Knowledge Diffusion and Innovation: Modelling Complex Entrepreneurial Behaviours - Hardcover

Morone, Piergiuseppe; Taylor, Richard

 
9781847209160: Knowledge Diffusion and Innovation: Modelling Complex Entrepreneurial Behaviours
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1847209165 ISBN 13: 9781847209160
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Modern economies are described as ‘knowledge based’. This book investigates the meaning of such a statement, assessing the relevance of knowledge and the channels through which knowledge is exchanged, both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective.



Moving within the realm of complexity theory, the authors provide a methodological assessment of the knowledge diffusion debate as well as presenting theoretical and applied models of knowledge diffusion and innovation. They illustrate how geography plays a role in shaping innovative patterns and how dense networks generally result in more innovative environments. The book concludes that establishing the right connections within such dense networks appears to be more crucial than any other factor, thus highlighting the importance of linkages (or the effects of their absence) within innovation systems.



Proposing a taxonomy of knowledge-sharing patterns, this book will be warmly welcomed by academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of the economics of innovation, evolutionary economics and knowledge economics.

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About the Author

Piergiuseppe Morone, Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and Richard Taylor, formerly of the Stockholm Environment Institute, Oxford, UK

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1847209165
ISBN 13 
9781847209160
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
192