Creating Wealth from Knowledge

Edited by John Bessant, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Exeter, UK, University of Erlangen-Nuremburg, Germany and University of Stavanger, Norway and Tim Venables, Strategic Research Manager, Imperial College Business School, London, UK

• Contents:1. IntroductionJohn Bessant and Tim VenablesPART I: CONTEXT2. Science and Technology in the UKPablo D’Este and Andy Neely3. How Open is Innovation?Linus Dahlander and David Gann4. Innovation Policy as Cargo Cult: Myth and Reality in Knowledge-led Productivity GrowthAlan Hughes5. New Innovation Models and Australia’s Old EconomyMark Dodgson and John Steen6. Evolution of UK Government Support for InnovationTim MinshallPART II: FIRM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE7. Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge EconomyErik Stam and Elizabeth GarnseyPART III: CONNECTING FOR INNOVATION8. Sustaining Breakthrough Innovation in Large Established Firms:Learning Traps and Counteracting StrategiesSimone Ferriani, Elizabeth Garnsey and David Probert9. Search Strategies for Discontinuous InnovationJohn Bessant and Bettina von Stamm10. Accelerating Diffusion Amongst Slow AdoptersRichard Adams and John Bessant11. Understanding and Overcoming Resistance to InnovationSue Morton and Neil BurnsPART IV: WEALTH FROM KNOWLEDGE12. How Firms Source Knowledge from Universities: Partnering versus ContractingMarkus Perkmann and Kathryn Walsh13. What are the Factors that Drive the Engagement of Academic Researchers in Knowledge Transfer Activities? Some Reflections for Future ResearchPablo D’Este and Andy Neely14. Exploring the Role of Geographic Proximity in Shaping University–Industry InteractionKate Bishop, Toke Reichstein and Ammon Salter 15. Enhancing the Flow of Knowledge to Innovation: Challenges for University-based Knowledge Transfer SystemsHossein Sharifi, Weisheng Liu, B. McCaul and Dennis Kehoe16. Enabling Information Infrastructures and TechnologiesRoula Michaelides and Dennis Kehoe17. ConclusionJohn Bessant and Tim VenablesIndex