Science, technology and innovation have grown in importance over the last 50 years as we have moved towards a more knowledge-intensive society (the ‘knowledge society’). A number of new research fields have emerged in an effort to understand these developments and to offer advice to...

This paper focuses on Christopher Freeman's contributions to the field of innovation studies. First, we consider his role as the creator of various organisational and intellectual frameworks crucial for the field's development, including the main research activities he initiated. Next, we...

A History of Entreprenership and Small Business Research -- The Roots of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research -- The Emergence of an Academic Field -- The International Picture -- Pioneers—the Individuals who Created the Field -- Pioneers — Micro-level Analysis -- David Birch --...

Contents: Introduction / Jan Fagerberg -- Part I Essentials -- 1. Jan Fagerberg (2004), 'Innovation: a guide to the literature', in Jan Fagerberg, David C. Mowery and Richard R. Nelson (eds), Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Chapter 1, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1-26 -- 2. Jan Fagerberg...