The Two Sides of Innovation
Buenstorf Guido
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Description for The Two Sides of Innovation
Hardcover. The Two Sides of Innovation Editor(s): Buenstorf, Guido; Cantner, Uwe; Hanusch, Horst; Hutter, Michael; Lorenz, Hans-Walter; Rahmeyer, Fritz. Series: Economic Complexity and Evolution. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KCD; KCP; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 616.
This volume is devoted to innovation with a special focus on its two sides, namely creation and destruction, and on its role in the evolution of capitalist economies. The first part of the book looks at innovation and its effects on economic performance, addressing issues of motives, behavioral rules under uncertainty, actor properties, and technology characteristics. The second part concentrates on potential consequences of innovative activities, in particular structural change, the “innovation-mediated” effect of skill-oriented policies on regional performance, the destructive effects of innovation activities, and the question whether novelty is always good. The role of innovation in the evolution of capitalism itself ... Read more
This volume is devoted to innovation with a special focus on its two sides, namely creation and destruction, and on its role in the evolution of capitalist economies. The first part of the book looks at innovation and its effects on economic performance, addressing issues of motives, behavioral rules under uncertainty, actor properties, and technology characteristics. The second part concentrates on potential consequences of innovative activities, in particular structural change, the “innovation-mediated” effect of skill-oriented policies on regional performance, the destructive effects of innovation activities, and the question whether novelty is always good. The role of innovation in the evolution of capitalism itself ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Economic Complexity and Evolution
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319014951
SKU
V9783319014951
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99-15
About Buenstorf Guido
Guido Buenstorf is professor of economics at the University of Kassel in Germany. He is also co-director of the International Centre of Higher Education Research (INCHER-Kassel) as well as research professor at the Halle Institute of Economic Research (IWH). His research focuses on industry evolution, the economics of science and technology, as well as regional economics. Uwe Cantner ... Read more
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