Innovation, Technology and Knowledge

• Main Authors: Karlsson, Charlie, Johansson, Börje, Stough, Roger
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2013; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge studies in global competition
• Subjects: Economic development; Economic development - European Union countries; Economic Geography; Economics; Global competition; Industrial Economics; Knowledge management; Management & auxiliary services; Nationalekonomi; Political Economy; Technological innovations; Euro Pean; Prob Abil Ity; Nova Tion; Nascent Firms; Eco Nomic Growth; Tai Wan; Ter Preted; Ac Tiv Ities; Mun Ity; Nova Tions; Organ Iza Tion; Plement Ary; Sim Ilar; Eco Nom Ies; Organ Iza; De Velopment; Techno Lo Gical Change; Inter Esting; Nova Tion Sys Tems; Petit Iveness; Vari Ables; Entre Pren Eurship; Cap Abil; Spect Ive; Con Tri Bu Tions
• ISBN: 1136619526; 9781136619526; 041566778X; 9780415667784; 1138807303; 9781138807303
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203615331

In the last four decades the developed economies have developed into veritable knowledge economies at the same time as more and more economies have entered the road to economic development. Typical for the developments during this time has been substantially increased investments in research and development (R&D) to generate new knowledge and new technologies and increased investments in diffusing existing knowledge by means of education and thereby raising the volume of human capital. However, many member states and regions within the EU are struggling with their economic development. This book explores the uneven patterns of development within the EU, discusses the relative effect of investments on innovation and productivity growth and looks at the mechanisms involved in economic development and policy. 1. Introduction, Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough , 2. Three Stories about National Systems of Innovation Alina Lidén 3. Innovation, Productivity and Export: Evidence from Italy Roberto Antonietti and Giulio Cainelli 4. Profiting from the Breakthrough: Technology Commercialisation in the Global Age Samantha Sharpe 5. Innovation and Regional Disparities - a Survey of Regional Growth Drivers and Economic Performance Andreas P. Cornett and Nils Karl Sørensen 6. Knowledge Integration and Network Structure: Modelling Innovation Activity Piergiuseppe Morone and Richard Taylor 7. Proximity, Innovation and Success within Free/Libre Open Source Software Development Project Nicola Bellantuono, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo & Barbara Scozzi 8. Knowledge Creation and Innovation in Medium Technology clusters Riccardo Cappelin 9. Invention, Innovation and Regional Growth in Swedish Regions Olof Ejermo and Urban Gråsjö 10. Intengible Assets and MNEs' Locational Strategies for Innovation - or, why the Regional Matters: Empirical Insights from Germany and the UK Jan-Philipp Kramer, Javier Revilla Diez, Elisabetta Marinelli and Simona Iammarino 11. High-Technology and Regionis in a Era of Open Innovation Darrene Hackler 12. Regional Innovation, Growth and Convergence - Divergence Patterns in the EU George Petrakos and George Anastasiou 13. A Social Capital Approach to Regional Transformation Marina Jogmark 14. A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on the Role of Social Capital in Innovation Soogwan Doh 15. The Potential of Place: Using Location to Attract Global Talent Kathrine Richardson, Richard Florida and Kevin Stolarick