Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …

, organising and coordinating R&D and innovation on a global scale. In addition to papers on the fundamental principles, trends and … concepts such as knowledge networks, open innovation and virtual innovation. It is a key reference collection for professors … technology and innovation officers keen to develop their corporate R&D more systematically …

overcoming global environmental problems. This study therefore takes stock of cooperative innovation activities in environmental … direct R&D investments and international trade in environmental technologies. The innovation indicators considered in this … study show strong growth in environmental innovation activities in emerging economies. Germany could support the global …

reflected in rising costs and investments for environmental protection, but also in a growing importance of innovation …

. German inventors are involved in more than 20% of all global innovations, i.e. every fifth global innovation stems from a …

Industrial innovation is essential for national and corporate competitiveness. Understanding the nature, determinants … and consequences of innovation is a key task of managers, public policymakers and all students of industry and business …pt. 1. The nature, sources and outcomes of industrial innovation -- pt. 2. Sectoral and industrial studies of …

pt. 1. Innovation, agglomeration and location -- pt. 2. Regional competition …

relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain … service productivity and innovation, and call for a conceptual re-working of the ways in which these are measured. They also …pt. 1. Productivity and performances in services -- pt. 2. Innovation in services and through services …