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 …

-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 …

cities: urban diversity, process innovation, and the life cycle of products', American economic review, 91 (5), December …), 'How do spatial and social proximity influence knowledge flows? Evidence from patent data', Journal of urban economics, 64 … including labor markets, input markets and dynamic phenomena such as innovation, technology change and growth. Prefaced by an …

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 …

The "knowledge economy" is a concept commonly deemed too ambiguous and elusive to hold any significance in current … leading scholars, this innovative volume visibly demonstrates that knowledge and information are a prime resource in driving … knowledge-based economy and the triple helix model / Loet Leydesdorff -- 3. Reputation, leadership and communities of practice …

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 …