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1 online resource (313 pages) |
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FrontCover; Innovation Policy Challengesfor the 21st Century; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Foreword:Professor J.S. Metcalfe; Introduction: John Rigby; Part I: Government Driving Innovation; 1. Who Drives Innovation?: John Rigby, Yanuar Nugroho, Kathryn Morrison and Ian Miles; 2. Demand-Led Innovation: Ian Miles and JohnRigby; 3. Innovation in thePublic Sector: Hugo Thénint and Ian Miles; Part II: Policy to Support Innovation-The Entrepreneurial Turn |
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4. Are IPR and Open Innovation Good for Each Other: Surely an Open and Shut Case?: John Rigby and Jennifer Hayden5. The Role and Importance of Gazelles and Other Growth Firms for Innovation and Competitiveness: Mercedes Bleda, Kathryn Morrison and John Rigby; 6. Financing Europe's Innovative SMEs with Public-Private Partnerships: John Rigby and Jennifer Hayden; 7. Microfinanceand Innovation: Ian Miles and Yanuar Nugroho; Part III:The Labor Force and Human Capital and Societal Issues; 8. Skills and Innovation: Lawrence Green, Barbara Jones and Ian Miles |
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9. Innovation and Demographic Change: Jennifer Hayden and Barbara JonesPart IV: Broadening and Deepening Innovation Policy; 10. Innovation and Creative Places: Ian Miles and Sally Gee; 11. Cultures and Innovation: Sally Gee and Ian Miles; 12. Innovation Policy and Design-Design as a Tool for Innovation: Lawrence Green, Deborah Cox and Pierre Bitard; Conclusion: Challenges or Opportunities?: Paul Cunningham; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
As the economies of western countries move from primarily resource-based to knowledge-based, and trade liberalization limits what governments can do through direct action, the landscape of innovation is changing and policymakers must react accordingly. This exciting new book examines the challenges that policy makers face in responding to a new environment. The book addresses how governments are now seeking to drive innovation through new forms of R & D policies, through public procurement, skills development, entrepreneurship and innovation culture to name but a few of the approaches |
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Print version record |
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Technological innovations -- Government policy
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High technology industries.
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Industrial policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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High technology industries
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Industrial policy
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Technological innovations -- Government policy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rigby, John
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| ISBN |
9781136190377 |
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1136190376 |
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