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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786273103321

Titolo

The economics of creativity : ideas, firms and markets / / edited by Thierry Burger-Helmchen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07341-X

1-299-15677-0

1-135-10341-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in global competition ; ; 60

Altri autori (Persone)

Burger-HelmchenThierry

Disciplina

338/.064

Soggetti

Creative ability in business

Intellectual capital

New products

Diffusion of innovations - Economic aspects

Technological innovations - Economic aspects

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

pt. I. Economics of creativity, ideas and policies -- pt. II. Economics of creativity, firms and organizations -- pt. III. Economics of creativity, networks and markets.

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the economic implication of creative individuals and firms is at the heart of the new economy and of related fields such as the economics of knowledge, the economics of science and innovation management. This book brings together a panel of theoretical and empirical contributions which address the generation of creative ideas and their transformation into products and services by firms or universities, as well as the interplay of those organizations in networks and markets.The word 'creativity' has been used a great deal recently in relation to efforts to recover from t