Innovation: Management, Policy, & Practice

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Innovation in the city and innovative cities.(Introduction)
Cities matter. By 2006, more than half of the total OECD population lived in urban areas. Major cities in OECD countries generate almost one third of their nations' production while in some countrie . . .

Cities, systems of innovation and economic development.(PART 1: CITY ISSUES AND IMPORTANCE)
INTRODUCTION Cities play a vital role in the social and economic development of countries. Dynamically efficient and productive cities are essential for national economic growth and strong urban e . . .

Innovation and the city.
INTRODUCTION The literature on the increasingly globalised nature of innovation is enormous, particularly that dealing with multinational corporations and global trade. However, less work has been . . .

Innovation, creativity and governance: social dynamics of economic performance in city-regions.
INTRODUCTION The pressure towards a globalizing, knowledge-based economy raises questions about the underlying determinants of economic performance in city regions. The creation and diffusion of n . . .

Path dependence and local innovation systems in city-regions.
INTRODUCTION In this brief paper, we propose an explanation for the long-run evolutionary trajectories of city-regional economies. We develop the argument that such an explanation could rest on th . . .

Urban governance in the knowledge-based economy: challenges for different city types.(PART 2: POLICIES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS)
INTRODUCTION After a long period of urban decline, the end of the 1980s marked the beginning of a remarkable revival of urban areas in western countries, notably in Europe and the US. This process . . .

Lost in translation? Building science and innovation city strategies in Australia and the UK.
INTRODUCTION In the current context of globalisation and the development of the so-called 'knowledge economy', there has been growing interest in both policy-making and academic circles in two int . . .

Governance in innovative cities and the importance of branding.
INTRODUCTION If anything, the twenty first century's economy may be characterised as a knowledge economy. In the Western world, knowledge and innovation have become determining competitive factors . . .

Attract and connect: the 22@Barcelona innovation district and the internationalisation of Barcelona business.
INTRODUCTION Barcelona is on a quest to transform its industries and become a knowledge-intensive city. It is one of the world's most attractive cities as measured by European City Monitor in 2006 . . .

Innovative cities in China: lessons from Pudong New District, Zhangjiang High-tech Park and SMIC Village.
INTRODUCTION It is generally agreed and well documented in the literature that innovative activities within major industrial clusters serve as an important catalyst for city development, high empl . . .

Digital natives, dropouts and refugees: Educational challenges for innovative cities.(PART 3: EMERGING ISSUES AND PRACTICES)
It is impossible to envision an innovative city without innovative people. To respond to the many challenges innovative cities will face, such cities must have citizens with a passion for discovery, . . .

Cities and innovative urban transport policies.
INTRODUCTION The second half of the 20th century was characterized by the strong relationship established between economic growth and growth in transport activities. It was generally accepted by a . . .

Ubiquitous urban infrastructure: infrastructure planning and development in Korea.
INTRODUCTION Socio-economic changes in the information era immensely impact on our societies, lifestyles, built and natural environments and urban amenities (Yigitcanlar et al. 2008a). Particularl . . .

eGovernment for innovative cities of the next generation: the ICING project.
INTRODUCTION The average rate of contact most European citizens have with their city or municipal authority is surprisingly low at five transactions per person per year (2). Not only is this 'tran . . .

Innovation for a carbon constrained city: challenges for the built environment industry.
INTRODUCTION: THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT--A VITAL FOCUS FOR INNOVATION Cities are our most profligate consumers of scarce resources and our worst polluters. Cities are the primary cause of climate chan . . .

Looking into the future of foods and health.
ABSTRACT The health of the population is compromised by poor dietary choices. Resolving this situation will require a substantial investment at many levels of science, agriculture and food industr . . .

Innovation, food safety and regulation.
ABSTRACT The food chain from producer, processor, retailer and consumer is highly interconnected and dynamic. In the midst of this environment, cooperative linkages between government, industry an . . .

