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 …

Why do societies benefit differently from knowledge? How exactly does social interaction interfere with knowledge … questions and others relating to the role and relevance of knowledge in economic analysis. By illuminating the philosophical … roots of the various notions of knowledge employed by economists, this Handbook helps to disentangle conceptual and …

entrepreneurship -- pt. 3. Knowledge, knowledge spillovers, the geography of innovation and entrepreneurship, and growth -- pt. 4 …pt. 1. The social desirability of innovation and entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Institutions, innovation and …. Technology transfer, innovation and entrepreneurship -- pt. 5. Firms and innovation -- pt. 6. The making of the entrepreneur. …

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 …

aspects of their business: innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organisation – and does so in an accessible, engaging …

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 …

-operative governance -- pt. IV. The true value of membership -- pt. V. Participation in financial markets -- pt. VI. Innovation in co …

and adapt to market developments is crucial to their success, but research-based knowledge on innovation strategies in … tourism remains scarce. This pioneering Handbook offers timely, original research on innovation within the tourism industry …