Overview

The concept of National Innovation Systems is well established in academic research and enthusiastically adopted by policymakers. Yet there are relatively few in-depth studies of how individual national innovation systems have evolved to their present stance. This book provides just that. The contributions of the book are threefold. First, it develops an evolutionary and historically oriented approach to the study of the development of these policies that may have wide applicability. Second, it focuses on a particular type of innovation, innovation in resource-based activities, that differs in many respects from the more commonly studied case of innovation in high-tech industries. Third, the book advances our understanding of the roles played by institutions and politics in innovation. The book includes contributions from historians, economists, and sociologists, and offers an unparalleled account of the development of one of the world's most successful economies.

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Author:   Jan Fagerberg (University of Oslo, Norway) ,  David Mowery (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley) ,  Bart Verspagen (Department of Economics and UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.731kg
ISBN:  

9780199551552

ISBN 10:   0199551553
Pages:   406
Publication Date:   12 February 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Jan Fagerberg, David Mowery, and Bart Verspagen: Introduction: Innovation in Norway Section I: The Historical Evolution and Current Structure of the Norwegian National Innovation System 2: Olav Wicken: The Layers of National Innovation Systems: The Historical Evolution of a National Innovation System in Norway 3: Magnus Gulbrandsen and Lars Nerdrum: Public sector research and industrial innovation in Norway: a historical perspective 4: Olav Wicken: Policies for Path Creation: The rise and fall of Norway's research-driven strategy for industrialisation 5: Fulvio Castellacci, Tommy H. Clausen, Svein Olav Nås, and Bart Verspagen: Historical Fingerprints? A Taxonomy of Norwegian innovation Section II: Sectoral Innovation Systems in Norway: Old and New Paths 6: Svein Erik Moen: Innovation and Production in the Norwegian Aluminium Industry 7: Ole Andreas Engen: The Development of the Norwegian Petroleum Innovation System: A Historical Overview 8: Heidi Wiig Aslesen: The Innovation System of Norwegian Aquacultured Salmonids 9: Terje Grønning: The Biotechnology industry in Norway: A marginal sector or future core activity? 10: Knut Sogner: Slow Growth and Revolutionary Change: The Norwegian IT Industry Enters the Global Age, 1970-2005 Section 3: Innovation Policy and Institutions in Contemporary Norway 11: Magnus Gulbrandsen and Lars Nerdrum: University-Industry Relations in Norway 12: Magnus Gulbrandsen and Lars Nerdrum: The Technical-Industrial Research Institutes in the Norwegian Innovation System 13: Tommy H. Clausen: Industrial R&D Policy in Norway: Who gets the funding and what are the effects?

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Jan Fagerberg is Professor at the University of Oslo, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK). David Mowery is Professor at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Bart Verspagen is Professor at Maastricht University, Department of Economics, and UNU-MERIT.

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