Table of Contents

1: Jan Fagerberg: Innovation: A guide to the Literature
Section I: Innovation in the Making
2: William Lazonick: The Innovative Firm
3: Walter W. Powell and Stine Grodal: Networks of Innovators
4: Keith Pavitt: Innovation Processes
5: Alice Lam: Organizational Innovation
6: Keith Smith: Measuring Innovation
Section II: The Systemic Nature of Innovation
7: Charles Edquist: Systems of Innovation: Perspectives and Challenges
8: David C. Mowery and Bhaven N. Sampat: Universities in National Innovation Systems
9: Mary O'Sullivan: Finance and Innovation
10: Ove Granstrand: Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights
11: Bjørn Asheim and Meric Gertler: The Geography of Innovation
12: Rajneesh Narula and Antonello Zanfei: Globalization of Innovation: The Role of Multinational Enterprises
Schedule III: How Innovation Differs
13: Kristine Bruland and David C. Mowery: Innovation Through Time
14: Franco Malerba: Sectoral Systems: How and Why Innovation Differs Across Sectors
15: Nick von Tunzelmann and Virginia Acha: Innovation in 'Low-Tech' Industries
16: Ian Miles: Innovation in Services
17: Bronwyn Hall: Innovation and Diffusion
Section IV: Innovation and Performance
19: Bart Verspagen: Innovation and Economic Growth
20: Manuel M. Godhino and Jan Fagerberg: Innovation and Catching-Up
20: John Cantwell: Innovation and Competitiveness
21: Mario Pianta: Innovation and Employment
22: Bengt-Åke Lundvall and Susana Borrás: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

About the Author

Jan Fagerberg is Professor at the University of Oslo, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK).
David C. Mowery is Milton W. Terrill Professor of Business at the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Richard R. Nelson is a Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York.

Reviews

This 656-page book is the result of a collective effort of a well-established network of scholars in the field of innovation studies. The outcome is an impressive volume which provides an up-to-date summary of current research on innovation and innovative strategies and behaviours of the enterprises...The book deserves little criticism. Well balanced and articulated, it offers an up-dates review of the research's state-of-the-art provided by first-class scholars but also raises a number of intriguing perspectives of analysis. Business History ...this handbook provides an important addition to the growing innovation literature. Organization 12 (6)