Changes in innovation
Subtitle: towards an improved understanding of economic renewal
By: edited by Jani Saarinen and Nina Rilla.
Contributors: Saarinen, Jani, 1973-; Rilla, Nina, 1976-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230577442
Subjects: Technological innovations -- Finland
Description: "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 strategis for firms and decision makers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I INTRODUCTION * 1. Changes in Innovation; title: Jani Saarinen and Nina Rilla * 2. Innovation as objective; title: The Sfinno approach; title: Robert van der Have, Jani Saarinen, Pekka Pesonen and Nina Rilla * Part II CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION * 3. Professionalisation of research and development activities in Finnish companies before 1970s; title: Jani Saarinen * 4. The existence and nature of innovation in mature industry; title: case Finnish forest industry; title: Pekka Pesonen * 5. Are there failing innovations? In search of understanding of failure in innovation activities; title: Nina Rilla and Juha Oksanen * Part III SECTORAL ASPECTS OF INNOVATION * 6. Innovation and dynamic strategy; title: Planning and implementing continuous renewal; title: Pekka Pesonen * 7. Spatial changes in innovation processes over time in Finland; title: Jani Saarinen and Juha Oksanen * 8. Convergence in innovation; title: Jani Saarinen and Robert van der Have * Part IV RECENT TRENDS IN INNOVATION * 9. International dimension of innovation process; title: Evidence of Finnish innovation data; title: Nina Rilla * 10. When the going gets tough failure of innovative businesses; title: Pekka Pesonen and Robert van der Have * 11. Framing elements of service innovation; title: Robert van der Have * Part V EPILOGUE * 12. Studies of innovation: challenges and possibilities researchers' perspective; title: Nina Rilla and Jani Saarinen Part I INTRODUCTION * 1. Changes in Innovation; title: Jani Saarinen and Nina Rilla * 2. Innovation as objective; title: The Sfinno approach; title: Robert van der Have, Jani Saarinen, Pekka Pesonen and Nina Rilla * Part II CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION * 3. Professionalisation of research and development activities in Finnish companies before 1970s; title: Jani Saarinen * 4. The existence and nature of innovation in mature industry; title: case Finnish forest industry; title: Pekka Pesonen * 5. Are there failing innovations? In search of understanding of failure in innovation activities; title: Nina Rilla and Juha Oksanen * Part III SECTORAL ASPECTS OF INNOVATION * 6. Innovation and dynamic strategy; title: Planning and implementing continuous renewal; title: Pekka Pesonen * 7. Spatial changes in innovation processes over time in Finland; title: Jani Saarinen and Juha Oksanen * 8. Convergence in innovation; title: Jani Saarinen and Robert van der Have * Part IV RECENT TRENDS IN INNOVATION * 9. International dimension of innovation process; title: Evidence of Finnish innovation data; title: Nina Rilla * 10. When the going gets tough failure of innovative businesses; title: Pekka Pesonen and Robert van der Have * 11. Framing elements of service innovation; title: Robert van der Have * Part V EPILOGUE * 12. Studies of innovation: challenges and possibilities researchers' perspective; title: Nina Rilla and Jani Saarinen.