In this unique and timely volume, Scott Shane systematically explains the formation of university spinoff companies and their role in the commercialization of university technology and wealth creation in the United States and elsewhere. The importance of university spinoff activity is discussed...

This book studies the dynamics of alliance group formation in technology-based networks. The author attempts to develop the concept of alliance blocks from a social network perspective, and explores the relationship between alliance block membership and innovative performance in a changing...

An introduction to innovation and policy / Louise Earl and Fred Gault -- What do we know about innovation and socio-economic change? : lessons from the TEARI Project / Jan Fagerberg -- The role of benchmarks and targets in Canadian innovation policy / Surendra Gera, Richard Roy and Thitima...

Today, the study of regions is central to academic analysis and policy deliberation on how to respond to the rise of the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis--utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and...