This book presents a reader-friendly analysis and synthesis of the key approaches in economics and management to innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological change. Link and Siegel provide precise definitions of key concepts, present numerous historical examples to illustrate these concepts, and outline a frame-work to analyze key topics, and compare and contrast different theoretical frameworks. They provide a carefully explained interpretation of quantitative and qualitative findings, and emphasize international comparisons of innovation infrastructure and technology policy. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

List of Figures	viii
List of Tables	ix
1 Innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological change: an overview	1
2 The entrepreneur as innovator	14
3 Fundamental concepts of innovation and technological change	27
4 R&D and firm performance	36
5 The economics of R&D and economic growth	74
6 Innovation in the service sector	86
7 Technological spillovers and general purpose technologies	97
8 University technology transfer	108
9 University research parks	138
10 Government as entrepreneur and innovator	149
11 Innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological change: a research agenda	171
References	180
Index	206

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