felipe and McCombie's book provides a thorough and well-structured analysis of the problems that surround the use of aggregate production functions, especially in empirical analyses. . . The book is highly recommended to researchers in macroeconomics and in all related fields that use aggregate production functions. . . Overall, the book makes an extremely valuable contribution to the understanding of the aggregate production function and its erroneous applications in macroeconomics.' --Wolfgang Eichert, Applied Economics JournalTable of ContentsContents: Prologue: ‘Not Even Wrong’ Introduction 1. Some Problems with the Aggregate Production Function 2. The Aggregate Production Function: Behavioural Relationship or Accounting Identity? 3. Simulation Studies, the Aggregate Production Function and the Accounting Identity 4. ‘Are There Laws of Production?’ The Work of Cobb and Douglas and its Early Reception 5. Solow’s ‘Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function’, and the Accounting Identity 6. What does Total Factor Productivity Actually Measure? Further Observations on the Solow Model 7. Why Are Some Countries Richer than Others? A Sceptical View of Mankiw–Romer–Weil’s Test of the Neoclassical Growth Model 8. Some Problems with the Neoclassical Dual-Sector Growth Model 9. Is Capital Special? The Role of the Growth of Capital and its Externality Effect in Economic Growth 10. Problems Posed by the Accounting Identity for the Estimation of the Degree of Market Power and the Mark-up 11. Are Estimates of Labour Demand Functions Mere Statistical Artefacts? 12. Why Have the Criticisms of the Aggregate Production Function Generally Been Ignored? 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Book SynopsisInnovation as an activity is not new - what has changed is the pace at which firms have to innovate. This book analyses innovation success at the company, rather than the project, level and contributes to the development of a new theory on innovation management in small and medium-sized enterprises. The author uses studies from 63 companies from 35 different industry and service sectors in order to obtain non-sector specific findings. He concludes that innovative success is based on a combination of technological, marketing and organizational competencies and that successfully innovating companies can be said to have a strong internal locus of control.Trade Review'For years the focus of innovation management has been solely on large corporations. With Successful Innovation, Jan Cobbenhagen has paved a new way for managing the innovative process in small and medium-sized enterprises. This book provides a valuable and insightful framework for not only understanding but also harnessing innovation. A particular attraction of the book is that it speaks to both scholars as well as practitioners. Just as novel theoretical insights about the role of innovative activity in SMEs are provided, so too are practical lessons for organising and managing an innovative firm.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, Germany'This is a wonderful book. For all those interested in innovation, it is a must read.' -- Zoltan J. Acs, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theory and Methodology 1. Practical Framework 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Sketching the Model Part II: Empirical Findings 5. Technological Competencies 6. Marketing Competencies 7. Organisational Competencies 8. The Competencies Triad Part III: Discussion 9. Locus of Control References Index

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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