Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies: New Perspectives on Practice and Policy (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management Book 15)

In Several Parts Of The World, Countries Are Undergoing Economic, Social, And Political Transitions, Enhanced And Accelerated By The Forces Of Globalization. These Transition Economies Can Serve As Laboratories For Understanding The Innovation Process. This Volume Features Original Theoretical And Empirical Research. It Offers The First Comprehensive View Of Innovation System Development In The Context Of Small Catching-up Economies. Smallness, Path Dependency, And Latecomer Status Of Such Economies Create Some Inherent Limitations For Their Innovation Systems, But These Special Characteristics Can Offer Advantages As Well. For Example, Smallness Is Often Related With Increased Flexibility And Shorter Reaction Times, While Latecomers Can Benefit From Earlier Experiences Of Their More Advanced Neighbors. Path-dependency Highlights The Fact That The Innovation System Development Processes Are Considerably Influenced By The Past Experience Of A Particular Country Or Region. By Incorporating These Features Into An Integrated Analysis, The Authors Address Such Questions As: What Special Features Characterize The Innovation System Development In Small Catching-up Economies? What Are The Causes For Innovation Success Or Failure? · How Do Organizational Capabilities And Internationalization Tendencies Relate To Company Level Innovations? What Is The Role Of Human Capital And Social Factors In The Innovation Process? How Can Various Policies Support Innovation In An Integrated Manner? Drawing From Research About Europe, Asia, And Latin America, The Authors Provide Readers With A Systemic View Of The Innovation System Development In Small Catching-up Economies. They Discuss The Unique Features Of This Development And Contribute To An In-depth Understanding Of Various Determinants And Their Impacts On The Innovation Process. The Policy Implications Will Offer A Set Of Normative Guidelines For Enhancing Innovation System Development. Elias G. Carayannis, Urmas Varblane, Tõnu Roolaht, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Development of the Systemic Approach to Innovation....Pages 3-19 The Characteristics of Small Country National Innovation Systems....Pages 21-37 Path Dependency Factors Affecting the Innovation Systems of Latecomer Countries: Comparison of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America....Pages 39-57 Knowledge Creation in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of Sectoral Composition....Pages 59-77 Creativity and Learning in Innovation Processes....Pages 79-96 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Innovation Measurement Problems: An Illustrative Case of the Baltic Countries....Pages 99-119 Innovation and Firm Performance in the Services Sector in Estonia....Pages 121-138 Small States and Large Private Sector Investments in Infrastructure in Emerging Market Economies in Partnership with International Financial Institutions....Pages 139-158 The Capability-Related and Network-Related Causes for Innovation Failure and Success....Pages 159-175 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Transformation of Organizational Culture and the Effects on Innovative Activities: The Case of Estonian ICT Companies....Pages 179-196 Investigating Cultural Influences on Innovation: A Comparison of Estonian and Danish Biotechnology Organizations....Pages 197-213 Innovation Capabilities in Small Catching-Up Economies: Evidence from Food Production and Tourism Sector SMEs....Pages 215-234 Links Between Foreign Direct Investment and Innovation Activities in Estonia....Pages 235-256 Front Matter....Pages 257-257 The Role of Human and Social Capital for Innovation in Catching-Up Economies....Pages 259-276 The Effect of Innovation on Skill Upgrading in Midtransition: Microeconometric Evidence from Estonia....Pages 277-296 The Impact of Interfirm Labor Mobility on Innovation: Evidence from Job Search Portal Data....Pages 297-321 Front Matter....Pages 323-323 Public Sector Inputs to the Innovativeness of the Country....Pages 325-342 Policy Suggestions for Integrated Public Innovation Policies in a Small Country....Pages 343-370 Creating Innovation in the Education Sector: Policy Implications....Pages 371-388 Back Matter....Pages 389-395