"With the outbreak of COVID-19 which had a profound impact on global economic growth, this edited book contains contributions that explore the paradigm shift of how economies are moving more toward becoming self reliant."

"The recent COVID-19 pandemic has arguably caused some of the most noticeable and influential societal and economic changes since World War Two. This path-breaking book investigates these changes and the subsequent responses of urban policy makers. Chapters offer keen insights into the methods...

Practices, Methods and Tools for Effective Innovation Management and New Product Development in European Settings -- Innovation Management and New Product Development in the Digital Age -- Innovation and its Management in the Public Sector -- Forms of Open Collaboration and Technology...

The study of universities' role in regional engagement has traditionally been focusing on exceptional cases. This book presents a reconceptualization which embraces its underlying complexity and proposes a roadmap for a renewed research agenda. Starting from the grassroots level of universities'...

Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship have become a vehicle that offers solutions for social, environmental, and economic problems. Even though the level of entrepreneurial activity and its diversity have been motivated through public policies, social support has also played an important role in...