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Innovation and standardization might seem polar opposites, but over many years various scholars have noted close connections between the two. This Handbook assembles a broad range of thinking on this subject, with contributions from several disciplinary perspectives by over 30 leading scholars and e...
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Innovation and standardization might seem polar opposites, but over many years various scholars have noted close connections between the two. This Handbook assembles a broad range of thinking on this subject, with contributions from several disciplinary perspectives by over 30 leading scholars and experienced practitioners. Collectively, they summarize and synthesize the existing body of knowledge - theory and evidence - pertaining to standards and innovation, and provide insights into how this knowledge can be useful to scholars, industrial strategists, policy-makers and standards practitione. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 437 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783470075 (hardback) : 1783470070 (hardback) 9781783470082 (electronic book) 1783470089 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | HC79 |
| CLC: | F403.6-62 |
| Call Number: | F403.6-62/H236-3 |
| Contents: | Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: unravelling the relationship between standards and innovation; PART I: HISTORY, THEORY AND EVIDENCE; 2 Standards and innovation: a brief survey of empirical evidence and transmission mechanisms; 3 The economic functions of standards in the innovation process; 4 Standards, systems of innovation and policy; 5 Platforms and standards: a historical perspective; 6 Towards a functional classification of standards for innovation research; PART II: STANDARDS, INNOVATION ANDINDUSTRY |