Entrepreneurship and innovation are the drivers of value creation
in the twenty-first century. In the geography of the global economy
there are 'hot spots' where new technologies germinate at an
astounding rate and pools of capital, expertise, and talent foster
the development of new industries, and new ways of doing business.
These clusters of innovation have key attributes distinct from
traditional industrial clusters that allow them to extend beyond
geographic boundaries and serve as models for economic expansion in
both developed and developing countries. How do these clusters
emerge? What is the role of individual institutions such as
governments, universities, major corporations, investors, and the
individual entrepreneur? Are there systemic underpinnings, an
invisible hand, that encourage these communities? The book begins
with a presentation of the Clusters of Innovation Framework that
identifies the salient components, behaviors, and linkages that
characterize an innovation cluster, followed by an analysis of the
archetypal cluster, Silicon Valley. Subsequent chapters probe how
these characteristics apply in a diverse selection of economic
communities in Germany, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel,
Japan, Taiwan, China, Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil. Concluding
chapters investigate the role of transregional organizations as
cross-border disseminators of best practices in entrepreneurship
and innovation. Students and professors of economics, business,
public policy, management, entrepreneurship, and innovation will
find this book a useful resource. Corporate executives, university
administrators, government officials, policy makers, and
entrepreneurs will also find it an insightful guide. Contributors:
O. Berry, D. Chapman, J.-M. Chen, S.H. De Cleyn, I. Del Palacio, W.
De Waele, J. Engel, F. Feferman, F. Forster, S. Kagami, M.
Pareja-Eastaway, J.M. Pique, Q. Lang, C. Scheel, H. Schoenenberger,
M. Subodh, V. Trigo, D. Wasserteil, P. Weilerstein, C.-T. Wen
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