ISBN: 3540437223
TITLE: The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy
AUTHOR: Acs et al.
TOC:

1 Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development
Zoltan J. Acs, Henri L.F. de Groot and Peter Nijkamp 1
Part I: Theoretical Background. Concepts and Measurement
Milieux Innovateurs and Collective Learning: From Concepts to Measurement
Roberto Camagni and Roberta Capello 15
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the SME Sector
Enno Masurel, Kees van Montfort and Peter Nijhamp 47
Networked Alliances and Innovation
Luis Suarez-Villa 65
The Innovation Decision and Fixed Costs
Kees van Montfort, Geert Ridder and Alfred Kleinknecht 81
The Knowledge Base, Innovation and Urban Economic Growth
William F. Lever 107
Constructing an Index for Regional Competitiveness
Janne Huovari, Aki Kangasharju and Aku Alanen 121
Part II: Knowledge Spillovers and University Research
8 Geographic Spillovers of University Research: on Patent Activities of the High Technology Sectors in Austria
Manfred M. Fischer and Attila Varga 139
9 High Technology Employment and Knowledge Spillovers
Zoltan J. Acs, Felix R. FitzRoy and Ian Smith 155
10 Universities as Agents in Regional Innovation Systems. Evaluating Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive Collaboration in Austria
Martina Fromhold-Eisebith and Doris Schartinger 173
Part III: The ICT Sector and Regional Development
11 ICT and Knowledge Challenges for Entrepreneurs in Regional Economic Development
Roger Stough, Rajendra Kulkarni and Jean Paelinck 195
12 Newcomers and Innovation in the U.S. Telephone Industry. Then and Now
Pat Norton 215
13 The Spatial Industrial Dynamics of the ICT Sector in Sweden
Charlie Karlsson and Johan Klaesson 243
14 The Multimedia Industry: Networks and Regional Development in a Globalised Economy
Gerhard Fuchs 277
Part IV: Regional Case Studies
15 Small Key Tech-Knowledge Firms in Canada: Their Innovation Potential, Structure, and Spatial Adaptation
Brian Ceh 301
16 The Location of Technological Innovations within the Japanese Semiconductor Industry
Tomokazu Arita and Philip McCann 321
17 Innovative Performance in the Capital Region of Norway
Heidi Wiig Aslesen 345
18 Innovation and Firm Location in the Spanish Medical Instruments Industry
Manuela P. Prez and Angel M. Snchez 365
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