Perspectives on innovation / editors, Franco Malerba and Stefano Brusoni.

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Understanding economic growth as the central task of economic analysis / Richard R. Nelson -- 2. Innovation and economic growth theory : a Schumpeterian legacy and agenda / Bart Verspagen -- 3. Schumpeter's prophecy and individual incentives as a driver of innovation / Wesley M. Cohen and Henry Sauermann -- 4. Creative destruction in the PC industry / Timothy Bresnahan -- 5. Statistical regularities in the evolution of industries : a guide through some evidence and challenges for the theory / Giovanni Dosi -- 6. Spin-off entry in high-tech industries : motives and consequences / Steve Klepper and Peter Thompson -- 7. Schumpeterian innovation in institutions / Masahiko Aoki -- 8. Innovation and Europe's academic institutions -- second thoughts about embracing the Bayh-Dole regime / Paul A. David -- 9. Bringing selection back into our evolutionary theories of innovation / Daniel A. Levinthal -- 10. From leadership to management : mobilizing knowledge for innovation in strategic alliances / Yves L. Doz, Andrea Cuomo and Julie Wrazel -- 11. Schumpeterian legacies for entrepreneurship and networks : the social dimensions of entrepreneurial action / Piera Morlacchi -- 12. Knowledge-based entrepreneurship : the organizational side of technology commercialization / Ulrich Witt and Christian Zellner -- 13. Academic entrepreneurs and technology transfer : who participates and why? / Janet Bercovitz and Maryann Feldman -- 14. Modelling and measuring scientific production : a first estimation for a panel of OECD countries / Gustavo Crespi and Aldo Geuna -- 15. Innovation systems, innovation policy and restless capitalism / Stan Metcalfe -- 16. Intellectual property rights and competition policy / Paul A. Geroski -- 17. The policy-shaper's anxiety at the innovation kick : how far do innovation theories really help in the world of policy? / Paraskevas Caracostas