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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of recent, predominantly European, thinking on the issues and challenges for innovation management in the modern, knowledge-based economy. The topic is explored in four directions: the growing importance of services and of innovation in services; the growing interest in competence-based approaches of strategy and innovation; the role of technology in innovation processes; and the increasing importance of knowledge management in innovation management. Each direction is briefly introduced by the editor. The contributions come from universities and management schools in Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands and the United States.
Trade Review"... it contains material on management of the innovation process that may be worthwhile for the discriminating and persevering reader with an interest in recent thought on the topic." Journal of Product Innovation Management
Table of ContentsThe Knowledge Economy: Trend or Scenario?; Services, Innovation and Knowledge; Competencies for Innovation; Innovation with Technology; Innovation Management as Knowledge Management.
