UID:
almahu_9949384537702882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781317281191
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1317281195
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9781315641836
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1315641836
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9781317281207
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1317281209
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9781317281184
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1317281187
Series Statement:
Regions and cities ; 135
Content:
Innovation is often understood exclusively in terms of the economy, but it is definitely a result of human labour and ingenuity, and of the relationships among individuals and social groups. Some societies and governmental structures are clearly more successful than others: they act in divergent ways, fostering innovation and employment, and they utilize varied opportunities from different fields of research, from new products and from their educational systems. Thus, innovation varies fundamentally between countries, and public policies - in matters such as energy technology, environmental technologies, facing climate change, and advancing conditions of life - can be determined according to different societies' needs. This volume brings together a range of world experts to compare countries and continents and help develop a fuller picture of innovations and their social basis. It will be of interest to researchers in regional studies and economics, as well as labour unions, practitioners, and policy makers.
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; PART I: Introduction; 1. About socio-economic development, technology and government policies: diversities of innovation; Emerging divergent phenomena- different identifications of innovation; Dynamisms of divergent opportunities- constellations of innovation and contextualisation; Societies matter for socio-economic development; Diversified innovation; Notes; References; PART II: General perspectives on divergent innovation
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2. Skilled labour and continuing education: the role of the social partners for divergent opportunities of innovationIntroduction; Industrial production and global power shifts; The German business model (GBM); Strengthening innovation systems by combining vocational and academic qualifications; The driving force of corporate co-determination; Conclusions; References; 3. Surfing the long wave: changing patterns of innovation in a long-term perspective; The outset; Wave-specific innovation patterns; Changing patterns of innovation during the phases of along wave
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Long waves and changing patterns of innovation policyLong waves and the public-private sector interface; Conclusion and outlook; Notes; References; 4. Building research diversity; Beyond the innovation mantra; The risk of growing standardization; Innovation in the neoliberal paradigm; A fourth helix for building research diversity; Irreversibility, risk and democracy; Notes; References; PART III: Labour and innovation; 5. Diversity as innovation and opportunity: transformative affect in S & T workforce participation; The contingent S & T terrain; Diversity as and for innovation
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Invoking policy and processThe transformative impetus; Future challenges and prospects; Notes; References; 6. Postsecondary education and the development of skilled workforces: comparative policy innovation in Brazil and the U.S.; Introduction; Skill and education; Technological change, innovation and workforce trends; Policy approaches to human capital and workforce development; Comparative case analysis and summary; Notes; References; 7. Underemployment of middle-skilled workers and innovation outcomes: a cross-country analysis; Introduction; Middle-skill workers and job polarization
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Skills distribution and innovationEmpirical model and data; Results; Discussion and conclusion; Notes; References; PART IV: Divergent strategies and problems of new technological powers in a changing global situation; 8. Diverse patterns of innovation in India for broader impacts; Introduction; Innovation; Innovation at the bottom of the pyramid; Inclusive innovation; Cases of innovation to serve the BOP; The stakeholders; Conclusions: implications for innovation at the BOP; References
Additional Edition:
Print version: Diversities of innovation Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2019. ISBN 9781138189072 (hardback : alk. paper)
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315641836
