Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Structural Transformation -

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Sommaire:
Innovation, entrepreneurship, the firm and industry evolution.- Innovation and the evolution of industries.- Entrepreneurship, evolution and the human mind.- Division of labor and division of knowledge: Why the nature of the causality matters for the evolutionary theory of the firm.- Entry of new firms and small firms.- Young firm growth in high-tech sectors: The role of founders? human capital.- Product entry in a fast growing industry: The LAN switch market.- Network externalities and networks of innovators.- Network effects and the choice of mobile phone operator.- Evolving networks of inventors.- Why do firms disclose knowledge and how does it matter?.- Innovation and competitiveness in local SMEs: Characteristics of firms, entrepreneurs, environment and their interrelationships.- Innovation and industrial transformation in various sectors.- New combinations in old industries: The introduction of radical innovations in tire manufacturing.- Fitness determinants in creative industries: A longitudinal study on the Hollywood film-making industry, 1992?2003.- The selection environment for gas to liquids technology and technological strategies: Challenging the natural trajectory.- Innovation and employment in Europe: A sectoral perspective.- Knowledge diffusion, spillovers and firm strategies.- A laboratory experiment of knowledge diffusion dynamics.- To innovate or to transfer?.- Dynamic gap bridging and realized gap set development: The strategic role of the firm in the coevolution of capability space and opportunity space.- Patents ? patenting strategies and impacts of patents.- Innovation strategy and the patenting behavior of firms.- Effects of patenting behavior on corporate growth: A panel data analysis of German start-up firms.- Public Policy ? competition policy and the patent system.- What?s the aim for competition policy: Optimizing market structure or encouraging innovative behaviors?.- Social and technological efficiency of patent systems.