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This book is a collection of articles all contributing to the theme of changes in innovation and innovation processes, and aims to create new knowledge about crucial issues in the Finnish and global innovation environment which forms critical intelligence in innovation strategies for firms and decision makers.

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Author:   J. Saarinen ,  N. Rilla
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2009
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781349367177

ISBN 10:   1349367176
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   16 September 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION Changes in Innovation; J.Saarinen  & N.Rilla Innovation as Objective - The Sfinno Approach; R.van der Have , J.Saarinen , P.Pesonen  & N.Rilla PART II: CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION Professionalisation of Research and Development Activities in Finnish Companies Before 1970s; J.Saarinen The Existence and Nature of Innovation in Mature Industry - Case Finnish Forest Industry; P.Pesonen Are There Failing Innovations? In Search of Understanding of Failure in Innovation Activities; N.Rilla  & J.Oksanen PART III: SECTORAL ASPECTS OF INNOVATION Innovation and Dynamic Strategy - Planning and Implementing Continuous Renewal; P.Pesonen Spatial Changes in Innovation Processes Over Time in Finland; J.Saarinen  & J.Oksanen Convergence in Innovatio; J.Saarinen  & R.van der Have PART IV: RECENT TRENDS IN INNOVATION  International Dimension of Innovation Process - Evidence of Finnish Innovation Data; N.Rilla   When the Going gets Tough – Failure of Innovative Businesses; P.Pesonen  & R.van der Have Framing Elements of Service Innovation; R.van der Have PART V: EPILOGUE Studies of Innovation: Challenges and Possibilities – Researchers' Perspective; N.Rilla  & J.Saarinen

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JUHA OKSANEN is a research scientist and the team leader of the VTT 'Innovation Policy Research and Impact Assessment of R&D' unit PEKKA PESONEN is a research scientist at VTT within the 'Innovation and Industrial Renewal' research team. His research interests pertain to various aspects of the innovations themselves, and to the link between innovation, technological development, and the competitiveness of firms and industries. His research has been mainly focusing on innovation in and dynamics of forest sector, and on innovation management issues, as well as managing SFINNO, the Finnish innovation-based database ROBERT VAN DER HAVE is employed a as research scientist at VTT within the team 'Innovation and Industrial Renewal'. His expertise mainly lay in economic-geography issues such as agglomeration externalities, industry clusters, and the measurement and analysis of spatial phenomena, especially innovative activity. His research interests include inter-organizational knowledge creation in innovation, spatial evolution of industry and innovative activity, the interplay of regional environments and organizational dynamics, dynamics of entrepreneurship, as well innovation in services

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