Preface.(SECTION 1: INNOVATION AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY)
When we think about innovation in the food industry, the subject of this general issue of Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, we may not always reflect that processed foods have a relativel . . .

Food supply chains: recent growth in global activity.
INTRODUCTION Where does our food come from? The answer is from farms and fisheries, but as consumers in our developed urbanised society we know the reality is from a retail outlet. In other words; . . .

Human and organisational factors affecting technology uptake by industry.
ABSTRACT While there are numerous models for technology transfer into different industries, including licensing agreements, cooperative research and development (R & D) agreements between governme . . .

Editorial: technology.(SECTION 2: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY)(Editorial)
As we move towards the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the international food industry finds itself facing some interesting challenges and opportunities. World population growth continu . . .

The human genome, nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.
ABSTRACT The term nutrigenomics refers to the effect of diet on gene expression. The term nutrigenetics refers to the impact of inherited traits on the response to a specific dietary pattern, func . . .

Innovation in the food industry: personalised nutrition and mass customisation.
ABSTRACT Human beings are not created equal, at least not in terms of nutritional needs. Nutritional needs are dictated by a mixture of genetics, epigenetics, personal history and lifestyle. Obvio . . .

Innovation in the foods industry: functional foods.
ABSTRACT For many consumers, health is a key factor in determining their food choices. As well as simply providing nutrition, it is now being recognised that the consumption of certain foods can p . . .

Processing technology innovation in the food industry.
INTRODUCTION The food industry and novel processes The food industry is as old as civilization; and many of its process operations are thousands of years old, such as brewing (developed in Sumeria . . .

Editorial: consumer acceptance of food innovations.(SECTION 3: CONSUMER AND REGULTORY IMPACTS ON FOOD-RELATED INNOVATION)(Editor
ABSTRACT An innovation's success is dependent upon successfully responding to consumer needs and communicating benefits in a believable persuasive manner. Consumers respond to good taste, convenie . . .

The role of consumer magazines in communicating innovations in food choices.
ABSTRACT Magazines are hardly the dominant determinant of consumer perceptions related to innovations in the food supply but for millions of people they do indeed contribute to the big picture wit . . .

Innovation and the dynamics of capability accumulation in project-based firms.(management of innovations by project management f
SUMMARY Project-based firms face particular difficulties in managing innovation. This paper builds on the literature on concepts of project-based firms to develop an approach to innovation managem . . .

New venture technology sourcing: exploring the effect of absorptive capacity, learning attitude and past performance.(Report)
SUMMARY Based on the literature on learning and technological alliances, this paper explores the relationship between the learning attitude, performance and absorptive capacity with companies' way . . .

Innovation policy in services: The development of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) in Finland.(Report)
SUMMARY This paper starts from the observation that policy-oriented discussion and policy-oriented studies in the sector of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) have been rare despite the . . .

Measuring regional knowledge resources: what do knowledge occupations have to offer?(Report)
SUMMARY In this paper we will examine one of the most locally specific resources within regions: their workforce. We will consider how the specific types and quantities of knowledge workers eviden . . .

New service development: insights from an explorative study into the Turkish retail banking sector.(Report)
SUMMARY Technology has become of one the most significant strategic weapons for banks to survive in increasingly competitive bank markets. Today, banks in Turkey are competing aggressively to intr . . .

Innovation and competition in complex environments.(impact of technological changes on business models)(Report)
SUMMARY The paper aims to shed light on the relation between technological research, competition and market dynamics, focussing on the role of product modularity. This relation is analysed via qua . . .

Decomposing technological change at the twilight of the twentieth century: evidence and lessons from the world's largest innovat
SUMMARY The present-day economy, characterised by a pattern of steady technological and organisational change, has its roots in the so-called information revolution of the late twentieth century. . . .

