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In recent years there has been growing scientific interest in the
triangular relationship between knowledge. complexity and
innovation systems. The concept of'innovation systems' carries the
idea that innovations do not originate as isolated discrete
phenomena, but are generated through the interaction of a number of
actors or agents. This set of actors and interactions possess
certain specific characteristics that tend to remain over time.
Such characteristics are also shared by national, regional,
sectoral and technological interaction systems. They can all be
represented as sets of institutional] actors and interactions,
whose ultimate goal is the production and diffusion of knowledge.
The major theoretical and policy problem posed by these systems is
that knowledge is generated not only by individuals and
organisations, but also by the often complex pattern of interaction
between them. To understand how organisations create new products,
new production techniques and new organisational forms is
important. An even more fundamental need is to understand how
organisations create new knowledge if this knowledge creation lies
in the mobilisation and conversion of tacit knowledge. Although
much has been written about the importance of knowledge in
management, little attention has been paid to how knowledge is
created and how the knowledge creation process is managed. The
third component of the research triangle concerns complexity."
The book addresses the relationship between knowledge, complexity and innovation systems. It integrates research findings from a broad area including economics, business studies, management studies, geography, mathematics and science & technology contributions from a wide range group of international experts. In particular, it offers insights about knowledge creation and spillovers, innovation and learning systems, innovation diffusion processes and innovation policies.The contributions provide an excellent coverage of current conceptual and theoretical developments and valuable insights from both empirical and conceptual work. The reader gets an overview about the state of the art of the role of innovation systems and knowledge creation and diffusion in geographical space.
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