This book examines the nature of social innovation processes which determine the economic and social performance of …

research and teaching synergies in innovation and enterprise -- 9. Action research for enterprise research. -- 10. Case … -- 12. Issues in cross-national comparisons applied to building theory on informal innovation in SMEs -- 13. Marketing …

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 …

"This comprehensive Handbook presents thoughtful analysis on how regulations can impact innovation within a number of … future research. The Handbook of Innovation and Regulation embraces some of the key policy areas such as the regulation of … innovation. Reviewing these often interconnected policy areas in terms of both macroeconomic and microeconomic issues, this …

This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems …. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of … political perspective, and highlight the local mechanisms which are involved in the development of innovation systems. They …

Kafouros theoretically and empirically examines the impacts of innovation and scientific knowledge on the productivity … benefit from innovation, and indicate that whilst some companies can turn technological advances into a powerful competitive … weapon, innovation for others is merely a defense mechanism. To provide a clearer understanding of the relationship between …

-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 … has no effective mechanism for high-risk investment, therefore Chinese high-tech enterprises still find it difficult to …

viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young …pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview … -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS …

point of this book. It is often overlooked that many of the current innovation activities are linked to developments inside … sectors -- pt. 3. Local versus global perspectives in innovation …