The literature on new technology diffusion is vast, and it spills over many conventional
disciplinary boundaries. This paper surveys the literature by focusing on alternative …

Science and technology development have become critical instruments in the public policy
arena given their demonstrated impact on economic progress. As a consequence, a vast …

Cohen and Levinthal (1989) introduced the notion of absorptive capacity and demonstrated
that knowledge spillovers can induce complementarities in R&D efforts. We show that this …

Economists conventionally think of R&D as generating one product: new information. We
suggest that R&D not only generates new information, but also enhances the firm's ability to …

First published in 1997. Massive technological development has changed the face of
industry drammatically. This text provides an analysis of the trends and dynamics of …

Originally published in 1994, this text analyses the key issues that influence the growth and
development of small businesses. Looking at the concept in which they operate, the book …

One of the continuing paradoxes in economic theory has been the contrast between the
general consensus that technical change is the most important source of dynamism in …

In the early 1970s Ehrlich and Holdren devised a simple equation in dialogue with
Commoner identifying three factors that created environmental impact. Thus, impact (I) was …

The central purpose of this paper is to outline an evolutionary theory of technology policy
and to connect it with the emerging literature on national systems of innovation. Any …

Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy. We
embed it into the broader framework of public policies to stimulate innovation: regulations …