Hans-Peter Baumeister, Matthias Kramer, Stephan Seiter (eds.)

Knowledge Economy

A Multilayer Callenge for European Regions

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ISBN 978-3-89518-697-4 (October 2012)

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Description

The articles in this volume represent the results from the Knowledge Economy Conference 2007. For quite some time, the term "knowledge economy” was only one of the many buzzwords used to characterize the global changes we have been facing for more than thirty years, both in our economies and in our societies. However, we have become much more aware that "knowledge economy" embraces a wide range of short-, middle- and long-term developments which are not only decisive for the generation of knowledge but for economic growth as well. Particularly the latter plays an increasingly crucial role when it comes to debating issues concerning the knowledge economy: How may we safeguard our high standard of living in the Western societies and how may we remain innovative to guarantee future economic growth?

These questions are targeted in this volume from three different perspectives: First, from a managerial point of view, firms align their business models to global scanning and learning organizations, as knowledge becomes a crucial factor of production. Second, from an economic point of view, regions and local entities play an outstanding role in the efficient implementation of strategies that are related to the development of competitiveness within their specific environments. Last but not least, from a socio-economic point of view, the specific relevance of educational systems for the qualification of people, of research systems for the progress in basic and applied research to create knowledge, and of legal systems to protect the application of new knowledge are addressed in the third section of this volume.

The volume will be of interest for managers within an international context of knowledge-based innovation, economists with interest in the distinct layers of the knowledge economy, and researchers who perceive interdependencies of the economics of the modern knowledge society with their work.

Contents (preliminary)

Preface

• Introductive Thoughts upon Knowledge Economy, Stephan Seiter

Part I: Management in a Knowledge Economy

• Applicability and Limitations of Methodological Approaches to Measuring the Value of Knowledge, Carsten Cramme
• Per datum non novum. Don't care about the data in innovative marketing, Jörg Dubiel
• Relational Strategies for Enhancing Regional Competitiveness, Mihaela Prejmerean & Simona Vasilache
• Investing in Innovation: New Investment Fund Models for Investing in Intellectual Property Rights in the German Banking and Investment Industry, Daniel Gredel
• New knowledge in global innovation teams, Christopher Gresse & Andre P. Slowak
• Internationalization and Globalization of Corporate R&D, Matthias Kramer
• Managing the Knowledge-Based Economy, Noel C. Spare
• Genetic Analogies of Knowledge Generation, Mihaela Prejmerean & Simona Vasilache

Part II: Regional Economic Competitiveness in a Knowledge Economy

• Regional Systems of Innovation and the Geography of Innovative Activity: Knowledge Spillovers, Localized Knowledge Pools and Global Knowledge Pipelines, Julian Christ
Academic Capitalism, Entrepreneurial Academic Institutions and the New Global Economy, Georg Erber
• The theory of unemployment and innovation- searching for the compensation mechanism, Simon G. Fauser
• Sectoral macroeconomic development and comparative advantages of regions with low industrial R&D-activities, Leander L. Hollweg
• Unemployment Duration in a Regional Framework, Chiara Mussida
• School attendance and gender bias in Morocco, Mario Veneziani
• Regional Economic Performance in Baden-Württemberg, Udo Vullhorst
• Do we need top PISA scores for innovation and growth? Martin Zagler & Cristiana Zanzottera

Part III: Socio-Economic Processes regarding the Knowledge Ecomomy

• Key Issues regarding Knowledge Economy, Hans-Peter Baumeister
• Luhmannian Systems Theory: Systemic Concepts of Organization and Knowledge, and their Impacts for the Knowledge Management in Organisations, Oliver Trefzer