Synopsis
This collection of papers describes advances in the measurement of innovation output, principally through the use of a new technique based on the scanning of trade and technical journals. Experience in several countries is assessed and the strength and weaknesses of the technique discussed. The conclusion is that, taken together with recent advances in the design of questionnaires for postal surveys of innovation, this technique provides a radically improved data source for testing innovation theories and for effective policy analysis. Alfred Kleinknecht is the co-editor of "New Findings in Long-Wave Research".
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