Knowledge Creation, Diffusion, and Use in Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters: A Comparative Systems Approach Across the United States, Europe, and Asia

In the 21st century, intangible resources such as knowledge and social capital have become as necessary to the modern economy as coal, diamonds, and oil were to the past. This shift from product-focused to service-focused economies necessitates a drastic re-thinking of the ways in which we support the mission and business of economic development on a global, regional, and national scale. In order to effect and sustain a positive change, innovation and knowledge networks need to be connected to every aspect of life, from the private and domestic, to the corporate and the global. This book integrates a wide variety of perspectives and treatises on mutually adaptive and complementary processes of knowledge generation, diffusion, and transfer within organizations and industry, addressing both the what and how to questions of knowledge management in a conceptual as well as an applied manner. It should be of strong interest to science and technology policy makers, research and development managers, business decision makers, and students of innovation and knowledge dynamics alike.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION & CHAPTER SUMMARIES Meaning and Implications from a Knowledge System Perspective by Elias G. Caryannis and David F. J. Campbell Productive Reasearch Teams and Knowledge Generation by Frank T, Anbari and Stuart A. Umpley Re-Thinking Science: Mode 2 in Societal Context by Helga Nowotny, Peter Scott and Micheal Gibbons Knowledge Production: Competence Development and Innovation--Between Invention and Routine by Wolfgang H. Guttel Knowledge ProductionTrends in the United States, European Union and Japan by David F. Campbell Innovation in Clusters and the Liability of Foreignness of International R&D by Max von Zedtwitz and Philip Heimann Transatlantic Innovation Infrastructure Networks: Public-Private, EU-US R&D Partnerships by Elias G. Carayannis and Patrice Laget Measuring Science-Technology Interaction in the Knowledge-Driven Economy by Martin S. Meyer The Different Dynamics of the Biotechnology and ICT Sectors in Finland by Christopher Palmberg and Terttu Luukkonen The Transformatiom of the German System of Innovation: The Case of Biotechnology by Edgar Grande and Robert Kaiser Competence Centers in Germany: How Can Policy Makers Support the Improved Diffusion of Knowledge? by Susanne Buhrer Cooperations and Networking as Side Effect of the German Delphi '98 by Kerstin Cuhls Certification and Knowledge Management: An Approach Applied to the Space Transport Industry by Frederic Fontane, Patrice Houdayer and Franck Vasseur Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy: The Israeli Case Guy by Ben-Ari Using National Innovation Systems to Enhance S&T Policy: A Knowledge-Based Approach with Examples from Japan by Mark Hewitt Virtualization of Research Universities: Raising the Right Questions to Address Key Functions of the Institution by Thomas Pfeffer Conclusion: Key Insights and Lessons Learned for Policy and Practice INDEX About the Editors and Contributors