Outsourcing and innovation: evidence for a local production system of Emilia-Romagna.(Report)
SUMMARY The paper investigates how innovation relates to outsourcing for firms located in a specific local production system. A set of theoretical correlations between innovation related variables . . .

Effects of medical device legislation on innovation within Australian manufacturing companies.
SUMMARY Unlike many other industries in Australia, manufacturers of medical devices must meet strict regulatory requirements to be permitted to supply their products on the consumer market. With t . . .

Randstad's business model of innovation: results from an exploratory study in the temporary staffing industry.(Report)
SUMMARY Official statistics suggest that European service corporations seem to be ignoring the importance of R&D and innovation activities. It is worthwhile to look at whether and how European ser . . .

Knowledge Innovation.(Knowledge Innovation: Strategic Management As Practice)(Book review)
KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION Mitsuru Kodama (2007) ISBN: 978 1 84542 929 4; 244 pages; USD 100.00 P/B; Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK, Northampton MA In the first chapter of Mitsuru Kodama's b . . .

The knowledge tree: CSIRO in Australia's innovation systems.(Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisat
This special issue of IMPP is devoted to presentation and consideration of the important aspects of CSIRO's roles in Australia's innovation systems. The recent Productivity Commission review of publ . . .

CSIRO and Australian innovation: a business commentary.(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
SUMMARY The Australian Business Foundation's view of the role of CSIRO in Australia's innovation system is predicated on a shift in perception about what constitutes innovation. Innovation is the . . .

Large public research systems: India's CSIR, the CNRS in France and the CSIRO.(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)(Na
SUMMARY During the last decade and a half, the impact of globalisation and liberal economic policies has moved beyond the market and financial institutions to penetrate the social institution of s . . .

Contestability and contested stability: life and times of CSIRO's New Zealand cousins, the Crown Research Institutes.(Commonweal
SUMMARY The progress of the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) since their formation in 1992 from the dismantling of the centralised Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is charte . . .

Capability building and risk management: lessons from Radiata.
SUMMARY This paper examines the wider lessons to be obtained from the story of the CSIRO-related start-up company, Radiata Inc. It shows how CSIRO's sustained trans-disciplinary capability-buildin . . .

Spinning along: CSIRO's knowledge business.(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
SUMMARY This paper addresses the development of CSIRO's intellectual property commercialisation from its beginnings in 1949 to 2006. The paper focuses on spinoff companies in commercialisation and . . .

CSIRO: partnering for the future.(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
SUMMARY CSIRO was established in 1949 to provide research for industry and government to enhance Australia's economic development and international competitiveness. Over a period of almost 60 year . . .

Teams in CSIRO: Reorganising for national research imperatives.(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
SUMMARY CSIRO is the pre-eminent Australian research organisation. In this paper, we discuss how CSIRO, with its new focus on Flagship research, collaborative research, and 'theme and stream' rese . . .

Innovation agents and innovation tracks: CSIRO research scientists and their peers.(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Resea
SUMMARY Ultimately it is people who innovate; these innovators are often scientists and technologists. This paper presents data from a 2003-4 study of careers followed by research scientists worki . . .

Adjusting to changing times: CSIRO since the 1970s.(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
SUMMARY CSIRO, Australia's largest public research agency, has changed appreciably over the past three decades as the social, economic, political and technological environment has changed. In this . . .

Triple Helix VI: conference on university, industry and government linkages: NUS, Singapore, 16-18 May 2007.(Conference reports)
'Emerging Models for the Entrepreneurial University: Regional Diversities or Global Convergence' was the theme of the sixth Triple Helix conference. Held every two years, this was the first time tha . . .

The Australian and New Zealand academy of management (ANZAM) conference: Rydges Capricorn Resort, Queensland, Australia, 6-9 Dec
Hosted by Central Queensland University, the 20th annual ANZAM was held in the balmy climes of the Rydges Capricorn Resort. The beautiful pools and range of outdoor activities (e.g. camel rides) at . . .