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The Oxford Handbook of Innovation

Edited by Jan Fagerberg, David C. Mowery, and Richard R. Nelson

Price: £100.00 (hardback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926455-1
Publication date: 21 October 2004
674 pages, 27 figures, 246x171 mm
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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  • 'This 656-page book is the result of a collective effort of a well-established network of scholars in the field of innovation studies. The outcome is an impressive volume which provides an up-to-date summary of current research on innovation and innovative strategies and behaviours of the enterprises...The book deserves little criticism. Well balanced and articulated, it offers an up-dates review of the research's state-of-the-art provided by first-class scholars but also raises a number of intriguing perspectives of analysis.' - Business History
  • '...this handbook provides an important addition to the growing innovation literature.' - Organization 12 (6)

Description
  • Comprehensive overview of innovation which serves as both an introduction and point of reference to the subject
  • Collects in a single volume contributions covering different aspects of innovation, written from various disciplinary perspectives
  • First-class editorial team with an outstanding set of contributors
  • Includes introductory overview, concluding remarks, and suggested further reading
This handbook looks to provide academics and students with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the phenomenon of innovation.

Innovation spans a number of fields within the social sciences and humanities: Management, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Policy Studies, Psychology, and History. Consequently, the rapidly increasing body of literature on innovation is characterized by a multitude of perspectives based on, or cutting across, existing disciplines and specializations. Scholars of innovation can come from such diverse starting points that much of this literature can be missed, and so constructive dialogues missed.

The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Innovation have carefully selected and designed twenty-one contributions from leading academic experts within their particular field, each focusing on a specific aspect of innovation. These have been organized into four main sections, the first of which looks at the creation of innovations, with particular focus on firms and networks. Section Two provides an account of the wider systematic setting influencing innovation and the role of institutions and organizations in this context. Section Three explores some of the diversity in the working of innovation over time and across different sectors of the economy, and Section Four focuses on the consequences of innovation with respect to economic growth, international competitiveness, and employment.

An introductory overview, concluding remarks, and guide to further reading for each chapter, make this handbook a key introduction and vital reference work for researchers, academics, and advanced students of innovation.

Readership: Academics, Researchers, and Graduate Students in Innovation Studies, Technology Studies, and related areas; Policy-makers and consultants with similar interests.

Contents
1. Innovation: A Guide to the Literature , Jan Fagerberg
Part I: Innovation in the Making
2. The Innovative Firm , William Lazonick
3. Networks of Innovators , Walter W. Powell and Stine Grodal
4. Innovation Processes , Keith Pavitt
5. Organizational Innovation , Alice Lam
6. Measuring Innovation , Keith Smith
Part II: The Systemic Nature of Innovation
7. Systems of Innovation: Perspectives and Challenges , Charles Edquist
8. Universities in National Innovation Systems , David C. Mowery and Bhaven N. Sampat
9. Finance and Innovation , Mary O'Sullivan
10. Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights , Ove Granstrand
11. The Geography of Innovation , Bjorn Asheim and Meric Gertler
12. Globalization of Innovation: The Role of Multinational Enterprises , Rajneesh Narula and Antonello Zanfei
Part III: How Innovation Differs
13. Innovation Through Time , Kristine Bruland and David C. Mowery
14. Sectoral Systems: How and Why Innovation Differs Across Sectors , Franco Malerba
15. Innovation in 'Low-Tech' Industries , Nick von Tunzelmann and Virginia Acha
16. Innovation in Services , Ian Miles
17. Innovation and Diffusion , Bronwyn Hall
Part IV: Innovation and Performance
19. Innovation and Economic Growth , Bart Verspagen
20. Innovation and Catching-Up , Manuel M. Godhino and Jan Fagerberg
20. Innovation and Competitiveness , John Cantwell
21. Innovation and Employment , Mario Pianta
22. Sciecne, Technology, and Innovation Policy , Bengt-Ake Lundvall and Susana Borras

Authors, editors, and contributors


Edited by Jan Fagerberg, Professor at the Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Culture, University of Oslo,
David C. Mowery, Milton W. Terrill Professor of Business Administration at the Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and
Richard R. Nelson, Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York


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