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Systems and Policies for the Globalized Learning Economy

 

Editors: David V. Gibson, Chandler Stolp, Pedro Conceição and Manuel V. Heitor QUORUM Books Series on "Technology Policy and Innovation", Volume 3

 

Table of Contents

Foreword
    George Kozmetsky

Acknowledgments

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Knowledge and Innovation for the Global Learning Economy: Building Capacity for Development
    Pedro Conceição, David V. Gibson, Manuel V. Heitor and Chandler Stolp

Introductory Notes:

New Dynamics in Economic Restructuring: Cross-National Patterns in regional Accommodation and the Brazilian Response
    Lawrence S. Graham

Technological Innovation in the European Union
    Robin Miège

Current Situation of Venture Finance for University Spin-Off Companies in Japan
    Akio Nishizawa

PART II: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION

2. Learning Regions in Europe: Theory, Policy and Practice Through the RIS Experience
    Michael Landabaso, Christine Oughton and Kevin Morgan

3. The Role of Innovation in Regional Economic Development: Some Lessons and Experiences for Policymaking
    Claudia P. Salas, Gabriela Susunaga and Ismael Aguilar

4. Characteristics of Innovation in a Non-Metropolitan Area: The Okanagan Valley of British Columbia
    J. Adam Holbrook and Lindsay P. Hughes

5. Incubating and Sustaining Learning & Innovation Poles in Latin America and the Caribbean
    David Gibson, Pedro Conceição, and Julie Nordskog

6. Venture Capital in Latin America for New Technology-Based Firms
    Scott Tiffin, Gabriela Couto, and Tomas Gabriel Bas

7. Mapping Knowledge Flows in Clusters and Networks: Case Studies of Technology-based Firms in Brazil
    Carlos Quandt

8. Regional Innovation Systems in Korea
    Sunyang Chung

9. The Third Generation Technopoleis in Korea
    Tae Kyung Sung

10. Weak and Strong Ties, Individualism-Collectivism, and the Diffusion of Technological Knowledge
    Paul L. Robertson, Thomas Keil and Erkko Autio

11. Entrepeneur Innovativeness and Farm Level Technical Change: A Case of Floriculture Sector in India
    Kavita Mehra

PART III: TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICIES

12. Determinants of Successful S&T Policy in a National System of Innovation
    Susanne Giesecke

13. Commercializing R&D in Small Businesses: The U.S. SBIR Fast Track Program
    Reid Cramer, John Horrigan, Chuck Wessner and Robert H. Wilson

14. Lessons Learned About Technology Transfer
    Everett M. Rogers, Shiro Takegami, and Jing Yin

15. The Global Regime for Intellectual Property Rights
    Duane Windsor

16. Restructuring and Financing R&D: New Partnerships
    Annamária Inzelt

17. Challenges and Barriers of Technology Commercialization in Russia
    Nikolay Rogalev

18. Policy Paradigm Shift in Japan from Science and Technology Policy to Innovation Policy
    Schumpeter Tamada, Robin E. Sowden, Manabu Eto and Kenzo Fujisue

PART IV: CORPORATE STRATEGIES FOR THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

19. The Cognocratic Organization: Toward a knowledge theory of the firm
    Filipe M. Santos and Manuel V. Heitor

20. Restructuring to Build Knowledge-Integration Capabilities for Innovation
    Simon Collinson

21. Knowledge Assets in Global Services Strategy
    Pedro Oliveira, Aleda V. Roth, Michael Von Conley and Chris Voss

22. Problems of Learning in Organizations Producing Complex Product Systems, CoPS
    Tim Brady and Gillian Shapiro

Index

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