PublicPrivate Innovation Networks in Services (Paperback)

Paperback. This book is devoted to the study of public-private innovation networks in services (ServPPINs). These are a new type of innovation network which have rapidly developed in service economies. ServPPINs are collaborations between public and private service organizations, their objective being the development of new and improved services which encompass both technological and non-technological innovations.The book presents in-depth empirical research from different service sectors across Europe in order to explore the nature of these public-private collaborations. It elucidates the processes of formation, entrepreneurship and management, the types of innovations ServPPINs generate, and the nature of the public policies required to support them.This multidisciplinary book will appeal to academics and students in economics, management, and the sociology of services and innovation. Managers in the public and private service sector and public authorities will also find much to interest them.Contributors: M. Bu ar, B. Dachs, G. Di Meglio, F. Djellal, L. Fuglsang, J. Gallego, F. Gallouj, L. Green, B. Heller-Schuh, A. Jakli , P. Labarthe, F. Lissoni, C. Merlin-Brogniart, O. Montes Pineda, A.-C. Moursli-Provost, A. Pyka, L. Rubalcaba, D. Schartinger, B. Schoen, M. Stare, J. Sundbo, I. Wanzenboeck, K.M. Weber, P. Windrum This book is devoted to the study of publicprivate innovation networks in services (ServPPINs). ServPPINs are collaborations between public and private service organizations, their objective being the development of new and improved services which encompass both technological and non-technological innovations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…