Knowledge and innovation : a comparative study of the USA, the UK, and Japan

X, 206 S.

graph. Darst.

Routledge studies in innovation, organization and technology. - London [u.a.] : Routledge. - Vol. 6

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. - Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction and overview -- The international policy context -- My aim and rationale -- The structure of the book -- The theoretical landscape of knowledge transfer -- Theoretical portraits of the innovation process -- Theories of policy change and implementation -- Policy assumptions about triple helix partnerships -- The nature of knowledge: discourses in socio-cultural theory -- Innovation as collaboration and expansive learning -- The paradox of creative destruction -- Overview -- A natural history of my research methodology -- My methodological journey in the rough terrain of innovation -- My research design -- The UK case studies: high technology corridors (HTCs) -- The Japanese cases: textiles and photonics -- The US cases: Silicon Valley and sustainable energy innovation -- My method of data presentation -- Discussion of ethical and political issues -- Overview -- Reconstructing subject perspectives -- The complexity of subject positioning and identity -- Visualizing compet

object of activity -- The significance of power and hierarchical structures -- Collaborative projects as cycles of expansive learning -- Vignette: Nuno's sustained investment in collaboration -- Vignette: Hamamatsu photonics cluster -- Vignette: collaboration to create innovative stainless steel textiles -- Vignette: collaborative ICT research project -- Vignette: learning from a rapid prototyping project in the UK -- Vignette: learning from a collaborative visualization software project -- Crossing the Valley of Death -- Vignette: the role of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley -- Vignette: industry scanning and serious play: jellyfish fabric -- Vignette: metallic plating of textiles -- Vignette: collaboration on hydrogen fuel cells in California -- Overview -- The impact of complexity and power dynamics on organizational learning -- Complexity of partnerships as a constraint on learning -- Vignette: practical experience of large scale innovation -- Vignette: the impact of multiv