1st Edition

The Dynamics of Local Innovation Systems Structures, Networks and Processes

By Eva Panetti Copyright 2019
120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

120 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the dynamics underpinning the successful performance of local innovation systems (LIS), that is, spatial concentration of innovation activities in specific geographical areas, characterized by the synergetic co-localization of research centers, innovation-driven enterprises, large corporations and capital providers. The reader will... Read more

Introduction Chapter 1. Local innovation systems: an overview Chapter 2. Local innovation systems as networks of relationships Chapter 3. Exploring the relational dimension of LIS: an empirical case study Chapter 4. Results from the empirical study

Biography

Eva Panetti is a scholar in Innovation Management and Team Project Manager for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s "Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program" (MIT REAP) for the Campania Region (Italy). She gained her PhD in Management at the Federico II University of Naples and, since the beginning of her career, she focused her studies on the analysis of innovation ecosystems. In 2017 she was visiting researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Industrial Performance Center, where she conducted a research project on Boston Biotech Ecosystem. She is the author of several international publications on innovation ecosystems, technology transfer and technological transitions. Having analyzed many international cases, her studies currently focus on the evolution of emerging innovation ecosystems, with special regard to the Industry–University relationship and technology transfer mechanisms, and are conducted in cooperation with the Department of Management and Quantitative Studies at the Parthenope University of Naples.