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 …

-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 …

economy and business environments, covering topics as diverse as industrial innovation, trade, FDI, productivity, value chain … of Chinese firms. Eminent global scholars provide contributions on a variety of topics, including: industrial innovation …, technological innovation and learning, the performance of Chinese international joint ventures, the global consumer, foreign direct …

, 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: 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 …

and consideration for innovation / Gina Scott Ligon and Douglas C. Derrick -- 11. Do leaders matter in the long run? A … innovation / Tamara L. Friedrich and Mingdong (Pauline) Zhong -- 15. All roads lead to Rome: navigating the creative process … a new premium on innovation for firms across the world. Although many variables influence creativity and innovation, the …