"Delivering a global perspective, Clusters in Times of Uncertainty follows the transformation of clusters in a world … from Japan and Europe to explore the opportunities and challenges that clusters present in our modern age. Experts from … Valley cluster in Japan, to Polish National Key Clusters, to collaborations between Asia, Europe, and Latin America …

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key … conceptualization of the learning region presents a state of the art exploration of theories. Leading scholars from across Europe, the … USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning …

learning economy -- 8. The learning organization -- 9. Knowledge intensity and knowledge flows in the Danish innovation system …Written by the scholar who, together with Chris Freeman, first introduced the concept of the innovation system, this … why competence building and innovation are crucial for economic growth and competitiveness in the current era. It also …

-creating takeovers and increase innovation and do not induce agency con icts of managerial entrenchment. This implies that for innovative …

Contents: Introduction: Shared foundations and diverse inquiries for advancing creativity and innovation research … / Jing Zhou and Elizabeth D. Rouse -- Part I: Foundations of creativity and innovation research -- 1. Conducting rigorous … creativity and innovation / Daan van Knippenberg and Inga J. Hoever -- 4. Creativity and standardization: Tension …

Contents: Preface -- 1. State-owned enterprise, government, and the innovation ecosystem -- 2. Formation of the dual … innovation systems in China -- 3. State Grid and user-driven innovation: the case of ultra-high voltage power transmission -- 4 …. TD-SCDMA, LTE-TDD, and China Mobile: catch-up and innovation in the Chinese telecommunications industry -- 5. China …

1. Introduction / David Smallbone, Markku Virtanen and Arnis Sauka -- Part I innovation -- 2. Innovation processes in …Entrepreneurship and innovation are arguably the main drivers of economic development today. This book explores the two … established EU member states. Split into three parts, the book focuses on: innovation, entrepreneurial activity and regional …

Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: innovation beyond national systems fragility: institutional bricolage … clusters. the influence of contextual factors on the birth and growth of new businesses / T. Pucci and L. Zanni -- 3. Tie …. 'reassembling the social', in entrepreneurial innovation and academic entrepreneurship studies: the 'amphibious scientists …

Introduction / Eric Shiu -- 1. What is innovation? / Søren Harnow Klausen -- 2. Product design innovation - trade …-off decisions on functionality, aesthetics and sustainability from the consumer perspective / Eric Shiu -- 3. Innovation performance … -- 4. Organizing for creativity / Farida Rasulzada -- 5. Four decades of engaging customers in product innovation / Mai …

Contents: 1. The new frontier of innovation -- 2. Innovation pioneers - the essential role of users, on-line user … communities and the crowd -- 3. Exploring the changing landscape of Innovation: the rise of users, on-line communities and the … crowd -- 4. Mapping the new world of innovation - the innovation opportunity space -- 5. Defending territory - changing …