The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe

The structures and dynamics of technological innovation in Europe analysed in theory and in practice.

Alfonso Gambardella (Edited by), Franco Malerba (Edited by)

9780521643030, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 18 November 1999

408 pages, 68 tables
23.6 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.785 kg

Review of the hardback: 'This book pulls together a number of highly qualified researchers in this field of economics, presenting a series of valuable and insightful analyses.' Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv (Review of World Economics)

Within the literature on industrial economics and innovation there have been surprisingly few attempts to build analytical frameworks that are based on the distinctive features and institutional characteristics of Europe, and especially of the European Union. This collection explains the organization and dynamics of innovative activities in Europe. Theoretical advances in the economics of technological innovation have been placed alongside empirical research relating to the interaction between the industrial structures of individual member nations and the linking regulations of the European Union. The team of distinguished international contributors includes Paul David and Nick Von Tunzelmann. The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe is a significant addition to the literature on the economics of innovation and technology.

Introduction: the organization of innovative activity in Europe: towards a conceptual framework A. Gambardella and F. Malerba
Part I. Patterns of Innovative Activity: 2. The co-evolution of technological knowledge and corporate organizations G. Dosi and L. Marengo
3. Large firms in Europe's innovative activities K. Pavitt and P. Patel
4. Technological entry and diversification in Europe, the United States and Japan F. Malerba and L. Orsenigo
5. Spatial patterns of innovation: evidence from patent data S. Breschi
6. Innovation and the size of industrial clusters in Europe P. Swann
7. 'Convergence' and corporate change in the electronics industry N. Von Tunzelmann
8. The dynamics of localised technology changes: the role of demand-pull in a skill intensive industry
The case of the Italian mechanical industry C. Antonelli and M. Calderini
9. Interfirms collaborations and research networks P. Llerena and M. Matt
10. Cooperative learning and the evolution of inter-firm agreements in the European electronics industry A. Bureth, S. Wolff and A. Zanfei
11. Firm specialisation and growth: a study of the European software industry S. Torrisi
12. European biotechnology: leaning and catching up M. Sharp and J. Senker
13. The research network and the new economics of science: from metaphors to organizational behaviours P. David, D. Foray and E. Steinmueller
14. The dynamics of research networks in Europe W. Garcia-Fontes and A. Geuna
15. Patterns of university research in Europe A. Geuna.

Subject Areas: Macroeconomics [KCB]