Introduction Franco Malerba and Stefano Brusoni Part I. Innovation and Economic Growth: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 Part II. The Micro-dynamics of the Innovation Process: 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 Part III. Innovation and Industrial Dynamics: 5. Statistical regularities in the evolution of industries: a guide through some evidence and challenges for the theory Giovanni Dosi 6. Spinoff entry in high-tech industries: motives and consequences Steven Klepper and Peter Thompson Part IV. Innovation and Institutions: 7. Schumpeterian innovation in institutions Masahiko Aoki 8. Innovation in Europe's academic institutions Paul A. David Part V. Innovation, Firms' Organization and Business Strategies: 9. Bringing selection back into our evolutionary theories of innovation Daniel A. Levinthal 10. From leadership to management: mobilizing knowledge for innovationYves L. Doz, Andrea Cuomo and Julie Wrazel Part VI. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 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 Part VII. Innovation and the Evolution of the University System: 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 Part VIII. Innovation and Public Policy: 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 Part IX. Chapter Commentaries Jan Fagerberg, Ashish Arora, Luigi Orsenigo, Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Sidney G. Winter, Maureen McKelvey and W. Edward Steinmueller Index.
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