Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation - 9781138775626

Taylor & Francis

Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and InnovationAuthor(s): Chris Van Egeraat, Dieter Kogler, Philip Cooke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138775626, 978-1138775626\nSynopsis\nInnovation, which in essence is the generation of knowledge and its subsequent application in the marketplace in the form of novel products and processes, has become the key concept in inquiries concerning the contemporary knowledge based economy. Geography plays a decisive role in the underlying processes that enable and support knowledge formation and diffusion activities and specific geographical characteristics are considered especially important in this context. However, more recently, attention has focussed on external knowledge inputs through innovation networks, and increasingly the evolutionary character of the processes that lead to knowledge creation and subsequent application in the marketplace has been recognised..