Handbook of Innovation Indicators and Measurement by Fred Gault (English) Paperb

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This unique volume presents:• the historical and geographical context for innovation indicators and measurement• practical examples of how measurement is actually undertaken• new areas of innovation indicators and measurement, including consumer innovation, public sector innovation and social innovation.

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This Handbook comprehensively examines indicators and statistical measurement related to innovation (as defined in the OECD/Eurostat Oslo Manual). It deals with the development and the use of innovation indicators to support decision-making and is written by authors who are practitioners, who know what works and what does not, in order to improve the development of indicators to satisfy future policy needs.This unique volume presents:the historical and geographical context for innovation indicators and measurementpractical examples of how measurement is actually undertakennew areas of innovation indicators and measurement, including consumer innovation, public sector innovation and social innovation.This informative Handbook will appeal to policy makers in government departments, statistical offices and research institutes and international organizations such as the EU, OECD and the UN, as well as university departments of economics, sociology, law, science and technology, and public policy.Contributors: E. Aho, M. Alkio, A. Arundel, C. Bloch, J.P.J. de Jong, F. Foyn, K. Fursov, F. Galindo-Rueda, F. Gault, L. Gokhberg, N. Greenan, C.T. Hill, H. Hollanders, T. Ijichi, N. Janz, K. Joseph, I. Lakaniemi, E. Lorenz, D. Meissner, I. Miles, G. Mulgan, W. Norman, K. O'Brien, G. Perani, B. Peters, C. Rammer, K. Smith, A. Sokolov, A. Torugsa, E. von Hippel, A.W. Wyckoff

Author Biography

Edited by Fred Gault, Professorial Fellow, UNU-MERIT, the Netherlands, Professor Extraordinaire and Member of the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, and Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Table of Contents

Contents:PART I: WHY INDICATORS MATTER1. Innovation Indicators and Measurement: An OverviewFred GaultPART II: DEFINING INNOVATION AND IMPLEMENTING THE DEFINITIONS2. The Oslo ManualFred Gault3. History of the Community Innovation SurveyAnthony Arundel and Keith Smith4. How Firm Managers Understand Innovation: Implications for the Design of Innovation SurveysAnthony Arundel, Kieran O'Brien and Ann Torugsa5. User Innovation: Business and ConsumersJeroen P.J. de Jong and Eric von HippelPART III: MEASUREMENT6. Innovation Panel Surveys in GermanyBettina Peters and Christian Rammer7. Innovation and R&D Surveys in NorwayFrank Foyn8. Innovation Surveys: Experience from JapanTomohiro IjichiPART IV: DEVELOPING AND USING INDICATORS9. The OECD Measurement Agenda for InnovationFernando Galindo-Rueda10. Developing Harmonized Measures of the Dynamics of Organizations and WorkNathalie Greenan and Edward Lorenz11. Scoreboards and Indicator ReportsHugo Hollanders and Norbert JanzPART V: INNOVATION STRATEGY12. The OECD Innovation Strategy: Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators and Innovation PolicyAndrew W. Wyckoff13. The Finnish Approach to Innovation Strategy and IndicatorsEsko Aho, Mikko Alkio and Ilkka Lakaniemi14. US Innovation Strategy and Policy: An Indicators PerspectiveChristopher T. HillPART VI: BEYOND THE HORIZON15. Developing and Using Indicators of Emerging and Enabling TechnologiesLeonid Gokhberg, Konstantin Fursov, Ian Miles and Giulio Perani16. Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation IndicatorsDirk Meissner and Alexander Sokolov17. Measuring Innovation in the Public SectorCarter Bloch18. Indicators for Social InnovationGeoff Mulgan, Kippy Joseph and Will NormanPART VII: CHALLENGES19. Innovation Indicators and Measurement: ChallengesFred GaultIndex

Review

'The book is recommended for the scholars in STI studies and scientometrics. The book will also help the practitioners and science policy analysts who are involved in measuring industrial and social innovations at the regional, national, or enterprise-level.' -- Anup Kumar Das, Journal of Scientometric Research'This book is a remarkable guide to why innovation matters, why good innovation statistics and indicators are essential guides for effective innovation strategies and policy interventions, and where innovation statistics have to go next.' -- David Crane, Research Money'This volume is a must read for anyone interested in understanding innovation indicators and their application in policy-making and measuring innovation. Its exhaustive coverage and discus-sions of many emerging issues makes it an important con-tribution to the literature on this topic.' -- Krishna Ravi Srinivas, Science & Public Policy'A great book to understand and foster innovation at all levels: a truly innovative piece of work.' -- Enrico Giovannini, Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Italy

Review Quote

'This volume is a must read for anyone interested in understanding innovation indicators and their application in policy-making and measuring innovation. Its exhaustive coverage and discus-sions of many emerging issues makes it an important con-tribution to the literature on this topic.'

Details ISBN1782545174 Author Fred Gault Year 2014 ISBN-10 1782545174 ISBN-13 9781782545170 Media Book Publication Date 2014-12-26 Pages 512 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Language English Format Paperback DEWEY 338.064 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2014-12-26 NZ Release Date 2014-12-26 UK Release Date 2014-12-26 Edited by Fred Gault Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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