Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide clarity to the concept of innovation and its
various definitions. Design/methodology/approach–The article reviews the innovation …

South Korea has been quietly growing into a major economic force that is even challenging
some Japanese industries. This timely book examines South Korean growth as an example …

This book contains the most sustained and serious attack on mainstream, neoclassical
economics in more than forty years. Nelson and Winter focus their critique on the basic …

Technology can be defined as those tools, devices, and knowl edge that mediate between
inputs and outputs (process tech nology) and/or that create new products or services …

This pioneering volume proposes a compelling new theory of how regions have sustained
their economic viability in the era of multinational corporations. Unlike traditional …

Motivated by differences in innovation intensity across advanced economies, this paper
presents an empirical examination of the determinants of country-level production of …

This essay presents an overview of the prevailing theoretical literature on innovation, probes
the adequacy of existing theory to guide policy regarding innovation, and sketches some …

Arguing that the ultimate resource is the human imagination coupled to the human spirit,
Julian Simon led a vigorous challenge to conventional beliefs about scarcity of energy and …

This paper makes the case that purposive, profit-seeking investments in knowledge play a
critical role in the long-run growth process. First, the authors review the implications of …

Discussions of the link between firm size and innovation are outmoded because the
boundaries of the firm have become fuzzy in recent decades. Strategic alliances …