Product Description

This handbook looks to provide academics and students with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the phenomenon of innovation. Innovation spans a number of fields within the social sciences and humanities: Management, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Politics, Psychology, and History. Consequently, the rapidly increasing body of literature on innovation is characterized by a multitude of perspectives based on, or cutting across, existing disciplines and specializations. Scholars of innovation can come from such diverse starting points that much of this literature can be missed, and so constructive dialogues missed. The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Innovation have carefully selected and designed twenty-one contributions from leading academic experts within their particular field, each focusing on a specific aspect of innovation. These have been organized into four main sections, the first of which looks at the creation of innovations, with particular focus on firms and networks. Section Two provides an account of the wider systematic setting influencing innovation and the role of institutions and organizations in this context. Section Three explores some of the diversity in the working of innovation over time and across different sectors of the economy, and Section Four focuses on the consequences of innovation with respect to economic growth, international competitiveness, and employment. An introductory overview, concluding remarks, and guide to further reading for each chapter, make this handbook a key introduction and vital reference work for researchers, academics, and advanced students of innovation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #106993 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 680 pages

Review
the result of a collective effort of a well-established network of scholars in the field of innovation studies. The outcome is an impressive volume which provides an up-to-date summary of current research on innovation and innovative strategies and behaviours of the enterprises...The book deserves little criticism. Well balanced and articulated... raises a number of intriguing perspectives of analysis. (Business History )

...this handbook provides an important addition to the growing innovation literature. (Organization 12 (6) )

About the Author
Jan Fagerberg is Professor at the University of Oslo, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK).

Customer Reviews

Excellent
This is an outstanding collection of essays on innovation from the top academics in the field. Its written in a concise readable fashion and explores the history, organisation and management of innovation. A perfect introduction, reference book or source of in depth material for academics, students, managers and policy makers... highly recommended.

Good book, nice price, prompt delivery
The Oxford Handbook of Innovation gives a concise but punchy view of the innovation scenario. Its introduction perhaps tells the whole story. The literature on innovation has exploded in recent years and you cant possibly expect to read everything. But with the Handbook, you at least know where to start, and can bite off little bits as you need. Dont expect it to cover everything though. Newer trends such as Open Innovation are not adequately covered. But it is still well worth it.