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In this book Fai͏̈z Gallouj propounds a theoretical framework which describes and evaluates the main approaches to analysing and understanding innovation in services. He provides interesting and extensive empirical material on the nature and sources of innovation in various services sectors...
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current critical thinking by bringing together eminent scholars from economics, management, sociology, public policy, planning … and geography. Chapters contribute to ongoing debates about the nature and management of service business and the … management of service business are explored. Included is a series of case studies from the EU, USA, UK and Australia. Designed as …
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Economic Performance in the Americas compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the USA over the past half century. As with most other high and middle-income countries their economies are service-sector orientated and have been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors...
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Service activities are now acknowledged as key players in economic development, societal change and public policy worldwide. This exciting Handbook not only contributes to ongoing conceptual debates about the nature of service-led economies and societies; it also pushes back the frontiers of...
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pt. I. Services and innovation : conceptual and analytical frameworks -- pt. II. The nature of innovation in services : sectoral analyses and case studies -- pt. III. Organisational and strategic patterns for service innovation -- pt. IV. Innovation in services and through services : impact...
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Readers with interests in managing knowledge- and innovation-intensive businesses and those who are seeking new insights about how knowledge economies work will find this book an invaluable reference tool. Chapters deal with issues such as open innovation, wellbeing, and digital work that...
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analysis for knowledge-based economies; and knowledge management …' versus 'explicit knowledge' approaches to knowledge management practice / Ron Sanchez -- Knowledge and social identity … transactions : making the most of management consultants / Stuart Macdonald -- The knowledge worker : a metaphor in search. of a …
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The Entrepreneurial Culture highlights the subtle yet powerful influence of national cultural heritage on entrepreneurship ventures, using an alternative and fresh approach to explore the entrepreneurial culture of Chinese and Irish software firms. This book presents a unique analysis of...
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Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: innovation beyond national systems fragility: institutional bricolage for SMEs growth / D. Lauto G. Pittino and F. Visintin -- Part I the context -- 2. Entrepreneurship and technological clusters. the influence of contextual factors on the birth...
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pt. I. Theoretical building blocks -- pt. II. Partner selection and alliance investment decisions -- pt. III. Contractual foundations of alliances -- pt. IV. Relational and behavioral aspects of alliances -- pt. V. Alliance networks and portfolios -- pt. VI. Novel collaborative relationships --...
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