USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning …

Biotechnology and Competitive Advantage investigates the development of biotechnology in Europe and the United States …. It examines why Europe has fallen behind in applying biotechnology, when its scientific capabilities are largely … biotechnology in Europe and the US. Issues discussed include: * European policy for biotechnology, in individual countries and at …

pt. 1. Firms, networks and business models -- pt. 2. The rise of biotechnology : new foundations for biopharmaceuticals …

of the theory and practice of research in this emerging area. The expert contributors initially explore the foundations … competencies, radical innovation, corporate venture capital investment, the mentoring of high-tech entrepreneurs. The Handbook then …, in-depth case studies of leading e-business and biotechnology companies illustrate and substantiate the successful techno …

US research universities -- 5. Planning for the generational turnover of the faculty : faculty perceptions and …. Recruitment, retention and retirement : institutional research and the need for data -- 15. Developing new employment and …

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 …

'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 …

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 …

pt. 1. Setting the scene : the framework for considering biotechnology's impacts -- pt. 2. A case study on terminators … : the impacts of biotechnologies on benefit distribution -- pt. 3. Biotechnology and biodiversity : the impacts of …