Innovation is the main engine of competitiveness. However, in a world in which everything goes faster, the inherent nature of the innovation process has changed

This book offers a geographic dimension to the study of innovation and product commercialization. Building on the literature in economics and geography, this bo

Makes correlations between success and geography, explaining how such rising centers of innovation as San Francisco and Austin are likely to offer influential o

Within the European context of innovation for growth, public and corporate actors are faced with pressing questions concerning innovation policy and the return

This volume provides a collection of theoretical articles and empirical studies on innovation and location by focusing on the institutions and systems that medi