Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society: Heterogeneity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (The Gwu Nifu Step Series on Science, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship)

The key message of this book is that heterogeneity should be seen as an intrinsic and indispensable element of knowledge systems. The authors address the concept of heterogeneity in a multi-disciplinary fashion, including perspectives from evolutionary economics and innovation system studies, and relate this approach to existing theories in a broad range of fields. This book postulates that one approach to such a re-conceptualization is what we call the 'Mode 3' system consisting of 'Innovation Networks' and 'Knowledge Clusters' for knowledge creation, diffusion and use. This is a multi-layered, multi-modal, multi-nodal and multi-lateral system, encompassing complementary and mutually reinforcing innovation networks and knowledge clusters consisting of human and intellectual capital, shaped by social capital and underpinned by financial capital. "Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society" will appeal to academics and researchers of innovation and science, knowledge management and economics. COVER......Page 1 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Contributors......Page 7 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 13 1. Introduction......Page 15 2. Technological evolution, innovation and human agency......Page 32 3. Heterogeneity in economic thought: foundations and modern methods......Page 49 4. Heterogeneity, rationality and institutions......Page 69 5. Conceptual framework for an analysis of diversity and heterogeneity in the knowledge economy and society......Page 109 6. Towards a communicative theory of diverse innovation systems......Page 131 7. Entrepreneurship and heterogeneity......Page 154 8. Heterogeneity interpreted and identified as changes in the populations of firms......Page 179 9. IPRs and Norwegian enteprises: diversification of innovative efforts in Norwegian firms......Page 205 10. Heterogeneity and knowledge-intensive business services in the city......Page 231 11. Specialization and heterogeneity in small national economies: the Nordic countries......Page 259 12. Heterogeneity as sectoral specialization: the case of the EU15......Page 278 13. Heterogeneity and international R&D collaboration......Page 304 14. Conclusion......Page 331 Index......Page 333 The key message of this book is that heterogeneity should be seen as an intrinsic and indispensable element of knowledge systems. The authors address the concept of heterogeneity in a multi-disciplinary fashion, including perspectives from evolutionary economics and innovation system studies, and relate this approach to existing theories in a broad range of fields. The book postulates that one approach to such a re-conceptualization is what we call the 'Mode 3' system consisting of 'Innovation Networks' and 'Knowledge Clusters' for knowledge creation, diffusion and use. This is a multi-layered, multi-modal, multi-nodal and multi-lateral system, encompassing mutually and complementary reinforcing innovation networks and knowledge clusters consisting of human and intellectual capital, shaped by social capital and underpinned by financial capital. Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society will appeal to academics and researchers of innovation and science, knowledge management and economics. "The key message of this book is that heterogeneity should be seen as an intrinsic and indispensable element of knowledge systems. The authors address the concept of heterogeneity in a multi-disciplinary fashion, including perspectives from evolutionary economics and innovation system studies, and relate this approach to existing theories in a broad range of fields." "Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society will appeal to academics and researchers of innovation and science, knowledge management and economics."--Jacket Addresses the concept of heterogeneity in a multi-disciplinary fashion. This book includes perspectives from evolutionary economics and innovation system studies, and relates this approach to theories in a range of fields. It is intended for academics and researchers of innovation and science, knowledge management and economics