What makes the US different from other advanced economies is the opportunity for newcomers acting as entrepreneurs to start new companies, a few of which will then change the world. This book develops three points. First, the New Economy is real: part micro, part macro, and all digital. Second,...

In this book, Robert Boyer follows the origins, course and collapse of the "new economy" and proposes a new interpretation of US dynamism during the 1990s. He argues that the diffusion of information and communication technologies is only part of a story that also requires understanding of the...

"This comprehensive Research Handbook examines the fundamental influence of emerging disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence, online platforms, the internet of things, and social robots, on Human Resource Management (HRM). Bringing together an array of interdisciplinary experts,...

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 growth and knowledge.

Introduction : aims of the book -- The emergent knowledge economy : concepts and evidence -- Knowledge-based sectors : key drivers of innovation and models of knowledge exchange -- Local clusters and global networks -- Varieties of business system and innovation -- Introduction to key research...

pt. 1. Conceptualizing the influence of information technology on globalization -- pt. 2. Pro-poor modes of technical integration into the global economy -- pt. 3. Technology policy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

"Unpacking Innovation is a detailed and empirically grounded account of business model diversity and innovation in the context of increasing competition and digitalization. Focusing on incumbent firms, the book presents a novel perspective on how business model reconfiguration can help companies...

Employing a rigorous analytical framework, the author bases his analysis on the concept of international technological dualism. He argues that one possible solution to the problem is the availability of affordable technologies, such as low-cost computers, which are specifically designed for the...

This book focuses on what can be learned from the complex processes of industrial, technological and organizational change in the sectoral system of information hardware (IH). The IH innovation system is deliberately chosen to illustrate how sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed...