Sectoral Systems of Innovation: Concepts, Issues and Analyses of Six Major Sectors in Europe

Innovation and technological change follow markedly different pathways depending on the sector in which they take place. Contributions from eighteen experts in their fields consider the framework of sectoral systems of innovation to analyze the innovation process, factors affecting innovation, the relationship between innovation and industry dynamics, changing boundaries and transformation of sectors, and the determinants of the innovation performance of firms and countries in different sectors.

Author: Franco Malerba
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/07/2009
Pages: 536
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.19d
ISBN: 9780521111386

About the Author
Malerba, Franco: - Franco Malerba is Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI at the Università Bocconi- MILAN. He is currently President of the International Schumpeter Society (2002-2004) and President of the European Association of Research in Industrial Economics EARIE (2003-2005). He is also the author of numerous articles and books in the fields of industrial economics and the economics of innovation and technological change.

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