This book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence of the so-called "knowledge economy". The topic of innovation networks is analyzed through different lenses, bringing together the theory of self-organization, complexity theory and recent developments in the economic and sociological literature on innovation. The aim of this book is the integration of these different perspectives in order to develop a common theory of innovation networks. In this respect, a general model of innovation networks...

Innovation as an activity is not new - what has changed is the pace at which firms have to innovate. This book analyzes the innovation success at the company, rather than the project level and contributes to the development of a new theory on innovation management in small- and medium-sized enterprises. The author uses studies from 63 companies from 35 different industry and service sectors in order to obtain non-sector specific findings. He concludes that innovative success is based on a combination of technological, marketing and organizational competencies and that successfully innovating...

This work provides a systematic/quantitative analysis of the development of the software industry, the major growth industry in advanced economies. It presents the results of industry surveys, shedding light on differences in specialisation and performance of European and US software firms.

Providing an analysis of the processes of innovation found in industrial clusters, this book focuses particularly on the characteristics of innovation clusters and their operation in the food industry. This is revealed through novel case studies, detailed research on the dynamic cluster relationship between academia and industry, and the role of competencies, resources, interactions and leadership.

This text systematically analyses the micro-foundations of capital and technological innovation in a way that takes into account the dynamics of the relationships between knowledge and time, power and knowledge and power and time. It treats capital as a socio-economic phenomenon - one that is intimately linked to knowledge and to the scope of the options available for future economic development. It highlights the essential role of money-capital circulation time in forging the character of socio-economic institutions and their consequences for the selection of new technologies and for labour....

Written by the scholar who, together with Chris Freeman, first introduced the concept of the innovation system, this title brings the literature a step forward. Based upon empirical material, it shows how and why competence building and innovation are crucial for economic growth and competitiveness in the 2010s. It also provides a case study of a small, very successful European country combining wealth creation with social cohesion. The author's comparative analysis of innovation systems demonstrates that the "new economy" can thrive and grow not only in the US-type of economy but also in...

For over 30 years environmental policy has developed under the assumption that self-interest explains firms' environmental behaviour and that the problem of pollution can be rectified by technological fixes. This policy paradigm has been proved wrong: entrenched anatagonism between firms and regulators, and greater environmental harm, have proved to be the dominant outcomes. This text re-focuses environmental policy analysis by demonstrating how behavioural models can be applied within the field to better understand the propensity of firms to engage in pro-environmental, innovative...

These essays identify the evolutionary processes and patterns of learning, capability-building and innovation in catch-up countries. They suggest that such economies have different patterns of learning from those of advanced countries. Kim uses the example of Korea to examine various industries.

This text examines the relationship between industrial dynamics and technological change by employing the concept of technological regimes. It examines the patterns of industrial competition and illustrates how the innovation of technological regimes influence market structure and dynamics.

Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries make radical innovations but fail to successfully market them, whilst others making incremental innovations have more commercial success. The book draws on a variety of different literatures and perspectives to illustrate the organizational and institutional dimensions of national innovation systems. Literatures discussed include the economics of...