-of-the-art overview of current research on innovation and entrepreneurship in functional regions. There are numerous questions regarding … entrepreneurship and innovation in functional regions that have not yet been answered - until now. Some of the issues that the expert … are entrepreneurial actions and innovation? How important are firm size, firm maturity and corporate structure for …

Research suggests that innovation and technological change are crucial for the economic recovery of the former … centrally planned countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This book analyses the development of innovation systems and …. Included in the book are discussions on: * the process of transforming the innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe * a …

the corrupt corporation -- pt. 3. Chartering the future : innovation, state power and the market system …

pt. 1. Innovation, agglomeration and location -- pt. 2. Regional competition …

, Innovation and Growth assembles a stellar cast of international contributors. Leading economists join the debate on innovation … innovation -- 7. Cooperation, creativity and closure in scientific research networks : modelling the dynamics of epistemic … communities -- 8. The diversity of social systems of innovation and production during the 1990s -- 9. An overview of sustainable …

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development of a sufficiently strong process of innovation. Within the framework of new institutional economics, the book looks at …. Opening up a new area of research encompassing the institutional framework of the innovation process, this pathbreaking volume … will be of enormous interest to a wide-ranging audience including economists in the fields of theory, innovation research …