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OverviewThis work provides an introduction to innovation and technological change and expands this to include such issues as innovation and economic growth, the appropriability problem, the role of government and the use of patents. It also discusses such topics as technological co-operation, the spillover effects of research, the firm as a learning entity and national systems of innovation. These issues are analyzed using an empirical basis, employing theoretical explanations to support case studies from Europe, the USA and Japan. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul BeijePublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 127.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.579kg ISBN: 9781858983318ISBN 10: 1858983312 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 25 November 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. What is Innovation? 2. Innovation and Economic Growth 3. The Nature and Organization of the Innovation Process 4. Main Problems at the Micro Level 5. The Nature of Technological Competition 6. The Role of Government in Stimulating Innovation 7. The Firm as a Learning Organization 8. Private Patterns of Technological Cooperation 9. The Organization of Vertical Technological Cooperation 10. The Organization of Horizontal Cooperation 11. National Systems of Innovation IndexReviews'It is rare to encounter a scholar who is familiar with all the various literatures and paradigms and can communicate them in a manner that is accessible to students. I am pleased to report that Paul Beije has successfully accomplished this laudable objective in this highly readable and timely book... it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of technological change in a knowledge-based economy. I look forward to reading the second edition.' -- D. Siegel, Education Economics 'Technological Change in the Modern Economy is a valuable and quite complete survey of the existing economic knowledge on technical change... the book can be highly recommended to anyone who is working or teaching in the field of the economics of innovation.' -- Gert-Jan Hospers, Kyklos 'Paul Beije has improved upon the normal coverage of texts on the economics of technological change. His book reflects more up-to-date thinking, including evolutionary and historical approaches, and an integration of corporate strategy material with the more standard micro-analysis.' -- John Cantwell, Rutgers University, US 'It is a comprehensive and scholarly account of recent developments in the economics of innovation. It is particularly good on the patterns of technological cooperation, both horizontal and vertical, and the role of government in stimulating innovation. The author uses excellent examples to illustrate his theoretical points, which are informed by a thorough understanding of the relevant recent developments. This will be a valuable text for students of economics and management throughout Europe and North America.' -- Christopher Freeman, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK and Maastricht University, The Netherlands 'It is rare to encounter a scholar who is familiar with all the various literatures and paradigms and can communicate them in a manner that is accessible to students. I am pleased to report that Paul Beije has successfully accomplished this laudable objective in this highly readable and timely book. . . it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of technological change in a knowledge-based economy. I look forward to reading the second edition.' 'It is rare to encounter a scholar who is familiar with all the various literatures and paradigms and can communicate them in a manner that is accessible to students. I am pleased to report that Paul Beije has successfully accomplished this laudable objective in this highly readable and timely book. . . it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of technological change in a knowledge-based economy. I look forward to reading the second edition.' -- D. Siegel, Education Economics 'Technological Change in the Modern Economy is a valuable and quite complete survey of the existing economic knowledge on technical change. . . the book can be highly recommended to anyone who is working or teaching in the field of the economics of innovation.' Author InformationPaul Beije, Associate Professor of Management of Innovation, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Head, Department of Knowledge, Economy and Innovation, TNO-STB, The Netherlands Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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