Action Research in Workplace Innovation and Regional Development; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. Key themes; II. Building coalitions; III. Capacity building; IV. The policy framework; Index; The series DIALOGUES ON WORK AND INNOVATION
Summary
The past is an increasingly unreliable guide to the future. European workplaces and the regions in which they are located face unprecedented pressures and challenges. Whereas in recent decades incremental adaptation has largely been sufficient to cope with external change, it is no longer clear that this remains the case. Globalisation, technological development and dissemination, political volatility, patterns of consumption, and employee expectations are occurring at a rate which is hard to measure. The rate of change in these spheres is far outstripping the rate of organisational in
