This book offers an integrated, comprehensive assessment of agri-food innovation theories
and their applications. It explores the models, methods and metrics of innovation analysis in …

Governments in OECD countries are turning more and more towards creating networked
entities as a means of organising cross-sector and multidisciplinary research. Yet, there is …

Socially robust science refers to a mode of knowledge production that is validated through
an expanded peer-review process, involving the knowledge users. It therefore integrates …

The behaviors and seemingly disconnected exchanges between actors operating within sub-
components of hierarchical decision-making systems can contribute to unanticipated …

Public-private partnership is one new model of centreless or networked governance that has
emerged in recent years. This article examines the development and use of partnerships in …

Innovation is increasingly viewed as a key determinant of economic growth. There are a
number of competing theories on innovation. Recent literature indicates innovation occurs at …

Major investments in science and technology are designed to generate something beyond
the science itself. Government-funded big science infrastructure, exemplified by the …

Governing in the modern times has become more complicated and complex, with an array of
new governing structures encompassing the globe. Discrete institutions are increasingly …

Major investments in science and technology are designed to generate something beyond
the mere science itself. Government-funded infrastructures, like the Canadian Light Source …

Innovation is increasingly viewed as a key determinant of economic growth. Recent
literature indicates innovation occurs at the local, regional, national and global levels. One …