The Geography of Innovation
Maryann P. Feldman
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Paperback. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 466.
This book offers a geographic dimension to the study of innovation and product commercialization. Building on the literature in economics and geography, this book demonstrates that product innovation clusters spatially in regions which provide concentrations of the knowledge needed for the commercialization process. The book develops a conceptual model which links the location of new product innovations to the sources of these knowledge inputs. The geographic concentration of this knowledge fonns a technological infrastructure which promotes infonnation transfers, and lowers the risks and the costs of engaging in innovative activity. Empirical estimation confinns that the location of product innovation is ... Read more
This book offers a geographic dimension to the study of innovation and product commercialization. Building on the literature in economics and geography, this book demonstrates that product innovation clusters spatially in regions which provide concentrations of the knowledge needed for the commercialization process. The book develops a conceptual model which links the location of new product innovations to the sources of these knowledge inputs. The geographic concentration of this knowledge fonns a technological infrastructure which promotes infonnation transfers, and lowers the risks and the costs of engaging in innovative activity. Empirical estimation confinns that the location of product innovation is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Series
Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048143634
SKU
V9789048143634
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