Changes in Innovation

Towards an Improved Understanding of Economic Renewal

By: Jani Saarinen (Editor), Nina Rilla (Editor)

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Hardcover | 16 September 2009 | Edition Number 1

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This book is a collection of articles of a multidisciplinary nature all contributing to a theme of changes in innovation and innovation processes. It creates new knowledge about crucial issues in the innovation environment which form critical intelligence in innovation strategies for firms and decision makers. This is performed with the help of a unique database on individual innovations applying the object approach.

This book contributes in three distinct ways in better understanding the economic renewal. Firstly, it will help decision makers and industry to apply a more pro-active approach in innovation and innovation policy. Secondly, it significantly strengthens the small and fragmented academic field of innovation studies. Finally, the book creates awareness and improves knowledge of a wide range of aspects of innovation for business actors which are in support of developing their innovation activities.

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List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Notes on the Contributors	p. x
Preface	p. xii
Introduction
Changes in Innovation	p. 3
Innovation as Objective: The SFINNO Approach	p. 9
Characteristics of Innovation
Professionalization of Research and Development Activities in Finnish Companies before the 1970s	p. 23
The Existence and Nature of Innovation in Mature Industry: Case Study - Finnish Forest Industry	p. 49
Are There Failing Innovations? In Search of Understanding of Failure in Innovation Activities	p. 69
Sectoral Aspects of Innovation
Innovation and Dynamic Strategy: Planning and Implementing Continuous Renewal	p. 93
Spatial Changes in Innovation Processes Over Time in Finland	p. 115
Convergence in Innovation	p. 145
Recent Trends in Innovation
The International Dimension of Innovation Process: Evidence of Finnish Innovation Data	p. 167
When the Going Gets Tough: Failure of Innovative Businesses	p. 193
Framing Elements of Service Innovation	p. 213
Epilogue
Studies of Innovation: Challenges and Possibilities - The Researcher's Perspective	p. 229
Index	p. 237
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