The framework for developing a methodology and set ofguidelines to better understand innovation systems is provided in this specialissue of Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. Two blockagesto innovation are identified: an insufficient number of trained persons ininnovation management and...

Six rules of innovation are presented in order to understand the establishment and sustainability of innovative structures: (1) there is no general rule or known factor that is primarily responsible for fostering innovation; (2) although innovation factors are not clearly defined, inhibitors of...