How do firm-specific actions-in particular, innovation-affect firm productivity? And what is the role of the financial sector in facilitating higher productivity? Using a rich firm-level dataset, we find that innovation is crucial for firm performance as it directly and measurably increases...

Part I: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Context -- 1. Sustainable Innovation Assessment and Management Framework: Principles, Methodology and Practice -- 2. Sustainable Innovation: Definitions, Priorities and Emerging Issues -- 3. Types of Innovation for Sustainability: The Role of Social...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Literature Review -- Chapter 3. Theory and Methodology -- Chapter 4. Methods and Introduction to Findings -- Chapter 5. Findings: Social Innovation, Architectural Innovation, and Cultural Innovation -- Chapter 6. Organizational Learning, Knowledge...

This book argues that ideas in the social realm are the context-bound products of distinct histories and cultures and thus cannot be co-opted across place and time. When ideas are used out of context, they become mere empty words that are depicted as absolute ideals, independent of the specific...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Regional human capital inequality in Europe -- Chapter 3. Spatial clustering of numeracy and literacy -- Chapter 4. Human capital and market access in the European regions -- Chapter 5. The long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic growth...

1. Entrepreneurial innovation through strategy and competition -- 2. Porter’s Business Strategies and Business Performance in SMEs -- 3. Digital innovation in sport - Barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans -- 4. Market Bank as Alternative to MSMEs Fund Provider: Lesson of...

Part 1. DIGITAL INNOVATION AND VALUE CREATION -- Chapter 1. E-commerce and Globalization: A Bibliometric Review of 24 Years of Research -- Chapter 2. Drones in the Digital Transformation of Healthcare Delivery in Africa -- Chapter 3. Validating Digital Value from Digital Technology Adoption for...

The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative and timely book by two of the nation's leading experts on patents and economic innovation. Innovation and Its Discontents tells the story of how...