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Creative Knowledge Environments
Edited by Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin Allwood, Ben R. Martin
Although there is an ever increasing demand for new technology and innovations in the economy and society in general, we currently know little about the conditions for stimulating creativity in relation to research and innovative activit...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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European Policies for a Knowledge Economy
Maria João Rodrigues
European Policies for a Knowledge Economy explores the information society and research and education policies which are being combined to build a stronger knowledge base, and enhance the growth potential of Europe via economic reforms, ... -
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Local Enterprises in the Global Economy
Edited by Hubert Schmitz
This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Lati...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Innovation in Construction
Marcela Miozzo, Paul Dewick
This book deals with some of the most important questions in innovation research such as the role of corporate governance, national systems of innovation, and government regulation in the development and adoption of innovations. In parti...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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European Collaboration in Research and Development
Edited by Yannis Caloghirou, Nicholas S. Vonortas, Stavros Ioannides
The contributions collected in this volume focus explicitly on cooperative R&D in Europe. The first part of the book offers empirical evidence on the extent, scope and direction of this collaboration and explores the motives and problems...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Science and Innovation
Edited by Aldo Geuna, Ammon J. Salter, W. Edward Steinmueller
This book re-examines the rationale for public policy, concluding that the prevailing ‘public knowledge’ model is evolving towards a networked or distributed model of knowledge production and use in which public and private institutions ... -
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Embracing the Knowledge Economy
Edited by Gerd Schienstock
In an astonishingly short period of time, Finland has developed into one of the world’s leading knowledge societies whilst retaining a comprehensive welfare state. The book traces this rapid transformation from a resource-based to a know...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Changing Governance of Research and Technology Policy
Edited by Jakob Edler, Stefan Kuhlmann, Maria Behrens
Europe’s research and technology system is about to change with the introduction of a novel approach, labelled ‘European Research Area’ (ERA). This concept makes an attempt to break with the established mode of governance in Europe and s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation
Edited by Philip Shapira, Stefan Kuhlmann
Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation presents US and European experiences and insights on the evaluation of policies and programs to foster research, innovation, and technology (RIT). In recent years, policymakers have ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Systems of Innovation and Development
Edited by José E. Cassiolato, Helena M.M. Lastres, Maria Lucia Maciel
This significant book demonstrates how the ‘systems of innovation’ approach can be utilised to understand the complex interactions between innovation and growth which, in turn, can enhance the prospects of developing nations. Systems of...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Regional Innovation Policy for Small-Medium Enterprises
Edited by Bjørn T. Asheim, Arne Isaksen, Claire Nauwelaers, Franz Tödtling
This book provides an extensive evaluation of the numerous policy instruments used by regional governments in Europe to promote innovation activity in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The instruments are compared and benchmarked in o...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation, Competence Building and Social Cohesion in Europe
Edited by Pedro Conceição, Manuel V. Heitor, Bengt-Åke Lundvall
It is almost universally accepted that we are moving increasingly towards an information society, where knowledge and learning are the new currency of power. This book seeks to challenge this axiom by looking in more detail at the subtle...