Introduction /Petra Moser --The roots of agricultural innovation : patent evidence of knowledge spillovers /Matthew … Meyers, Paul W. Rhode --Comment /Michael J. Roberts --Local effects of land grant colleges on agricultural innovation and …, more resilient crops to feed a more crowded planet in the twenty-first century. Innovation has historically helped …

-of-the-art overview of current research on innovation and entrepreneurship in functional regions. There are numerous questions regarding … entrepreneurship and innovation in functional regions that have not yet been answered - until now. Some of the issues that the expert … are entrepreneurial actions and innovation? How important are firm size, firm maturity and corporate structure for …

Research suggests that innovation and technological change are crucial for the economic recovery of the former … centrally planned countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This book analyses the development of innovation systems and …. Included in the book are discussions on: * the process of transforming the innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe * a …

Despite substantial achievements in the recent past, the innovation climate in Russia is in need of major improvements … innovation. In this context, the Helsinki Seminar on "Innovation Policy and the Valorisation of Science and Technology in Russia … Newly Independent States (NIS). Participants examined the climate for innovation in Russia and discussed the lessons that …