HOME Background Topics Structure Organization		WORKSHOP Oct.03 III 27 October 2003 / 17:00-19:30 Instituto Superior Técnico (Centro de Congressos) - LISBOA International Handbook on Innovation download program in adobe acrobat format Programme Introdução: Innovation across diversity - learning from the Portuguese path     - Manuel Heitor, Instituto Superior Tecnico Understanding innovation     - Larisa V. Shavinina, Carletton University, Canada Fostering networks of innovation     - David Gibson , IC2 Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Challenges for the EU regional innovation policy     - Andres Faíña, Universidade da Corunha, SP Comentários por: Rui Guimarães, COTEC      Gerarhd Mensch, Technical University of Munich, DE      Eduardo Beira - Universidade do Minho Sample Chapter: Systems of innovation and competence building across diversity: Learning from the Portuguese path in the European context by PEDRO CONCEIÇÃO AND MANUEL V. HEITOR [download paper] "From the first campfire and arrowhead, the human condition has advanced through innovation. The International Handbook on Innovation examines with third millennium savvy the fundamentals of innovation from the neuron all the way up to large-scale social enterprises" - David Perkins, Harvard Graduate School of Education "Given the large cast of distinguished authors and a wide range of discussed issues and fresh perspectives, The International Handbook on Innovation is must reading for anyone interested in innovation" - Andrew Van de Ven, 2001 President, Academy of Management Contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations International in scope, reflecting global perspectives Essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education art, and public policy The International Handbook on Innovation is the most comprehensive and authoritative account available of what innovation is, how it is measured, how it is developed, how it is managed, and how it affects individuals, companies, societies, and the world as a whole. Leading specialists from around the world, responsible for much of the current research in the field, analyze the multidisciplinary and multifaceted nature of innovation, its types and levels, its criteria, its development, its management, its specificity in various domains and contexts, and societal demands on it. They consider innovation from the viewpoints of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education, art, and public policy. To find out more and to order your own copy, please visit: http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/6/6/6/1/9/8/ « back to index
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