The genesis and diffusion of innovation depends upon the density of the cognitive and market relationships among individuals, organisations and institutions at both the micro- and macro-economic level. By addressing the nature of these relationships, which include cooperation, competition and...

The purpose of this paper is to study the place of eco-innovation in industrial firms' current strategy and to understand how they achieve this change in their technological trajectory. This is mainly based on the interviews conducted between 2009 and 2011 within eight corporations settled in...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Firm, Knowledge and Capital: Toward the Definition of Knowledge Capital -- 1.1. Innovation: definition, organization and measurement -- 1.1.1. "From vice...

The genesis and diffusion of innovation depends upon the density of the cognitive and market relationships among individuals, organisations and institutions at both the micro- and macro-economic level. By addressing the nature of these relationships, which include cooperation, competition and...