Measuring National Innovation Performance The Innovation Union Scoreboard Revisited /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Adam, Frane (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Θέματα: Management.; Industrial management.; Economic policy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economic sociology.; Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.

This book provides a critical re-examination of the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) as the main tool used by the European Commission and other policy-making bodies to measure national innovation capacity. Given that contemporary societies and economies are to a great extent characterised by the pr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Methodological and Epistemic Framework: From Positivism to Post-positivism
• 3 Innovation: Measurement and Indicators
• 4 Innovation Union Scoreboard: Central Monitoring System for the EU
• 5 Country Profiles and Patterns Regarding Innovation Performance
• 6 Some Comparisons with Other Scoreboards
• 7 On Policy Implications
• 8 Concluding Remarks.  .