This book examines the issue of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the context of technological development, and in …1. Introduction / Bruno Cassiman and Massimo G. Colombo -- 2. Trends in mergers and acquisitions / Leo Sleuwaegen and … particular the impact of M&As on the innovation process. In so doing, the book integrates two bodies of literature, on M&As, and …

competencies, radical innovation, corporate venture capital investment, the mentoring of high-tech entrepreneurs. The Handbook then …

-71 -- Philip Ollerenshaw (2006), 'Innovation and Corporate Failure: Cyril Lord in UK Textiles, 1945-1968', Enterprise and Society … Business of Innovation', in Edison and the Business of Innovation, Chapter 3, Baltimore, MD and London, UK: Johns Hopkins … Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar. -- Kirzner, Israel M. (1973) Competition and Entrepreneurship, Chicago: University of Chicago …

policies in innovation processes / Fabrizio Cobis -- 3. Finding, financing and growing technology-based innovations : a … innovation in small and medium-sized firms : the importance of social capital and networking in innovative entrepreneurship …. Using innovation, research, and finance to build a company with a multi-option strategy / Roberto Siagri, Andrea Barbaro and …

Labor Force, 1990-2000 / Frédéric Delmar, Karin Hellerstedt and Karl Wennberg -- 5. Innovation and the characteristics of …

processes for research and innovation …

viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young …pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview … -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS …

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 …

Innovation networks in industries and sectoral systems: an introduction / Franco Malerba and Nicholas S. Vonortas … -- Innovation networks in industry / Nicholas S. Vonortas -- The dynamics of networks and the evolution of industries: a survey of … networks in ICT / Stefano Breschi ... [et al.] -- Evaluating the links between research and deployment networks of innovation …