Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 2 The Development of the Machine Tool Industry; 3 What Stimulates Invention? A Review of the Literature; 4 Innovation Potential: A Structured Inquiry; 5 Factors Influencing the Development of Innovation Potential; 6 Summary and Implications; Appendix A: Graphical Tests for Heteroskedasticity; Appendix B: Machine Tool Patent Activity of the Top 25 Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Innovation Potential
Appendix C: Breaking the Correlation Among the IDK Variables: Results of Including Only One IDK VariableAppendix D: Regions Included in the OLS Models of Table 5.12; Bibliography
