Regional Innovation Policy for Small-Medium Enterprises - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843763982 ISBN 13 : 9781843763987

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This book provides an extensive evaluation of the numerous policy instruments used by regional governments in Europe to promote innovation activity in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The instruments are compared and benchmarked in order to identify 'good practice', in an effort to bridge the gap between the theory of regional innovation and real-world policy implementation.

The authors argue for a new policy paradigm and highlight the value of an interactive style of policy intervention. Since the majority of SMEs have a limited resource base with regard to innovation, they need external orientation to understand and adapt to their environment. Thus, the main role for policy should be to increase the innovative capacity of a region and its SMEs by fostering interactive learning both within firms, and within the region as a whole. The authors also collect extensive data on the efficiency of innovation-driven policy measures and introduce three key concepts for successful regional innovation policy: coherence, interactivity and cumulative character.

This volume will provide practical lessons and useful comparative results for a variety of professionals working on SME-oriented innovation at the EU, national and regional level. In particular, the mix of theoretical and empirical material will be of considerable interest to academics and researchers studying regional innovation systems and their role in knowledge-based economies. The book will also appeal to professional consultants, practitioners and policymakers who will find the frameworks for the evaluation and design of innovation policies to be of immense value.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Bjørn T. Asheim, PhD, Professor of Economic Geography and Innovation Theory, University of Stavanger Business School, the late Arne Isaksen, formerly Professor in Economic Geography, Department of Working Life and Innovation, University of Agder, Norway, Claire Nauwelaers, formerly of the University of Maastricht and United Nations University, the Netherlands and Franz Tödtling, WU Wirtschaftsuniversität, Austria

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843763982
• ISBN 13: 9781843763987
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Éditeur: Asheim Bjørn T., Isaksen Arne, Nauwelaers Claire, Tödtling Franz
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible