Contents: Part I: Impact of industry 4.0 on manufacturing -- 1. The role of manufacturing versus that services in economic development / Jostein Hauge and Ha-Joon Chang -- 2. The "lightness" of industry 4.0 lead firms: Implications for global value chains / Lukas Brun, Gary Gereffi and James...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Media economics research: a history of the field / Alan B. Albarran -- 2. Advancing media economics research through theory / Marianne Barrett and Chun Shao -- 3. Research traditions in media economics / Amy Jo Coffey -- 4. Global digital networks and global media...

Contents: 1. An Introduction: Mapping the field(s) of sustainable innovation / Frank Boons and Andrew McMeekin -- Part I: Visions of sustainable innovation -- 2. How does innovation sustain 'sustainable innovation'? / Benoît Godin and Gérald Gaglio -- 3. Innovation in the circular and the...

Contents: 1. Introduction -- Part I Counterfactual evaluation method -- 2. The theory and practice of public-sector r&d economic impact analysis -- 3. An economic evaluation of the Baldrige national quality program -- 4. On the social value of quality: an economic evaluation of the Baldrige...

To explain the importance of scientific research and technological innovation for industrial countries and in particular for the EU, in order to improve or to maintain economic leadership, is the central idea of this volume. It starts with a historical and theoretical perspective on...