1st Edition

Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalisation Essays in Honour of Cesare Imbriani

Edited By Piergiuseppe Morone Copyright 2013
304 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

As firms increasingly rely on knowledge as a key factor for innovation, the ability to innovate is increasingly perceived as a key asset for being competitive in international markets. This new volume argues that innovation, knowledge and internationalisation should be viewed as tightly related concepts. It provides a stimulating and comprehensive framework for understanding key tendencies in... Read more
Introduction P. Morone  PART I: KNOWLEDGE  1. Knowledge and Innovation in social networks: an assessment of industrial clusters’ literature E. Giuliani and X. F. Molina Morales  2. Friends and Rivals: modelling the social relations of inventors L. Cassi and L. Zirulia  3. Knowledge and innovative entrepreneurship - social capital and individual capacities U. Cantner and M. Stuetzer  4. Agglomeration economies, forward linkages and regional specialisation in business services in the EU27 V. Meliciani and M. Savona  PART II: INNOVATION  5. Technological Competences and Regional Innovation Networks: Measurement and Visualization with Patent Data A. Pyka, B. Ebersberger and D. Hartmann  6. Implementation Cycles and the New Economy in Retrospect P. Scaramozzino, J. Temple and N. Vulkan  7. The impact of technological change on employment and skills: theory and empirical evidence M. Vivarelli and M. Piva  8. Design and Evaluation of Fiscal Incentives for Business Innovation in Latin America: Lessons Learned and Future Developments G. A. Crespi PART III: INTERNATIONALIZATION  9. Trade policy and Internationalisation D. Salvatore  10. Models of speculative attacks and crashes in international capital markets G. Marini and G. Piersanti  11. Firms Internationalization, innovation strategies and product quality P. Morone and F. Renna  12. Do Foreign Ownership and Technological Environment Affect Firm Survival? Evidence on Italian Manufacturing and Services Firms F. Reganati, A. Ferragina and R. Pittiglio

Biography

Piergiuseppe Morone is associate professor at the University of Foggia, Italy.