The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe

by Alfonso Gambardella (Editor), Franco Malerba (Editor)

Overview

This collection explains the organization and dynamics of innovative activities in Europe. For the first time, the practicalities of the industrial structure of countries in Europe, their relationship with the European Union, the regulations of the EU and the latest advances in the economic theory of technological innovation are analyzed together. The team of distinguished international contributors, including Paul David and Nick Von Tunzelmann suggest far-reaching implications for business, policy making and scholarship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521065719
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/19/2008
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: the organization of innovative activity in Europe: towards a conceptual framework A. Gambardella and F. Malerba; Part I. Patterns of Innovative Activity: 2. The co-evolution of technological knowledge and corporate organizations G. Dosi and L. Marengo; 3. Large firms in Europe's innovative activities K. Pavitt and P. Patel; 4. Technological entry and diversification in Europe, the United States and Japan F. Malerba and L. Orsenigo; 5. Spatial patterns of innovation: evidence from patent data S. Breschi; 6. Innovation and the size of industrial clusters in Europe P. Swann; 7. 'Convergence' and corporate change in the electronics industry N. Von Tunzelmann; 8. The dynamics of localised technology changes: the role of demand-pull in a skill intensive industry; The case of the Italian mechanical industry C. Antonelli and M. Calderini; 9. Interfirms collaborations and research networks P. Llerena and M. Matt; 10. Cooperative learning and the evolution of inter-firm agreements in the European electronics industry A. Bureth, S. Wolff and A. Zanfei; 11. Firm specialisation and growth: a study of the European software industry S. Torrisi; 12. European biotechnology: leaning and catching up M. Sharp and J. Senker; 13. The research network and the new economics of science: from metaphors to organizational behaviours P. David, D. Foray and E. Steinmueller; 14. The dynamics of research networks in Europe W. Garcia-Fontes and A. Geuna; 15. Patterns of university research in Europe A. Geuna.

Editorial Reviews

"Fourteen papers study patterns of innovative activity in Europe and interfirm collaborations and research networks." Journal of Economic Literature

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