"Enabling Innovation" is an engrossing look at some of the disaster--and success--stories surrounding technological development and diffusion in industrialized and developing countries. The book tells the story of widely divergent technologies--agricultural appliances, wind turbines, Green Revolution high yielding seeds, the Linux computer operating system, and Local Economic Trading Systems. Boru Douthwaite has constructed a "how to do it" guide to innovation management that runs counter to so many current "top-down," "big ...
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"Enabling Innovation" is an engrossing look at some of the disaster--and success--stories surrounding technological development and diffusion in industrialized and developing countries. The book tells the story of widely divergent technologies--agricultural appliances, wind turbines, Green Revolution high yielding seeds, the Linux computer operating system, and Local Economic Trading Systems. Boru Douthwaite has constructed a "how to do it" guide to innovation management that runs counter to so many current "top-down," "big is good," and "private sector is best" assumptions.
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Very Good. Why do some technologies spread while others do not? What are the consequences of top-down diffusion strategies? What are the disadvantages of instant patents and corporate-controlled intellectual property rights? These questions prompt a "how to do it" guide to innovation management here. Num Pages: 288 pages, boxes, photographs, bibliography, figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320. Very good copy with light shelf wear. 2002. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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