Innovation in Socio-Cultural Context

ISBN-13: 9780415636223 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 236 str.

Frane Adam; Hans Westlund

Opis

This text focuses on the rule of social capital in the process of innovation: the social networks and the norms; values and attitudes (such as trust) of the actors; social capital as both bonding and bridging links between actors; and social capital as a feature at all spatial levels, from the single inventor to the transnational corporation.

Spis treści

Introduction  The Meaning and Importance of Socio-Cultural Context for Innovation Performance  Frane Adam and Hans Westlund  Part I: The Cultural and Cognitive Framework of Innovation  1. Culture and Cognition: The Foundations of Innovation in Modern Societies  Marian Adolf, Jason Mast and Nico Stehr  2. Socially Responsible Science and Innovation in Converging Technologies  Toni Pustovrh  3. Culture Impact on Innovation: Econometric Analysis of European Countries  Pedro Ferreira, Elvira Vieira and Isabel Neira  4. Communities as Spaces of Innovation  Joanne Roberts  Part II: Innovation and Social Capital: A Reconsideration of Conceptual and Methodological Dilemmas  5. National and Regional Innovation Capacity Through the Lens of Social Capital: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Recent Empirical Studies  Frane Adam  6. Collaboration in Innovation Systems and the Significance of Social Capital  Hans Westlund and Yuheng Li  7. Learning in Regional Networks: The Role of Social Capital  Roel Rutten and Dessy Irawati  Part III: Case Studies  8. Independent Inventors and Their Position in the National/ Regional Innovation System: A Case Study of Slovenia  Angela Ivančič, Darka Podmenik, Alja Adam and Ana Hafner  9. "Individuals" Networks and Regional Renewal: A Case Study of Social Dynamics and Innovation in Twente  Paul Benneworth and Roel Rutten  Discussion and Conclusion  Instead of a Conclusion: Society, Culture and Innovation: Themes for Future Studies  Frane Adam and Hans Westlund

O autorze

Frane Adam is Head of the Research Centre at the Institute for Developmental and Strategic Analyses (IRSA), Ljubljana, Slovenia; Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; and Professor at the School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.

Hans Westlund is Professor at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm, Sweden; JIBS (Jönköping International Business School), Jönköping, Sweden; and IRSA (Institute for Developmental and Strategic Analyses), Ljubljana, Slovenia.