Introduction / Gerald I. Susman -- Exploring the reach. of innovation-related cooperation in small firms / Mark Freel … -- Innovation, productivity, and growth : an analysis of Irish data / James H. Love, Stephen Roper -- Innovation strategies and … conceptual framework to describe network effectiveness / Irene J. Petrick, Carleen Maitland -- Sourcing of innovation as …

, technology and innovation -- pt. 4. Territory, industrial development and small firms -- pt. 5. The use of game theory in …

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 …

pt. 1. Regional innovation systems, agglomeration economies and knowledge spillovers : theoretical approaches -- pt. 2 …. Regional innovation systems, agglomeration economies and knowledge spillovers : empirical studies -- pt. 3. Regional economic …This book begins with a theoretical examination of regional innovation systems, agglomeration economics and knowledge …

-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 …

Research suggests that innovation and technological change are crucial for the economic recovery of the former … centrally planned countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This book analyses the development of innovation systems and …. Included in the book are discussions on: * the process of transforming the innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe * a …

-tech achievements. The authors argue that since commercialization has become the ultimate objective of innovation activity, the … innovation capability of the corporate sector. They go on to explore regions with the greatest scale and depth of high …

Innovation networks in industries and sectoral systems: an introduction / Franco Malerba and Nicholas S. Vonortas … -- Innovation networks in industry / Nicholas S. Vonortas -- The dynamics of networks and the evolution of industries: a survey of … networks in ICT / Stefano Breschi ... [et al.] -- Evaluating the links between research and deployment networks of innovation …

'Frenkel and Maital provide a ground-breaking deeply-delving study of innovation systems, offering guidance for …-founder, Global Advanced Technology Innovation Consortium (GATIC). 'A must read for national policy makers, this book highlights the … role of innovation in overall economic wellbeing and the importance of a system-based approach to designing national …

Competitiveness in Research and Development includes a unique comparative analysis of R&D and innovation systems of … measurement of R&D and innovation performance …