&D and innovation activities. The analysis contains two parts: A review of relevant theoretical and empirical literature and … analysis. The empirical part uses data from the Mannheim Innovationpanel on innovation activities of German firms. …

papers included range from simulation models of the evolution of market structure in the presence of innovation, through …

, organising and coordinating R&D and innovation on a global scale. In addition to papers on the fundamental principles, trends and … concepts such as knowledge networks, open innovation and virtual innovation. It is a key reference collection for professors … technology and innovation officers keen to develop their corporate R&D more systematically …

Contents: Preface and Introduction / Mitsuru Kodama -- 1. Innovation through boundaries vision and dynamic capabilities … creation perspective / Mitsuru Kodama -- 3. Knowledge convergence and design-driven innovation through boundaries knowledge … - new knowledge from the knowledge convergence and design-driven innovation perspectives / Mitsuru Kodama and Masashi Kimura …