Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …

, 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 …

"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …

"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the …, the national system of innovation, and the historical genesis of Tokyo in Japan's political economy. They find that the … Tokyo model of innovation will continue to evolve with the changing external environment, but fundamentally retain its main …

not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank 2004). However, competition also appears to affect innovation in … of competition and, consequently, assesses their net impact on innovation. He finds that reducing tariffs and enacting … and enforcing competition laws modestly increases both the pressure that firms feel regarding innovation and the level of …

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: 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 …