Management of Technology & Innovation Books

New and Published Books

1. Technological Change and Network Effects in Growth Regimes

   Exploring the Microfoundations of Economic Growth

   By Torsten Heinrich

   Series: Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics

   In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspects of economic systems, especially technological change and economic growth. The analysis and modelling of this interrelationship is the central focus of...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Servitization, IT-ization and Innovation Models

   Two-Stage Industrial Cluster Theory

   Edited by Hitoshi Hirakawa, Kaushalesh Lal, Shinkai Naoko, Norio Tokumaru

   This book looks at two-stage industrial cluster theory and new innovation models in the context of the IT-ization and servitization of products. The formation of industrial clusters, such as export processing zones and special economic zones, has been the preferred mechanism for developing...

   Published January 17th 2013 by Routledge
3. Eco-Innovation and Sustainability Management

   By Bart Bossink

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   Sustainability is a phenomenon that must be pursued in a complex system of interrelated elements of business, society, and ecology. It is important to gain an understanding of these elements, the interplay between them, and the behavior of the system. This book explores the...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. Copyright Industries and the Impact of Creative Destruction

   Copyright Expansion and the Publishing Industry

   By Jiabo Liu

   Series: Routledge Research in Intellectual Property

   This book examines the relationship between the legal extension of copyright duration as an enduring means of copyright protection and the growth of the UK book publishing industry as a typical creative industry reliant on copyright. The book draws on Schumpeter’s theory of creative destruction to...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Psychology of Digital Media at Work

   Edited by Daantje Derks, Arnold Bakker

   Series: Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology

   In many professions daily work life has become unthinkable without the use of a computer with access to the Internet. As technological innovations progress rapidly and new applications of interactional media are invented, organizational behaviour continues to change. The central theme of this book...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Evolution and Design of Institutions

   By Christian Schubert, Georg Von Wangenheim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

   This book comprises nine papers approaching designed institutions and their interplay with spontaneous institutions from various angles. While the evolution of spontaneous institutions is quite well understood in economic thinking, the development of consciously designed institutions has been...

   Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Innovation Policy Challenges for the 21st Century

   Edited by Deborah Cox, John Rigby

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   As the economies of western countries move from primarily resource-based to knowledge-based, and trade liberalization limits what governments can do through direct action, the landscape of innovation is changing and policymakers must react accordingly. This exciting new book examines the challenges...

   Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
8. Public Sector Transformation through E-Government

   Experiences from Europe and North America

   Edited by Vishanth Weerakkody, Christopher G. Reddick

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   Over the last decade governments in Europe and North America have attempted to improve efficiency of public services through Information and Communication Technology, commonly branded as electronic government (e-government). Public Sector Transformation through E-Government explores the influence...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Networking Regionalised Innovative Labour Markets

   Edited by Ulrich Hilpert, Helen Lawton Smith

   Series: Regions and Cities

   A map which shows where innovation is clustered worldwide is also a map of the location of the highly skilled and talented labour. New technologies, their creative applications or synergy across different areas of scientific research or technology development always create opportunities for the...

   Published September 25th 2012 by Routledge
10. Information and Communications Technologies in Society

    E-Living in a Digital Europe

    Edited by Ben Anderson, Malcolm Brynin, Yoel Raban, Jonathan Gershuny

    Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

    There is a growing body of work examining the ‘consequences’, or more accurately the inter-relationships between information and communications technologies (ICTs) and society at the microsocial (individual, household) level. The vast majority of this work has so far been focused on the US and the...

    Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge