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Book SynopsisDeveloped countries must be incredibly innovative to secure incomes and welfare so that they may successfully compete against international rivals. This book focuses on two specific but interrelated aspects of innovation by incumbent firms and entrepreneurs, the role of geography and of open innovation.
Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship discusses entrepreneurship from both theoretical and empirical viewpoints to provide readers with a wide range of cutting-edge and compelling studies. The authors highlight the critical importance of open innovation for performance and progress, putting forward determinants of economic growth and development rarely analyzed in standard growth studies.
Researchers and students will find this book useful for innovation and entrepreneurship studies. It is also a helpful tool for policymakers, planners and consultants involved in economic development and regional policies.
Contributors include: F. Armellini, T. Arvemo, I. Bernhard, C. Beaudry, P.-O. Bjuggren, A. Caloffi, N. Carbonara, A.P. Cornett, K. Delbiaggio, M. Elmoznino Laufer, S. Fredin, U. Gråsjö, C.J. Hauser, M. Héroux-Vaillancourt, J.A. Jordaan, A. Johnston, C. Karlsson, M. Kaufmann, P. Lassalle, M. Mahon, V. Monastiriotis, R. Pellegrino, H. Reijonen, R. Righi, S. Rohde, F. Rossi, M. Russo, J. Saastamoinen, T. Tammi, S. Yamamura
Trade Review'By identifying the ways in which open innovation influences the ability of incumbents and potential entrepreneurs to innovate and to appropriate the benefits of innovation, this book elegantly presents modern innovation models, highlighting the role played by context conditions, and bringing fresh reflections into a never-ending debate.' --Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson and Iréne Bernhard 2. Innovation intermediaries as a response to system failures: creating the right incentives Margherita Russo, Annalisa Caloffi, Federica Rossi and Riccardo Righi 3. Does collaboration with public and private sector actors in public procurement of innovations improve SME competitiveness? Helen Reijonen, Jani Saastamoinen and Timo Tammi 4. Delivering innovation in public infrastructure through Public Private Partnerships Nunzia Carbonara and Roberta Pellegrino 5. The influence of the NIH and NSH syndromes on the adoption of open innovation in the Canadian aerospace sector Fabiano Armellini, Catherine Beaudry and Maria Mahon 6. Are the Most Innovative Canadian Nanotechnology-Related Firms also the Most Open? Mikaël Héroux-Vaillancourt and Catherine Beaudry 7. The Proximity Bias of Communication Recorded on Twitter in Switzerland Katia Delbiaggio, Christoph J. Hauser and Michael Kaufmann 8. Re-Conceptualising Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Theoretical Exploration of Evolution Over Space and Time Andrew Johnston, Paul Lassalle and Sakura Yamamura 9. Stimulation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an Instrument in Regional Business Development Policy Andreas P. Cornett 10. Startups, Financing and Geography – Findings from a survey Per-Olof Bjuggren and Michel Elmoznino Laufer 11. A resource-based view of cross-border clusters: conceptualizing locational resources Stephan Rohde 12. Regional path dependence and path creation: a conceptual way forward Sabrina Fredin 13. Location, Localisation, Agglomeration: An Examination of the Geographical Dimension of FDI Spillovers Jacob A. Jordaan and Vassilis Monastiriotis 14. Indicators of economic development – An exploratory study using Swedish municipal data contrasting economic development and growth Tobias Arvemo and Urban Gråsjö Index
