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Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles

Luís Farinha (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal & NECE, University of Beira Interior, Portugal) and Daniel Raposo (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal & RETHINK Research Group on Design for the Territory, CIAUD, Portugal)
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Release Date: May, 2020 | Copyright: © 2020 | Pages: 335

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9781799836285
EISBN13: 9781799836308
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3628-5

Description:

Industry and academia should capture significant value through adopting design-led innovation to improve opportunities for success. Skills and capabilities should serve as a basis for adopting new breakthroughs in design-driven innovation. The development of an infrastructure and centers of excellence with the capacity to respond to new market needs, combined with enhanced networking capabilities, will allow companies to be more innovative and competitive.

The Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles is an essential publication that focuses on the relationship between innovation and competitiveness in business. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics including open innovation, business incubators, and competitiveness dynamics, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, government officials, executives, managers, investors, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students interested in furthering their knowledge of pertinent topics on product design and commercialization, new models for academia-industry partnerships, and regional entrepreneurial ecosystems based on design principles.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Academic Entrepreneurship
  • Business Incubators
  • Competitiveness Dynamics
  • Competitiveness Networks
  • E-Business
  • Innovation management
  • Networking
  • Open Innovation
  • Regional Dynamics
  • SMEs
  • Technological Entrepreneurship

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Luís Farinha holds a PhD in management. He is Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and Assistant Professor and researcher at the University of Beira Interior, in Portugal. His research career has focused on the links between entrepreneurship, innovation and regional competitiveness in national and international contexts. He is Founder and Dean of the Regional Helix – International Conference (http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319296753) and journal articles and book chapters. It is also linked to innovation and entrepreneurship programs in cooperation with business incubators and national business associations and sectoral clusters. Previously he was a manager in companies with businesses in the international market. He was a founding partner of two companies involved in the exploitation of renewable energies.

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