1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific...

The creative industries represent a vital, exciting and rapidly changing field of activity; one that is now recognised as a key growth sector in the knowledge-based economy. However, there is still a general lack of understanding of what is meant by the term 'creative industry,' and the creative...

Agglomeration in Asia -- The relationship between Toyota and its parts suppliers in the age of information and globalization : concentration vs. dispersion / Masatsugu Tsuji -- Iron town cluster : Yawata, its glory, decline and rebirth / Mitsuhiro Kagami -- Information technology and economic...

This book discusses the organizational implications of technological growth and advancement at an international level. Selections investigate within- and cross-cultural research, offshoring and outsourcing, and strategic decisions organizations make to succeed in a global environment--Provided...

1. Will comparative effectiveness research lead to healthcare rationing? / Mary Brown -- 2. Health care information systems and the risk of privacy issues for the disabled / John Beswetherick -- 3. Hippocratic database and active enforcement / Terry Dillard -- 4. Implementation issues on a...

1. Disruptive technologies, innovation and global redesign / Nazrul Islam and Ndubuisi Ekekwe -- 2. Innovation risk path assessing for a newly emerging science and technology: illustrated for dye-sensitized solar cells / Ying Guo, Tingting Ma, and Alan Porter -- 3. Disruptive product innovation...

"This book presents policy analysts, geospatial practitioners, and academicians with high-quality examples of various application domains within applied geospatial research, exploring and resolving geographical issues from fields as various tourism, advertising, transportation, climate and...

"This book provides theoretical and practical approaches to the digital economy, increasing people's awareness on what the digital economy is and exactly what competitive advantages exist to provide information technology and innovation as its main resources"--Provided by publisher.