Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure uses evolutionary dynamic theory, non-linear mathematics and computer … simulation techniques to explore the relationship between firm size, innovation and market structure. The book begins by … how analytical tools may be used in order to explore Schumpeterian propositions regarding firm size, innovation and the …

This innovative and clearly written book examines the process of diversification as a strategy to promote innovation … exploration of the ways in which the systems of innovation approach can be used to analyse strategies in firms * new insights into … this work invaluable to those interested in management studies and systems of innovation, and anyone working in the …

This important new book presents the theoretical, econometric and applied foundations of the economics of innovation as … well as offering a new approach to the measurement of technical change. The author, a leading expert in innovation … reliable indicators of the quality of innovation in new products have been sorely lacking. The author examines the theoretical …

pt. 1. Systems of innovation for development in the knowledge era -- pt. 2. Local productive clusters and innovation …This significant book demonstrates how the 'systems of innovation' approach can be utilised to understand the complex … interactions between innovation and growth which, in turn, can enhance the prospects of developing nations. Systems of Innovation …

1. Innovation policies in a globalised world -- 2. The Japanese model of low government intervention -- 3. The South …

in it, drawing a portrait of contemporary capitalism in which the grip of law threatens the pioneers of innovation … for postgraduate students and researchers of the economics of innovation and IP law. Its original empirical analysis will … also prove insightful to industrial economists, policymakers, IP lawyers and innovation managers in cultural and creative …

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the processes of innovation found in industrial clusters. The authors focus … particularly on the characteristics of innovation clusters and their operation in the food industry. This is revealed through novel … competencies, resources, interactions and leadership. The results reveal that innovation processes are significantly different from …

Managing New Product Development and Innovation provides a new approach to the microeconomics of innovation by … measuring the technical quality of new products and guiding the managers of innovation and technology in the central … new product development and innovation. By quantifying product features and evaluating the costs and market value of …

Building strong and dynamic systems of innovation constitutes a key challenge for the post-socialist economies of … systems may emerge. The Dynamics of Innovation in Eastern Europe explains, in particular, how this has been possible in the … case of the Estonian system of innovation in telecommunications. The book shows that the socialist historical heritage, and …

development of a sufficiently strong process of innovation. Within the framework of new institutional economics, the book looks at …. Opening up a new area of research encompassing the institutional framework of the innovation process, this pathbreaking volume … will be of enormous interest to a wide-ranging audience including economists in the fields of theory, innovation research …