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Record Nr.

UNINA9910626107103321

Autore

Phillips Peter W. B

Titolo

Innovation in agri-food clusters : theory and case studies / / Peter W.B. Phillips ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2013

ISBN

1-283-90352-0

1-78064-237-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

338.1097124/25

630

Soggetti

Agricultural innovations - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

Food industry and trade - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

Agricultural industries - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 The Blind Leading the Blind along the Innovation Pathway; 2 The Economic Explanation for Innovation; 3 Clusters and Traded Interdependencies: Place-based Theories and Models; 4 Policies, Strategies and Metrics Related to Place in Saskatoon; 5 Local Links and Global Pipelines: Innovation Systems Theories and Models; 6 Policies, Strategies and Metrics Related to Innovation Processes in Saskatoon; 7 Stars and Innovation Athletes: People-based Theories and Models

8 Policies, Strategies and Metrics Related to People in Saskatoon9 Moving Innovation Studies from Comparative Statics to Networked Dynamics; 10 Evidence-informed Policy for the 21st Century; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Innovation has moved through a range of revolutionary epochs, but there is no clear picture of how, or even if, innovation can be managed. This book explores the models, methods and metrics of innovation analysis in the context of a single centre: the Global Oilseeds Complex centred in Saskatoon, Canada. It is a single, coherent volume that



outlines the theory and practices related to innovation, offering a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches, backed up with empirical evidence.