Bücher der Reihe Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management

This book explores the transition of trade in ideas from an exchange mainly within firms and nations to one between firms and nations and investigates the licensing contract and mechanisms of trade as this exchange moves towards organized markets with prices.

This is the first book to explore the dynamics of family business from a knowledge management perspective. It integrates the literature from family business, entrepreneurship, industrial psychology, and knowledge management.

In this book, Frederick Betz offers a holistic approach to science, incorporating philosophical and practical elements in a framework that integrates scientific method, content, administration and application. All key concepts are supported with case studies.

Synthesizing the literature from related fields including macroeconomics, technology transfer, and innovation, the author's rigorous methodology shows that Total Factor Productivity is positively related to GDP and is mediated by research and development.

This book explores the network enterprise and its evolution from Medieval guilds to the innovation clusters of Silicon Valley. It examines organizations that operate as networks and interact with firms along the supply chain and in complementary industries.

This book identifies the key ingredients for the strategic integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into national development, with examples from around the world. It demonstrates how ICT can be implemented to support economic development.

This text draws on current research and best practices from around the world to provide practical tools for promoting economic and social transformation through information and communication technology. It includes many illustrative international examples.

This book examines the dynamics of the Chinese economy, including ownership structure, management design, labor-management relations, business infrastructure, and capitalization in both the public and private sectors.