need repair than a new one superseding it has been invented. The Soviet economy, in contrast, did not stress innovation, by … future?" This book is a detailed study of the role of innovation in Soviet industry. While focusing on this specific factor … within the socialist economic structure, then examines their individual effects on the overall process of innovation. With …

We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …

significant advances in understanding the determinants and consequences of innovation, until recently they have paid little … attention to how innovation functions as an economic process. This book examines the nature and workings of markets for …

This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and per capita income growth in the European … Union. We model and identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into higher income levels …. In an empirical investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance …