Adding two cents to the list of references:
A classic in the economics of innovation is the multi-author "The pace and direction of inventive activity" (1962) and the revisiting of this influential book 50 years later (2012, NBER)--with some of the same authors (Arrow, Nelson, etc). Important to complement this work are the reports of the Yale (1987) and Carnegie (1994) surveys on industrial R&D (see Cohen, Nelson, and Walsh, 2000, NBER).
Also worth considering is the acerbic criticism of Philip Mirowski to mainstream economics of innovation. The response to classic essays published in "Science bought and sold" (2001, U. of Chicago Press), was followed by two important books "The effortless economy of science?" (2004, Duke U. Press) and "ScienceMart: Privatizing American science" (2011, Harvard U. Press).
To add to the existing pile, I have before me Elgar's Handbook of Industrial Innovation edited by Mark Dodgson and Roy Rothwell in 1994 (which some of you may have seen). The book has five parts (the nature, sources and outcomes of industrial innovation, sectoral and industrial studies of innovation, key issues affecting innovation, strategic managment of innovation and future challenges of innovation in a global perspective.) Lots of authors in the 35 chapters including b'en sur Chris Freeman, Ian Miles, Kaith Pavitt among others.
ReplyDeleteTo comment on your posts Caroline and Kieron, it occured to me that perhaps what might be useful is an innovation guidebook (not handbook) that could be useful for decision-makers facing the complexities of the so-called ecosystem of innovation and all of that it entails, including lessons earned and pitfalls to avoid...and keep it short... just riffing
ciao
Paul Dufour