"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …

"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the …, the national system of innovation, and the historical genesis of Tokyo in Japan's political economy. They find that the … Tokyo model of innovation will continue to evolve with the changing external environment, but fundamentally retain its main …

not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank 2004). However, competition also appears to affect innovation in … of competition and, consequently, assesses their net impact on innovation. He finds that reducing tariffs and enacting … and enforcing competition laws modestly increases both the pressure that firms feel regarding innovation and the level of …

Finnegan -- 8. Information and Knowledge Perspectives in Systems Engineering and Management for Innovation and Productivity … Integrated Model / C. Ranganathan, Sanjeev Jha -- 13. Information Technology Industry Dynamics: Impact of Disruptive Innovation …

Perceptions of Continuous or Discontinuous Innovation -- Computer Self-Efficacy and the Acceptance of Instant Messenger Technology …

"The book presents a comprehensive introduction of the concepts and practices of e-entrepreneurship and e-innovation …1. Entrepreneurship and innovation in e-business : an integrative perspective / Fang Zhao -- 2. Exploring rhizomic …. Innovation and B2B e-commerce : explaining what did not happen / Steve New -- 4. How e-entrepreneurs operate in the context of …

, Anna Åkerfeldt -- Communication and relation building in social systems / Thomas Hansson -- Human factors and innovation …

Communications / Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos -- Innovation and E-Government: An in Depth Overview on E-Services / Fotis C. Kitsios … C. Kitsios, Eduard Babulak -- Service Innovation Management: New Service Development Strategies in the Telecommunication …

/ Susanne Justesen -- User Networks as Sources of Innovation / Anders Lundkvist -- Building Customer Communities of Practice for …