Micro-foundations for innovation policy / / B. Nooteboom and E. Stam (eds.)

• Superior document: Verkenningen ; 18
• Author: Scientific Council for Africa South of the Sahara Staff
• TeilnehmendeR: Nooteboom, B.,; Stam, Erik,; Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands)
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Verkenningen ; 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 pages); digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

In economics, business, and government policy, innovation policy requires the creation of new approaches to a whole range of activities. This edited volume engagingly explores the roles of individuals and organizations involved in the creation and application of innovations. Covering topics as diverse as the macro-economic importance of innovation, theories of knowledge and learning, entrepreneurship, education and research, organizational innovation, networks, and regional innovation systems, Micro-Foundations for Innovation Policy provides critical insights into the development of innovation policy.

Table of Contents

1. Innovation, the economy, and policy -- 2. Innovation and macroeconomics -- 3. Learning, discovery and collaboration -- 4. Research, higher education, and innovation -- 5. Entrepreneurship anf innovation -- 6. Barriers to innovation -- 7. Collaboration, trust, and the structure of relationships -- 8. Innovation and organisation -- 9. Innovation and creativity in organisations : individual and work team research findings and implications for government policy -- 10. Inter-organisational networks and innovation -- 11. Regional innovation policy -- 12. Conclusions for innovation policy : opening in fours.