scale intensive than in earlier stages of the innovation process. The UK and Australian economies present an interesting … firms in Australia and the UK. Timing of entry models are developed and tested. The different economic contexts, however …

’ approach to and perception on innovation, (2) factors affecting innovation, and (3) networking and knowledge diffusion in the … innovation plays at the current stage of the industry and the key role entrepreneurs have in stimulating innovation in the … presence of an innovation friendly business environment, entrepreneurs’ personality, as well as the external competitive …

Innovation is by definition a complex process, but policies geared towards stimulating innovation have tended to focus … innovation is a matter of the identification, application and diffusion of knowledge—of creativity. It is therefore not simply a … function of gross investments in science nor is it a function of the new production of knowledge. Innovation becomes more than …

development; it is about innovation, without which competitiveness is unthinkable. Romania is part of the “catching–up” group of … countries in innovation. In order to assume new responsibilities and to prepare for the competition with other European … analyze the situation of innovation at EUlevel and to see at what chapters our authorities must to work harder to equalize the …

The evolution of the European policy in the field of research, development, innovation reflects the maturity process of …, development, innovation the differences between the European Union Member States have to be reduced, before attempting to catch up …

information structure, meshing into elaborate networks. Patenting and other strategies to appropriate benefits from innovation may … therefore be more successful than has been conceded generally. Implications extend from domestic innovation to world trade and …

This paper studies the evolution of the photovoltaics industry in Australia, Germany and Japan taking a comparative … perspective. A modification of the sectoral innovation system framework is used to discuss: knowledge and technologies, actors and … the institutions' building block has been a key determinant. In the case of Australia, it is also the least developed area …

It has been argued that the power of the concept of a 'National Innovation System' (NIS) lies in its comparative nature … innovation, knowledge absorption and diffusion, we compare the performance of New Zealand with that of other OECD economies. The …

books reviewed, in terms of the five themes of Prometheus, i.e. Technological Change, Innovation, Information Economics …