COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; PART I Context; 2. Science and technology in the UK; 3. How open is innovation?; 4. Innovation policy as cargo cult: myth and reality in knowledge-led productivity growth; 5. New innovation models and Australia's old economy; 6. Evolution of UK government support for innovation; PART II Firm Development through Knowledge; 7. Entrepreneurship in the knowledge economy; PART III Connecting for Innovation; 8. Sustaining breakthrough innovation in large established firms: learning traps and counteracting strategies.
9. Search strategies for discontinuous innovation10. Accelerating diffusion among slow adopters; 11. Understanding and overcoming resistance to innovation; PART IV Wealth from Knowledge; 12. How firms source knowledge from universities: partnering versus contracting; 13. What are the factors that drive the engagement of academic researchers in knowledge transfer activities? Some reflections for future research; 14. Explor.
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Attempts to show that simply increasing expenditure in creating knowledge may not be the answer. This book explores the implications of the twenty-first century context of networked, global and open innovation. It is intended for academics concerned with science and innovation policy and managers involved in innovation and technology strategy.