Routledge/Lisbon Civic Forum Studies in Innovation
Innovation and Finance
1st Edition
Edited
By Andreas Pyka, Hans-Peter Burghof
November 07, 2016
Innovation and finance are in a symbiotic and twin-track relationship: a well-functioning financial system spurs innovation by identifying and funding stimulating entrepreneurial activities which trigger economic growth. Innovations also open up profitable opportunities for the financial system. ...
Social Innovation: New Forms of Organisation in Knowledge–Based Societies
1st Edition
Edited
By Carmen Ruiz Viñals, Carmen Parra Rodríguez
February 27, 2015
'Social innovation’ can be simply defined as the new ideas and initiatives that make it possible to meet our society’s challenges in areas such as the environment, education, employment, culture, health and economic development. It is currently becoming increasingly important as a central concept ...