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1 online resource (380 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Foreword; 1 Innovation Systems and Capabilities in Developing Regions: Concepts, Issues and Cases; IConceptual and Theoretical Contributions; 2 Systems of Innovation and Capability: An Institutional Perspective; 3 The Contributions of Quality Infrastructure to National Innovation Systems: Implications for Development Policy; IIInnovation Systems Case Studies; 4 Indian Innovation System: An Overview of Some Key Features |
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5 Formation of Emerging Technological Innovation Systems in Iran: The Nanotechnology Sector6 Knowledge Transfer and the Biopharmaceutical Innovation System in Taiwan; 7 Urban Water Innovation Systems in Newly Industrialized Countries: Case Studies of Brazil, China, India and South Africa; IIIInnovation, Technological Learning and Capabilities; 8 The Complexity of Innovation Capabilities Development: Interaction Between Strategic Capabilities, the Case of Hylsa; 9 How Firms Develop Technological Capabilities Through Acquisition of Foreign Technology: Case Studies from Sri Lanka |
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10 Technological Discontinuity and Industrial Catch-up: A Study on the Chinese Flat Panel Display IndustryIVLearning and Interactions Within Systems; 11 Patent and Innovation: How Well are Universities and Research Institutions in Botswana Positioned?; 12 Determinants of Public Research Organizations-Industry Interactions in Latecomer Pharmaceutical Research and Development:An Analysis of Different Phases of the Innovation Process in the Case of Mexico; 13 Innovation and Social Capital in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: The Case of Bamboo Handicraft in Indonesia |
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14 Networking Capabilities and Innovation in a Traditional Small-scale Agro-industry: The ACOPANELA Cooperative in El Salvador15 Learning Innovation and Technological Performance in the Nigerian and Malaysian Oil Palm Sector; 16 Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Practice; Index |
| Summary |
Much of what we know about innovation theory and systems has come from the developed countries and reflects their world view. Innovation Systems and Capabilities in Developing Regions adds to the growing body of knowledge about innovation and innovation systems in developing countries. The case studies presented here advance the notion that, while developing countries may not engage in frontier research, a critical knowledge base from which these countries compete in global markets is emerging. State and non-state actors are increasingly emphasising policies that sit within the framework of na |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Technological innovations -- Developing countries
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Technological innovations
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Egbetokun, Abiodun
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Olamade, Olumuyiwa
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| ISBN |
9781409423089 |
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1409423085 |
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