Explorations of science, technology, and innovation in Africa not as the product of "technology transfer" from elsewhere but as the working of African knowledge.
In the STI literature, Africa has often been regarded as a recipient of science, technology, and innovation rather than a maker of them. In this book, scholars from a range of disciplines show that STI in Africa is not merely the product of "technology transfer" from elsewhere but the working of African knowledge. Their contributions focus on African ways of looking, meaning-making, and creating. The chapter authors see Africans as intellectual agents whose perspectives constitute authoritative knowledge and whose strategic deployment of both endogenous and inbound things represents an African-centered notion of STI. "Things do not (always) mean the same from everywhere," observes Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga, the volume's editor. Western, colonialist definitions of STI are not universalizable.
The contributors discuss topics that include the trivialization of indigenous knowledge under colonialism; the creative labor of chimurenga, the transformation of everyday surroundings into military infrastructure; the role of enslaved Africans in America as innovators and synthesizers; the African ethos of "fixing"; the constitutive appropriation that makes mobile technologies African; and an African innovation strategy that builds on domestic capacities. The contributions describe an Africa that is creative, technological, and scientific, showing that African STI is the latest iteration of a long process of accumulative, multicultural knowledge production.
Contributors Geri Augusto, Shadreck Chirikure, Chux Daniels, Ron Eglash, Ellen Foster, Garrick E. Louis, D. A. Masolo, Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga, Neda Nazemi, Toluwalogo Odumosu, Katrien Pype, Scott Remer
Автор: Juma Calestous Название: The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa ISBN: 0190237236 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190237233 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4830.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Filled with case studies from within Africa and success stories from developing nations around the world, The New Harvest outlines the policies and institutional changes necessary to promote agricultural innovation across the African continent.
Автор: Joanna A. Poyago-Theotoky Название: Competition, Cooperation, Research and Development ISBN: 0333650158 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333650158 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Innovation is a major contributory factor to economic growth. The theoretical issues raised by these joint ventures are examined in these essays which cover all aspects for growth, technology, competition and welfare. There is an indepth study of European technology policy.
Автор: Joanna A. Poyago-Theotoky Название: Competition, Cooperation, Research and Development ISBN: 1349258164 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349258161 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19564.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Innovation is a major contributory factor to economic growth. The theoretical issues raised by these joint ventures are examined in these essays which cover all aspects for growth, technology, competition and welfare. There is an indepth study of European technology policy.
Автор: Nicholas S. Vonortas Название: Cooperation in Research and Development ISBN: 1461375185 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461375180 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 27950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Cooperation in Research and Development provides an empirical and theoretical analysis of a distinct form of inter-firm collaboration in Research & Development (R&D): research joint ventures (RJVs).
Автор: Nicholas S. Vonortas Название: Cooperation in Research and Development ISBN: 0792380428 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780792380429 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 29209.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides an analysis of a distinct form of inter-firm collaboration in Research & Development (R&D): research joint ventures (RJVs). This book focusses on the role of RJVs in facilitating `virtual` firm diversification as necessary to pursue particular technological objectives. This book is useful to economists and policy makers.
Автор: Brynjolfsson, Erik (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Saunders, Adam (University of British Columbia) Название: Wired for Innovation ISBN: 0262518619 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262518611 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 3047.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Two experts on the information economy explore the true economic value of technology and innovation.
A wave of business innovation is driving the productivity resurgence in the U.S. economy. In Wired for Innovation, Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam Saunders describe how information technology directly or indirectly created this productivity explosion, reversing decades of slow growth. They argue that the companies with the highest level of returns to their technology investment are doing more than just buying technology; they are inventing new forms of organizational capital to become digital organizations. These innovations include a cluster of organizational and business-process changes, including broader sharing of information, decentralized decision-making, linking pay and promotions to performance, pruning of non-core products and processes, and greater investments in training and education.
Innovation continues through booms and busts. This book provides an essential guide for policy makers and economists who need to understand how information technology is transforming the economy and how it will create value in the coming decade.
Автор: Weiers, Georg Название: Innovation through cooperation ISBN: 3319000942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319000947 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Innovation Through Cooperation
Автор: Georg Weiers Название: Innovation Through Cooperation ISBN: 3319374915 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319374918 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book surveys the emerging Idea Economy, building on the concepts of Entrepreneurial Society and Open Innovation. Describes how innovation is evolving, and points the way forward, discussing in detail how cooperation functions in the innovation process.
Описание: This book argues that a third wave of research on the EU is needed to adequately understand the increased interconnectedness between the European and national political levels. The authors argue that deeper integration in other areas requires a degree of input legitimacy that is currently lacking in the EU.
Автор: Guilherme Correa Название: Croatia Research And Innovation For Smart Specialization ISBN: 1464804583 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781464804588 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3756.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Between 2003 and 2008, Croatia s rapid growth was fueled by rising domestic consumption, growing deficits, an increased dependence on international finance. Such growth is unlikely to resume in the near future, imposing social and economic costs. In this context, exports are critically important for Croatia s development and employment generation. However, the country s trade performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis. Export openness is lower than in countries with similar income levels, and the country s per capita GDP has stagnated. Low export diversification, weak competitiveness, and reduced technological sophistication help to explain stagnant exports. The fundamental problem is the failure to renew and transform the manufacturing base, which is linked to low rates of firm entry and exit. Another marker of a sluggish economy is the inadequate level of business research and development expenditure by Croatian enterprises and the weak governance framework for research and innovation, which is impairing the impact of research and development spending. In this context, Smart Specialization in Croatia aims to provide insights to the country s smart specialization strategy (RIS3) by looking at the main constraints and opportunities that it faces in its economic progress along three interrelated dimensions: trade, firm productivity, and research and development. The report also includes four case studies to illustrate potential RIS3 approaches to spur research and innovation specialization at the regional level. The report s ultimate objective is to help develop a strategy that fosters productivity growth, job creation, and a more diversified export structure."
The effective management of innovation is integral to the development of any business. This book provides a collection of articles dealing with creativity in the context of innovation management from an interdisciplinary perspective of business, psychology and engineering. It takes papers from a Special Issue in the International Journal of Innovation and Management, published by World Scientific in 2016, and combines them with original articles written by some of the top academic minds in business and management. It covers topics such as creativity in innovation from a leadership perspective, creativity reduction in avoidance- and approach-oriented persons, creativity techniques and innovation, and the interplay between cognitive and organisational processes.
The Role of Creativity in the Management of Innovation gives MBA graduate and undergraduate students, professors and business managers a comprehensive overview of current thinking in the field of business.
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