Innovation Networks: Theory and Practice (New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843760401 ISBN 13: 9781843760405

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

This book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence of the so-called 'knowledge economy'. The topic of innovation networks is analysed through different lenses, bringing together the theory of self-organisation, complexity theory and recent developments in the economic and sociological literature on innovation.

The aim of the book is the integration of these different perspectives in order to develop a common theory of innovation networks. In this respect, a general model of innovation networks is applied to different industrial sectors such as the biotechnology industry, the telecommunications industry, and knowledge-intensive business systems which form the backbone of the internet economy. By combining empirical case studies with theoretical work on the emergence of innovation networks, the authors are able to identify the mechanisms and circumstances which can contribute to their successful development and evaluation.

Innovation Networks is the result of a two year collaboration between academics from a range of different disciplines including theoretical physics, political science, computer science, sociology and economics. As such, it will appeal to students, scholars and researchers in all of these fields as well as business and R&D managers, and policymakers and politicians involved in the promotion of technology policy.

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About the Author

Edited by Andreas Pyka, Professor and Chair in Innovation Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany and Günter Küppers, Director, Institute for Science and Technology Studies, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843760401
• ISBN 13: 9781843760405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Pyka Andreas, Küppers Günter