Sectoral Systems of Innovation: Concepts, Issues and Analyses of Six Major Sectors in Europe

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Innovation and technological change follow markedly different pathways depending on the sector in which they take place. Contributions from eighteen experts in their fields consider the framework of sectoral systems of innovation to analyze the innovation process, factors affecting innovation, the relationship between innovation and industry dynamics, changing boundaries and transformation of sectors, and the determinants of the innovation performance of firms and countries in different sectors.
Book Description
This volume provides a novel way of examining innovation in sectors by proposing the framework of sectoral systems of innovation. With contributions from nineteen experts in their fields, it analyses the innovation process, the factors affecting innovation, the changing boundaries and transformation of sectors, and the determinants of the innovation performance of firms and countries in different sectors. In addition to the general framework, it examines innovation in six major sectors in Europe including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, telecommunications equipment and services, chemicals, software, machine tools and services.