economy; social, cooperative, cultural, creative, ethical and intellectual capital; knowledge and innovation systems; policy …This fascinating Handbook defines how knowledge contributes to social and economic life, and vice versa. It considers … the five areas critical to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge economy: the nature of the knowledge …

innovation producing appropriate technologies, addressing the needs of low-income populations, and providing alternative … solutions for sustainable development. The Handbook of Innovation & Appropriate Technologies for International Development … international communication technologies, open access, digital tools as well as entrepreneurship and innovation from within emerging …

-tech achievements. The authors argue that since commercialization has become the ultimate objective of innovation activity, the … innovation capability of the corporate sector. They go on to explore regions with the greatest scale and depth of high …

viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young …pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview … -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS …

Readers with interests in managing knowledge- and innovation-intensive businesses and those who are seeking new … insights about how knowledge economies work will find this book an invaluable reference tool. Chapters deal with issues such as … open innovation, wellbeing, and digital work that managers and policymakers are increasingly asked to respond to …

Industrial innovation is essential for national and corporate competitiveness. Understanding the nature, determinants … and consequences of innovation is a key task of managers, public policymakers and all students of industry and business …pt. 1. The nature, sources and outcomes of industrial innovation -- pt. 2. Sectoral and industrial studies of …

M. Stern -- Multinational service firms and global strategy / Peter Enderwick -- Knowledge-intensive services and … innovation / Ian Miles -- Small and medium-sized enterprises and the consumption of traded (producer service expertise) versus … untraded knowledge and expertise / John R. Bryson & Peter W. Daniels -- Understanding the relationship between information …

's post-industrial economies; innovation as it relates to services …pt. I. Services and innovation : conceptual and analytical frameworks -- pt. II. The nature of innovation in services … : sectoral analyses and case studies -- pt. III. Organisational and strategic patterns for service innovation -- pt. IV …

competencies, radical innovation, corporate venture capital investment, the mentoring of high-tech entrepreneurs. The Handbook then …

1. The knowledge base of technology entrepreneurship / Ivan Zupic -- 2. Technology entrepreneurship, innovation and … techno-entrepreneurship, effectuation, techno-intrapreneurship, academic entrepreneurship, frugal innovation. With chapters …. Capitalization of science and technology knowledge : practices, trends and impacts on techno-entrepreneurship / Diane A. Isabelle …