Technological Innovation Across Nations Applied Studies of Coevoluti
The book offers an interesting blend of applied state-of-the-art studies of coevolutionary development of institutions, innovation diffusion and innovative entrepreneurship, not published anywhere else. It can firstly be classified as belonging to mainstr
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Marina van Geenhuizen • Chihiro Watanabe Vinnie Jauhari • Enno Masurel Editors
Technological Innovation Across Nations Applied Studies of Coevolutionary Development
Prof. Dr. Marina van Geenhuizen Delft University of Technology Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, and OTB Research Institute P.O. Box 5015 2600 GA Delft The Netherlands [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Chihiro Watanabe Tokyo Institute of Technology Department of Industrial Engineering and Management 2-12-1 W9-49 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552 Japan [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Vinnie Jauhari HP Labs Open Innovation Office Global Business Park, Tower D, 6th Floor Gurgaon 122 002 Haryana India [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Enno Masurel Free University Amsterdam Center of Entrepreneurship De Boelelaan 1085 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-00157-4
e-ISBN 978-3-642-00158-1
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-00158-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009920694 Springer is a part of Springer Science + Business Media Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 © International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
Preface
Innovation is the driving force behind economic growth. The knowledge that fosters innovation builds on both systematic research and serendipity. The availability of new knowledge—be it technological or organizational (social)—is, however, insufficient. An institutional structure must be in place that enhances mutual learning among the actors involved and that stimulates cooperation, as well as competition. This recognition has inspired this volume, which focuses on national innovation systems and sectoral (technology) innovation systems that differ widely between countries, due to their diverse historical paths and distinctive cultural and societal features. With regard to theory, most chapters incorporate a mix of endogenous growth theory and evolutionary thinking. Endogenous growth theory places an emphasis on the interplay between technological knowledge and vari
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