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Innovation in complex social systems / edited by Petra Ahrweiler.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in global competition ; v. 49.
- Routledge studies in global competition ; v. 49
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social systems.
- Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
- Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Innovation is the creation of new, technologically feasible, commercially realisable products and processes and, if things go right, it emerges from the ongoing interaction of innovative organisations such as universities, research institutes, firms, government agencies and venture capitalists.Innovation in Complex Social Systems uses a ""hard science"" approach to examine innovation in a new way. Its contributors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including social and natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics. Using cutting-edge methodology, they deal with the
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Innovation in complex social systems: An introduction; Part I: The systemic aspects of innovation (theory); 2 When normal isn't so normal anymore: Why life-changing technologies appear far more often than we think; 3 A neo-Schumpeterian approach towards public sector economics; 4 Complexity, the co-evolution of technologies and institutions and the dynamics of socio-economic systems; Part II: The actors and networks of innovation (empirical research)
- 5 Does geographic clustering still benefit high tech new ventures? The case of the Cambridge/Boston biotech cluster6 Technological specialization and variety in regional innovation systems: A view on Austrian regions; 7 Innovation is small: SMEs as knowledge explorers and exploiters; 8 Reverse knowledge transfer and its implications for European policy; 9 Product development in multinational companies: The limits for the internationalization of R&D projects
- Part III: The systemic aspects of innovation (modeling)16 Learning in innovation networks: Some simulation experiments; 17 A theory-based dynamical model of exaptive innovation processes; 18 Product architecture and firm organization: The role of interfaces; 19 Social evaluations, innovation and networks; 20 Complexity-friendly policy modelling; 21 The agent-based NEMO model (SKEIN): Simulating European Framework Programmes; 22 Innovation in complex social systems: Some conclusions; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-99676-1
- 1-136-99677-X
- 1-282-58970-9
- 9786612589706
- 0-203-85532-9
- 9780203855324
- OCLC:
- 609858934
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