Beschreibung:
Dr. Marina van Geenhuizen has a background in applied innovation studies in regional science. She is a Professor of the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management at Delft University. Dr. Dariusz Trzmielak is the Director of the Technology Transfer Center and an Assistant Professor on Management Faculty at the University of Lodz. David V. Gibson is Associate Director and the Nadya Kozmetsky Scott Centennial Fellow of the IC2 (Innovation, Creativity, Capital) Institute, the University of Texas at Austin.
This volume addresses the challenges faced by value-added networking and innovation, both for firms' strategies and public policies in a context increasingly influenced by dynamics of interacting networks that underlie knowledge, creation, diffusion, and utilization. Part one deals with national institutions and policies to support science, networking, and innovation, ranging from legislation affecting university business relationships, national support systems for high-technology firms, to systems through which country brands can be developed. Part two addresses the need for value-added learning by local and regional governments concerning the building of an innovation system and the adoption of new ICT applications in cities. Part three focuses on firms, their management and strategies, and their performance in terms of innovativeness and growth.